Editorial Reviews
Product Description:Someone has killed one of the most powerful men in the U.S. Senate - and the whole world is watching. Someone has murdered a small black girl on the mean streets of Washington - and no one seems to care. But only D.C. homicide cop Alex Cross suspects that the evil striking down both the high and the lowly wears the same shocking face. From James Patterson, the sensational author of the bestsellers Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider, comes Jack & Jill, the #1 thriller that breaks all the rules - and shatters every nerve.
Amazon.com Review:A child killer is stalking the inner city of Washington, D.C., his latest victim Shanelle Green, an adorable first grader from Sojourner Truth School. This killing is especially unsettling to Detective Alex Cross. Sojourner Truth is the school his son Damon attends, just four blocks from his home.
While the death of an inner-city black child doesn't garner much media attention, another murder is making big headlines. The same day that Shanelle was beaten to death, Senator Daniel Fitzpatrick was found handcuffed to a bed and shot execution style. The only clue the police have to go on is a bizarre rhyme, signed "Jack and Jill," promising more high-profile executions, ultimately targeting the president of the United States. When Cross is called in to help protect the president, he begins to suspect that the two cases are somehow related. As he races to put all the pieces together, the killers continue their bloody rampage, paralyzing the city.
Like Along Came a Spider and Cat & Mouse, Jack & Jill is a rapid-fire thriller from start to finish, with enough plot twists to satisfy even the most jaded mystery fan.
Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review
A Great Political Murder mystery, December 3, 2008
By
mr book owl (Nora Springs,Iowa)
This Is A good book to read around an election year.It Involves the president,and the good type of president he is.And how alex goes all out to protect this good president.I Love the alex cross series..
Should not have been a double plot mystery, November 18, 2008
By
Reads Thrillers (Dallas, Texas)
Started out so flat that I almost stopped reading and then at page 116, chapter 30, Alex was invited to the white house and the book became a real novel. This was when the Jack & Jill investigation was first introduced.
Switching back and forth between the child killings and Jack & Jill was irritating since they were totally separate plots and had no connection with each other. The Jack & Jill investigation was written so much better than the child killings that it seemed like each was written by a different author. Maybe he had to include the child killings to get the page count up since he also had more than 100 pages of white space in this 373 page book.
The Jack & Jill part of the story was interesting and kept my attention with many twists and turns with suspense at every turn. The ending was good except I would have liked to know why all this happened but that was not possible since both people with that knowledge were killed off before they talked. Maybe that will be in the next book.
Jack and Jill, Went to the Hill, to kill, to kill, to kill, May 28, 2008
By
Eric Maier (Stevensville, MD United States)
This was a phenominal read and very fast paced. First let me preface this review by saying that i do believe that its important to read the Alex Cross books in order. Many of the "bad" reviews came from reviewers who have not read the books in the proper order. OK, coming off my soap box now.
Alex Cross is on the hunt again. High Profile murders are being committed in the Heart of DC to some pretty important people. Alex is pulled off of a more personal case in order to work on this high profile one. But fear not the caped crusader will not be denied his target. The intesity of this book is great and i found it very difficult to put the book down. I thoroughly enjoy Patterson's writing style. He makes his stories easy to read and thrilling on top of that.
If you are looking for some exciting reads this summer i encourage you to read the Alex Cross series. You wont be disappointed...
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As always...amazing book from an amazing author , May 15, 2008
By
S.L. Chessor (North Judson, Indiana United States)
My headline says it all, I have equally loved every single James Patterson book I have read, I am his #1 fan and this book...just like all his others, didn't disappoint me in the least! S.L. Chessor author of My Tongue Fell Out & Poodlums Boogeymen and Booglers.Poodlums, Boogeymen and Booglers: A Poetry CollectionMy Tongue Fell Out
Who Are Jack and Jill?, May 15, 2008
By
Ruth Thompson (Venice Florida)
This is one of my favorites of James Patterson. I have always had difficulty putting down one of his books. There are two murder cases. One is Jack and Jill murders and the other is the murders of black children. These were two different cases, but why would Alex Cross think the murderers are one and the same? Read and find out, you will enjoy it. By Ruth Thompson author of "The Bluegrass Dream" and "Natchez Above The River"
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