Roses Are Red

By James Patterson

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Average Rating: (See all 5 reviews) Format: Paperback, 400 pages Published In: United States, January 2002 Quantity Available: 289 Ships within 6-10 days THE SPECTACULAR EIGHTH #1 BESTSELLER BY THE AUTHOR OF POP GOES THE WEASEL #1 Washington Post #1 Publishers Weekly #1 Wall Street Journal #1 Chicago Tribune #1 Entertainment Weekly #1 Philadelphia Inquirer In this heart-pounding new thriller, Detective Alex Cross pursues the most brilliant killer he's ever confronted, a mysterious criminal who calls himself the Mastermind. In a series of crimes that has stunned Washington, D.C., bank robbers have been killing bank employees and their families if the robbers' instructions are not followed to the letter. Alex Cross knows this is no ordinary criminal -- the pathological need for control and perfection is too great. Cross is in the midst of a crisis at home -- but the case becomes all-consuming as he learns that the Mastermind is plotting one huge, last, perfect crime... From The Publisher: The Mastermind is behind a series of bank robberies notable for their precise demands -- and their explosive violence when the demands are not met exactly. When detective Alex Cross gets involved and recognizes that a particular kind of criminal mind is at work, the Mastermind decides to make it his personal goal to take revenge on Cross and his entire team. Amidst all this, Cross' relationship with his girlfriend Christine is in shambles and his beloved daughter Jannie is hospitalized with unexplained seizures. The pressure is rising on every front, and a shocking and explosive climax is definitely in store! Publisher: Warner Books ISBN: 0446605484 EAN: 9780446605489 Dimensions: 18.19 x 10.97 x 2.79 centimeters (0.20 kg)

Classic, brilliant James Patterson.
Always gets Detective Alex Cross in the thick of it with more twists and turns than you can imagine. Great read and compulsive page turner to the end. Enjoyed every breathtaking minute of it.

Part of the popular but occasionally erratic Alex Cross series Roses Are Red is one of the better entries a solid cop thriller with the dogged Cross investigating nasty crimes and even nastier criminals and eventually emerging on top. Very readable and well paced. Hard to put down and satisfying.

Roses are red follows the Mastermind, who is one killer Alex Cross cannot get his finger on, something doesnt seem right. IN roses are red, the mastermind is orchestrating a series of bank robberies that dont seem to be about the money - families and bank staff are murdered as the mastermind flexes his muscles and starts a war with cross.

This was my first experience reading James Patterson and his protagonist, Alex Cross. I had to try to grasp some of the characters which had figured in previous Cross novels. it was a fast read because of the short chapters, some a little longer than a few paragraphs. The ending seemed rushed with another murder and an unsatisfactory twist in the last chapter. This was just a vacation read, but I felt baffled and cheated when all was done!

I certainly enjoy a good crime novel, and this was one. Not, I suppose the greatest writer there is, but one who really gets you in, and makes you want to keep on turning pages well after you should be asleep!
Once I finished this I immediately started on the next book - violets are blue. I don't usually do that, but in this case, I really wanted to keep reading!