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Four Blind Mice
by James Patterson
ISBN: 0446613266
From Library Journal
In the latest Alex Cross thriller, his partner, John Sampson, takes
center stage. A friend of John's, U.S. Army Sergeant Cooper, has been
convicted of murdering three women. The military higher-ups are convinced
that it's an open-and-shut case, but John knows that his friend is innocent.
Their investigation is hampered at every turn, as if the army doesn't
care to have the truth revealed, even when Cross and Sampson uncover
other military men who were possibly framed for murder. Meanwhile, the
real killers, who are methodical in covering their tracks and leaving
incriminating evidence pointing to their targets, discover the investigation
and decide to mark Cross and Sampson for extermination. This time around,
Patterson's story is more personal than plot-driven, and there are a
lot fewer plot twists than one usually finds in a Patterson novel. Still,
Four Blind Mice is a vast improvement over the previous two Alex Cross
thrillers (Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue), which were both poorly
written and unnecessarily gruesome, with a number of unrealistic passages.
Libraries won't be able to keep this new book on the shelves.
--Jeff Ayers, Seattle P.L.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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