The Big Bad Wolf - Couverture rigide

Patterson, James

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ISBN 10 : 0316602906 ISBN 13 : 9780316602907

Editeur : Little Brown & Co, 2003

Synopsis

At the onset of his career with the FBI, Alex Cross is instructed to track down a band of kidnappers who are snatching people and possibly selling them into slavery, a case that is complicated by a terrible threat to Cross`s own family and his frustrations with the Bureau`s outdated methods. 1,500,000 first printing. Amazon.com description: Product Description: Alex Cross finally took the plunge at the end of Four Blind Mice (2002) and joined the FBI. The training is a little beneath Cross, who has spent years working with the FBI on the toughest cases, but he dutifully attends classes until he`s pulled out to consult on a case. Wealthy women have been disappearing around the country. The latest, a judge`s wife, was snatched at a shopping mall. It appears these women (and soon several young men as well) are being abducted and sold to people who have selected" them and paid a hefty sum. The man behind it all is a Russian known only as the Wolf. Cross gets a break when one of the buyers releases the woman he paid to have abducted, but when they track him down, they find he`s committed suicide. Then a major bombshell in his personal life distracts Cross from the case: his ex-girlfriend Christine, the mother of his youngest son, has reappeared, and she wants custody. Cross` first major case with the FBI will have readers on the edge of their seats, swiftly turning the pages to the exciting showdown. Kristine Huntley"

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

'If there really were human superheroes, Alex Cross would be at the head of the class...and, with each instalment in the series, Patterson makes sure his superhero gets bigger and better while at the same time becomming more vulnerable.' (New York Times)

'[V]astly entertaining...the narrative throughout is swift and varied...Full of plot surprises and featuring a balanced mix of intrigue, hard action and angst, the novel grips from start to finish...this is the finest Cross in years' Publishers Weekly 6/10/03 (Publishers Weekly)

'Awesome' Independent on Sunday 9/11/03 (Independent on Sunday)

Awesome (Independent on Sunday)

'Forget the housework, forget the sleep. This is one book once started has to be finished' Fraser Coast Chronicle, Maryborough, Australia 6/12/03 (Fraser Coast Chronicle, Maryborough, Australia)

'Patterson knows where our deepest fears are buried... There's no stopping his imagination.' (New York Times Book Review)

Full of plot surprises and featuring a balanced mix of intrigue, hard action and angst, the novel grips from start to finish...this is the finest Cross in years (Publishers Weekly)

Biographie de l'auteur :

James Patterson is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. Since winning the EdgarT Award for Best First Novel with The Thomas Berryman Number, his books have sold in excess of 300 million copies worldwide and he has been the most borrowed author in UK libraries for the past eight years in a row. He is the author of some of the most popular series of the past two decades - the Alex Cross, Women's Murder Club, Detective Michael Bennett and Private novels - and he has written many other number one bestsellers including romance novels and stand-alone thrillers. He lives in Florida with his wife and son.

James is passionate about encouraging children to read. Inspired by his own son who was a reluctant reader, he also writes a range of books specifically for young readers. James is a founding partner of Booktrust's Children's Reading Fund in the UK.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Little Brown & Co
• Date d'édition: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0316602906
• ISBN 13: 9780316602907
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 390