Pop Goes the Weasel (Alex Cross)

Pop Goes the Weasel (Alex Cross)

by JamesPatterson (Author)

Synopsis

In POP GOES THE WEASEL, James Patterson has created a formidable villain every reader will see in the shadows when the lights are out, a tender love story, a plot powered by relentless suspense and psychological thrills kicked up to an all-time high.

'It's all just a game, darling. I play with three other men. Their names are FAMINE, WAR and CONQUEROR. My name is DEATH. You're a very lucky girl - I'm the best player of all.'

Geoffrey Shafter: a man who never loses, he is prepared to play the game of games for the highest stakes of all.

Alex Cross: senior Washington, DC homicide detective, he is determined, whatever the consequences, to unmask the man he has nicknamed the weasel, the prime suspect for a spate of killings that Cross has been forbidden to investigate.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 512
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Headline
Published: 06 Jul 2000

ISBN 10: 0747257906
ISBN 13: 9780747257905
Book Overview: 'Probably the finest outing yet for Alex Cross' The Times

Media Reviews
'Another stunning tale from Patterson' Taupo Times
Patterson has a way with plot twists that freshens the material and keeps the adrenaline level high * Publishing News *
Cross, a brilliant homicide cop, is one of the great creations of thriller fiction * Dallas Morning News *
'Plenty of suspense and action' Wairarapa Times
Cross is one of the best and most likeable characters in the modern thriller genre * San Francisco Examiner *
Brilliantly terrifying... so exciting I had to stay up all night to finish it * Daily Mail *
A fine writer with a good ear for dialogue and pacing. His books are always page turners * Washington Times *
Terror and suspense that grab the reader and won't let go. Just try running away from this one * Ed McBain *
A master of the suspense genre * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *
Author Bio

James Patterson is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. Since winning the Edgar (TM) 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.