Violets Are Blue
Nov 2001 · Alex Cross Book 7 · Sold by Little, Brown
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Detective Alex Cross must confront his most terrifying nemesis ever—and his own deepest fears.
Alex Cross has investigated macabre crime scenes. But the gruesome murders of two joggers in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park look like ritualistic killings that mimic the work of vampires, a solution local police and the FBI are quick to dismiss.
Cross takes the case, sweeping him from Washington, DC, to Savannah, Las Vegas, New Orleans, and Los Angeles as he plunges into a netherworld of secret clubs, role-players, and posers. Evidence points to someone demented enough to have crossed the line from playacting to real blood. Someone like the merciless criminal known as the Mastermind, who’s been lurking on the fringes, stalking, taunting, and threatening Alex Cross and everything he holds dear.
“Particularly juicy…enjoyably spooky…bottom line: bloody good creepiest.” —People
Alex Cross has investigated macabre crime scenes. But the gruesome murders of two joggers in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park look like ritualistic killings that mimic the work of vampires, a solution local police and the FBI are quick to dismiss.
Cross takes the case, sweeping him from Washington, DC, to Savannah, Las Vegas, New Orleans, and Los Angeles as he plunges into a netherworld of secret clubs, role-players, and posers. Evidence points to someone demented enough to have crossed the line from playacting to real blood. Someone like the merciless criminal known as the Mastermind, who’s been lurking on the fringes, stalking, taunting, and threatening Alex Cross and everything he holds dear.
“Particularly juicy…enjoyably spooky…bottom line: bloody good creepiest.” —People
Detective Alex Cross must confront his most terrifying nemesis ever—and his own deepest fears.
Alex Cross has investigated macabre crime scenes. But the gruesome murders of two joggers in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park look like ritualistic killings that mimic the work of vampires, a solution ...
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John W
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4 June 2024
He lost me less than a fifth of the way into the book. Main characters as vampires breaking into a mortuary to feast on bodies. No thanks. Not my first but probably my last Patterson book.
heather geier
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3 November 2019
I love the books in this series Alex Cross is my favorite fictional character of all time, but the vampire murders wasn't a hit for me but the catching of the mastermind was good. All in all still a good book... on to the next.
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Boss Lady
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24 January 2016
This book is so interesting and it makes you want to finish the book and his next book. Even though his books are great I still want to read something different like espionage or terrorism.
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About the author
James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time and the creator of such unforgettable characters and series as Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Jane Smith, and Maximum Ride. He has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton, Dolly Parton, and Michael Crichton, as well as collaborated on #1 bestselling nonfiction, including The Idaho Four, Walk in My Combat Boots, and Filthy Rich. Patterson has told the story of his own life in the #1 bestselling autobiography James Patterson by James Patterson. He is the recipient of an Edgar Award, ten Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal.
James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time and the creator of such unforgettable characters and series as Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Jane Smith, and Maximum Ride. He has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton, Dolly Parton, and Michael Crichton, as well as c...
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