Cross Country[穿越整个国家]

作者 James Patterson著
出版社 Grand Central Publishing
出版时间 2009年1月第1版
ISBN 9780446546805
定价 69.00

内容简介

DetectiveAlexCrosspursuesthemostruthlesskillerhe'severencountered-toalandofsheerterrorandback.It'stheworstcrimesceneAlexCrosshaseverseen,andthenmorekillings,eachonemoreruthlessthanthelast,quicklyfollow.Afteronedeathcomesterrifyinglyclosetohome,Alexrealizeshe'schasingahorriblenewbreedofkiller.Diggingdeeperintothecase,Alexandhisgirlfriend,DetectiveBriannaStone,uncoverashockingWashingtonD.C.underworld:agangofteenagethugsheadedbyawarlordknownonlyastheTiger.WhentheTiger'selusivetrailturnsupinAfrica,Alexknowsthathemustfollow.Unprotectedandalone,canAlexmanagetobothsurviveandcatchthekiller?

作者简介

JamesB.Patterson(bornMarch22,1947)isanaward-winningAmericanauthor.FormerlyanadvertisingexecutiveforJ.W.Thompsonintheearly1990s,Pattersoncameupwiththeslogan"ToysRUsKid".ShortlyafterhissuccesswithAlongCameASpiderheretiredfromthefirmanddevotedhistimetowriting.Thenovelsfeaturinghischaracter,AlexCross,ablackforensicpsychologistformerlyoftheWashington,D.C.PoliceDepartmentandFederalBureauofInvestigation,nowworkingasaprivatepsychologistandgovernmentconsultant,arethemostpopularbooksamongPattersonreaders.JamesPattersonhasbeencriticizedbyStephenKing,whocalledPatterson'sbooks"dopeythrillers".[citationneeded]Pattersonshruggedoffthecomments,statingthathewantstobethe"thrillingestthrillerwriterofalltime".[citationneeded]JamesPattersonhasalsobeenputasoneofForbesmagazine'stop100celebrities.

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