Along Came a Spider

作者 James Patterson著
出版社 Hachette Audio
出版时间 2005年11月
ISBN 9781594831218
定价 137.80

内容简介

GarySonejiisamild-manneredmathematicsteacherataWashington,D.C.,privateschoolforthechildrenofthepoliticalandsocialelite.He'ssopopularthatthekidsallcallhim"MrChips."Andhe'svery,verysmart.Growingup,healwaysknewhewassmarterthantherestofthem-heknewthattheGreatOnesalwaysfooledeverybody.HekidnapsMaggieRose,thegolden-haireddaughterofafamousmovieactress,andherbestfriend,ShrimpieGoldberg,thesonofthesecretaryofthetreasury,rightoutfromunderthenosesoftheirtwoSecretServiceagents.ButGarySonejiisnotsurprisedathisskill.He'sdoneitbefore.Hundredsoftimesbefore.AlexCrossisahomicidedetectivewithaPh.D.inpsychology.HelookslikeMuhammadAliinhisprime.CrossworksandlivesintheghettosofD.C.He'satoughguyfromatoughpartoftownwhowearsHarrisTweedjacketsandlikestorelaxbybangingoutGershwintunesonhisbabygrandpiano.Hehastwoadorablekidsofhisown.Theyarehisownspecialvulnerabilities.JezzieFlanaganisthefirstwomanevertoholdthehighlysensitivejobassupervisoroftheSecretServiceinWashington.Blond,mysterious,seductive,she'sgotanoutershellthat'sastoughasitisbeautiful.SheridesherblackBMWmotorcycleatspeedsofnolessthan100mph.Whatissherunningfrom?Whatishersecret?AlexCrossandJezzieFlanaganareabouttohaveaforbiddenloveaffair-attheworstpossibletimeforbothofthem.BecauseGarySoneji,whowantstocommitthe"crimeofthecentury,"isplayingatthetopofhisgame.ThelatestoftheunspeakablecrimeshappenedinAlexCross'sprecinct.TheyhappenedundertheprotectionofJezzieFlanagan'smen.NowSonejiisatlargeagain,stillwreakinghavoc.AlexCrossmustfacetheultimatetestasapsychologist:howdoyououtmaneuverabrilliantpsychopath?Especiallyonewhoappearstohaveasplitpersonality-onewhowon'tlettheotherhalfrememberthosehorrifInthetraditionofThomasHarrisandJonathanKellerman,Pattersonhascraftedachillingpsychologicalthrillerthatexplodedontohardcoverbestsellerlistsnationwide.Finallyavailableinpaperback,AlongCameaSpidertellsofabelovedteacherwhoisalsoacunningserialkiller.

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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