Product Description

Somebody is murdering Hollywood’s A-list

FBI agent Alex Cross is on vacation in Disneyland when he gets the call. A well-known actress has been shot outside her home in Beverly Hills. Then an editor for the Los Angeles Times receives an e-mail recounting the murder in shocking detail, signed Mary Smith. More killings, and more emails, follow. Mary Smith is targeting Hollywood stars and powerbrokers, and getting better every time. Right from the beginning, this case is like nothing Alex has ever confronted. Is it the plan of an obsessed fan or a spurned actor - or part of something much more terrifying?

Hollywood glitterati dread being Mary’s next target, as Cross and the LAPD scramble to find a pattern before she can send one more chilling update.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #136759 in Books
• Published on: 2005-09-12
• Binding: Hardcover
• 320 pages

Synopsis
Somebody is murdering Hollywood's A list. FBI agent Alex Cross is on vacation in Disneyland when he gets the call. A well-known actress has been shot outside her home in Beverly Hills. Shortly afterwards, an editor for the Los Angeles Times receives an e-mail recounting the murder in shocking detail, signed Mary Smith. Her calling card More killings follow, with emails immediately after. Mary Smith is targeting Hollywood stars and powerbrokers, and she is getting better every time. Right from the beginning, this case is like nothing Alex has ever confronted. People make enemies easily in Hollywood. Is this the plan of an obsessed fan or a spurned actor, or is it part of something much more terrifying? 'You've got mail' Members of the A-list fear they're Mary's next target, and the case grows into blockbuster proportions as Cross and the LAPD scramble to find a pattern before Mary can send one more chilling update.

Customer Reviews

A fair read
I'd not read any of the "Alex Cross" books until this one. Reviewing books is a chancy thing. All I can give is my opinion. As with all art taste differs widely.

In my case this "Alex Cross" book was easy to put down and take a break from. That gives it a three. I think what I missed most was that "difficult to put down" sense. I think Alex's struggle between career and work was presented fairly. What I think was a bit overdone was the way his personal problems almost took over the criminal part of the story. James Truscott was weirdly placed in the book. If the author's intention was to make me wonder if he was the "Storyteller", he failed abysmally.

OK, that's the bad stuff. Now for the good (in my not so humble opinion). I did finish the book. That is always a good sign. I liked the "fights" between the FBI and the LAPD. That added a bit of tension to the book. I know I said that personal problems were a bit overdone. At the same time they made Alex more believable. I like people who are more than two-dimensional. Too many protagonists never achieve three-dimensionality. Alex didn't fall into that trap. The overall story was good and a fun read.

This is a book I recommend. While not a classic it is satisfactory.

An easy read...
I disagree with some of the other reviews, in that I thoroughly enjoyed this book! It was great having a brand new case to mull over as I had been irritated by the long drawn out expedition of the Wolf and the Weasel through 'London Bridges'. Mary Mary was an easy book to read and you don't have to have read any of the previous Alex Cross novels to enjoy this one. There are the usual twists and turns that are expected from James Patterson along with Alex's tug-of-war with his private and public life. The book is well written and engaging. I definitely recommend it.

Should it be Denzel Washington ?
I have always wondered what Alex Cross looked like as he always seemed to have a love interest in every book. But when I watched Along came a spider and saw Mr Freeman my heart sunk.

I love Morgan Freeman but I was expecting it to be the fine and talented Mr Denzel Washington.

Mary Mary was a good read, I kept trying to figure out who the killer was in the end i was stunned.

Great Read!