this book is so poorly written that i could not bring myself to finish it,from the narration i don,t believe the writer has ever been to Nigeria it is clearly a poor representationof the region. And the storyline sucks big time.

I have loved the Alex Cross series, but this book was terrible. What happened to Alex Cross? I was getting so annoyed with his ridiculous and selfish actions in Africa, that I wanted The Tiger to kill him already! He went to Africa after a killer who mainly killed families. Did he not think about his own family? He left them in the care of an 80 something year old woman, and he didn't once think that he should be around to protect them? He has turned into a complete selfish moron. I almost feel as if he should be in a mental institution in the next book. Phew, glad I got that out, lol.

I read all the Alex Cross books and loved them all! So when i saw that there was a new(er) one on the shelves i was really excited and couldn't wait to read it.
However as i started reading it i immediately thought of how the character of Alex Cross wasn't the one i had come to love.
Then it took a long time for the book to actually get into the plot and then the pplot got a little bit ridiculous.
In all, this book suchs and i'm glad that i've seen that other people have felt the same way as me, and that i wasn't over reacting.

A very shallow and disappointing book, I've just finished reading it and feel robbed. What the heck was Kyle Craig doing cropping up at the end? I can only assume James Patterson wants us to remember the name for when he escapes prison.

Cross Country is, by far, the worst book I have read in recent memory. It reads as if it were written by an untalented high school student for the purpose of completing an assignment. The storyline was OK but there was absolutely no character development.

Cross Country is certainly the worst book I have read for a long time, I continued to the bitter end in the hope that it might improve, but no such luck
Poor plotting
Poor writing
Very superficial view of Africa
Those stupid short chapters

James Patterson, Cross Country was a Christmas present so it was the thought that counted. However I cannnot believe that an author of merit would put his/her name to such a badly written book.
Last time I looked in the bookshop it was half price - still too expensive.

This series is going downhill. While the book totals just over 400 pages, it feels more like a 250 page book because of the short chapters and over half the pages only having half a page worth of text. Is it me or is Patterson getting lazy and/or senile? Also, there was just not enough of Sampson. He has grown to become one of my favorite characters in the series, and he played little or no role in the book, until the final moments. It also seemed as though half the book was dedicated to Cross memorializing Africa, even though most of it was contrived and basically just everyman preconceived notions about the continent. The only good part about the book, and what I kept waiting for, was the surprise cameo by Kyle Craig. Other than that, and trying to keep up with the story, it was only a so-so book.

The book started off at electric pace, it's one of the greatest Alex Cross books yet James Patterson has shown why the series is so popular all round. The only point was that the novel had to end. This book is an amazing story and I would recommend it to anyone.

I liked the international aspect of the book. However, this is not the Alex Cross we see in the other books. Half the time i felt like i wasn't even reading a Cross book. Also I hate how serial killer mystery books take for ever with the "Leading up to" section of the book then hurry through the "Answers and revelations" section of the book. That is essentially how the book went. Also it hardly mentions that he is a psychologist and he does little to address the psychological factor that plays in with the serial killer. He uses none of it to try and find him or get inside his head. I think it only mentions his psychological background once, and only once is he referred to as "Dr. Cross". So to conclude my rant, why in holy hell was this book not about Kyle Craig!? I was so excited for the Cross/Craig show down. I know that he wanted to build suspense, but come on. Kyle was only mentioned in one sentence in the middle, then makes a surprise "appearance" at the end paragraph. Overall I was expecting much more from my favorite Action/Thriller/Mystery book.