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Along Came a Spider

By: James Patterson
Narrated by: Alton Fitzgerald White, Michael Cumpsty
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Publisher's summary

Along Came a Spider begins with the double kidnapping of the daughter of a famous Hollywood actress and the young son of the Secretary of the Treasury. And that's only the beginning! Gary Soneji is a murderous serial kidnapper who wants to commit the crime of the century. Alex Cross is the brilliant homicide detective pitted against him. Jezzie Flanagan is the female supervisor of the Secret Service who completes one of the most unusual suspense triangles in any thriller you have ever heard.
©1993 by James Patterson (P)2001 by Time Warner AudioBooks
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Critic reviews

"James Patterson does everything but stick our finger in a light socket to give us a buzz." (The New York Times)
"Cross is one of the great creations of thriller fiction." (Dallas Morning News)

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Why play random music in random places?

I didn’t care for the random music that played throughout only certain parts of this book. The voice actor was fine, the storyline is great but the music ruined it for me!!! It was terrible choice of music, placement during read, and somewhat random. Just not a good idea in my opinion

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Solid Mystery

If you could sum up Along Came a Spider in three words, what would they be?

A good thriller.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Along Came a Spider?

Loved how the author turned the good guy into the bad

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Especially liked the ending, keeping open the possibility of continued threat.

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A good listen, must pay attention to keep the characters and events straight. Good suspense until the end.

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amazing

great narrators, great story, overall best audio book I've listened too. highly recommended. . .

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quite a story

the narrator sounded a bit too much like james cagney for my taste. but the story was complex and not so predictable. but fascinating.

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A Great Narrator

Absolutely phenomenal job of narration on this! Now I am officially hooked to the Alex Cross series and I hope this same guy does the next audiobook

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My first taste and it was good.

It is a fun to have a new series...I like the voices. Complex story with interesting twists to keep it gripping.

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Good but not great

Excellent use of two narrators but background music and sound effects are very distracting. Great story though.

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A bit long & drawn out, but fairly good

This was my first James Patterson book. It seemed to go into too much detail at times & not enough at others. The narrator's voice practically lulled me to sleep. 12+ hours is about 6 hours too much. All in all, the story was good & suspenseful & the ending rather surprised me.

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James Patterson is Awesome!!!

loved it. kept me guessing. love all his series. I cant pick a favorite. IMPOSSIBLE

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Captivating Narration

The story grabs you and never lets go. Characters are flawed but compelling. Good book.

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