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    Merry Christmas, Alex Cross

    Written by James Patterson

    Narrated by Stephen Kunken, Cristin Milioti and Michael Boatman

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    About this audiobook

    It's Christmas Eve and Detective Alex Cross has been called out to catch someone who's robbing his church's poor box. That mission behind him, Alex returns home to celebrate with Bree, Nana, and his children. The tree decorating is barely underway before his phone rings again--a horrific hostage situation is quickly spiraling out of control. Away from his own family on the most precious of days, Alex calls upon every ounce of his training, creativity, and daring to save another family. Alex risks everything--and he may not make it back alive on this most sacred of family days. Alex Cross is a hero for our time, and never more so than in this story of family, action, and the deepest moral choices. MERRY CHRISTMAS, ALEX CROSS will be a holiday classic for years to come.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHachette Audio
    Release dateNov 12, 2012
    ISBN9781611130287
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    Merry Christmas, Alex Cross
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    James Patterson

    James Patterson is the CEO of J. Walter Thompson, an advertising agency in New York. He has written several successful fiction and nonfiction books, including The New York Times best seller The Day America Told the Truth.

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    Reviews for Merry Christmas, Alex Cross

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    • 4/5
      It’s Christmas Eve and Alex Cross desperately wants to be home with his family. But someone’s stealing from the church poor box, a hostage situation requires his expertise, and then he must respond to an act of domestic terrorism perpetrated at Union Station perpetrated by Hala Al Dossari. In this, the nineteenth book in the Alex Cross canon, the expected characters all make an appearance as does Hala Al Dossarri from “Kill Alex Cross”. Although Alex Cross’s legions of fans are likely to find much to appreciate in the telling of this tale, readers new to the series may find the lack of backstory creates a struggle to understand the characters.The author’s trademark short chapters keep the non-stop action rushing along, building suspense as the tension mounts. Each of Cross’s cases are dark, a stark contrast to the light of the season, but Alex always seems up to the task. As the final pages are turned, readers will find themselves asking how far they would go to protect everyone and keep the people of the country safe.Recommended.
    • 5/5
      Poor Alex. He just can't catch a break. All he wants for Christmas is to be home with his family but the cases just keep rolling in. As always, James Patterson is a winner.
    • 4/5
      DC Detective Alex Cross gores from a hostage situation to a terrist plot in this fast paced thriller.
    • 5/5
      This was a speedy read for me and I enjoyed the story. The Characters were easy to care about and identify with throughout the book. It would be a difficult job to work a crime on Christmas Eve, leaving family to continue the celebration without a key member of the family.
    • 2/5
      I complain a lot about James Patterson, mostly because of the number of his books that sit in the basements and backrooms of the library. I assumed the books were mostly poorly written and formulaic, with lots of action and little character development or substance, but I figured I should read one just to make sure. I was right.

      This book begins on Christmas eve, when Alex Cross is called to the scene of a hostage crisis. He successfully saves all the hostages. (Sorry, no spoiler alert because this isn't really a spoiler is it? Of course he saves all the hostages.) Just when Alex Cross thinks he can go spend Christmas with his family, he is again called in to help with stopping a terrorist attack. The terrorists were, unsurprisingly, incredibly stereotyped and flat characters, as was every other character in the book.

      On the plus side, this book fulfills two categories of the reading challenge: a book that takes place during Christmas that is at the bottom of my to read list.
    • 4/5
      Alex Cross is called out from the comfort of his home for an assignment on Christmas Eve............Cross no sooner arrives home Christmas eve when he is called out again for a hostage situation involving a crazed, cocaine addict, estranged ex-husband who is holding his ex-wife, their children, and the wife's present husband hostage. The plan is to kill each of them on Christmas Day.. Alex puts himself in grave danger by entering the home to talk with the estranged ex husband. Alex's family is upset because he didn't refuse when he was called to duty. Alex realizes he may never see his family again.
    • 3/5
      Ist ein Gutes Buch, doch vieles ist zu vorhersehbar und teilweise auch irgendwie unrealistisch, vor allem wie es dann ausgeht ist einfach zu viel Zufall mit im Spiel. War dennoch sehr spannend geschrieben und die Storries sind interessant.
    • 2/5
      This story was unbelievable...obviously written by someone with no sense of duty: many references to lost family time. The hostage negotiation crises was laughable when Bree, a fellow cop, showed up to tell Alex that his actions were making his grandmother cry. That said, the three stories were pretty good, which rescues this book from the oblivion of a single star. A church pilferer, a crazy man and a jihadist make up the three stores. With the exception of the bad guys, the people were the usual in this, the 19th Alex Cross book. I do like the references to DC culture. OK. I'll go on to the next book.
    • 2/5
      Reads like two short-stories in one book but is a typical read. Nothing really surprising, no page-turner, sorry to say, although it is an enjoyable read to pass the time away.
    • 3/5

      Number 19 in the Alex Cross series. I'm glad that I'm able to continue enjoying this series even though they aren't as good as the earlier books in the series. It takes the usual format. Major Holiday and Alex gets a phonecall and has to leave his family to help someone elses. He's able to calm a hostage situation down and get a family out without any deaths. He then goes home for a few hours and is called out again as theres some a know terrorist in Union Station and shes making herself seen to all the cameras. Alex is on the scene tracking Hala from the previous book.

      Its a good enough book but lacks the real thrill of Alex Cross. I have the next in series and will read next.
    • 3/5
      This is a pretty typical James Patterson Alex Cross book - with Christmas and a major snowstorm thrown in! A great read for this time of the year!
    • 4/5
      Another great installment in the Alex Cross series. On Christmas Eve, Alex gets called to a hostage situation where he must try to talk some sense into an unruly madman. Just hours after he finally gets settled back in at home on Christmas morning he gets called to another situation. Number 3 on the FBI's most wanted list is loose in Union Station. Can Alex stop her before she terrorizes the entire District of Columbia, and will he get home in time to his loving wife and family?
    • 5/5
      I listened to the Audiobook version. The story was typical of the other books in this series. Short chapters, lots of action and fast-paced. I enjoyed it a lot. I also really liked this audio version. It had multiple voice actors and sound effects. Very nicely done.
    • 3/5
      Let me start by saying that I adore Alex Cross. I have since the moment I first met him many many books ago. However, the typical things that make him who he is are starting to get a little old for me, and I'm not sure why. This book seemed like another version of all the others, but on a smaller scale.

      The book was divided into two (possibly three) parts of Alex's work life - the hostage scenario that happened on Christmas Eve, then the Union Station incident on Christmas Day. I suppose you could say that the follow up to that was a separate incident, but it could also be connected.

      I actually liked the first incident more - a little more Criminal Minds and more along the line of Dr. Cross figuring out the psycho. The other storyline brings in Saudis who are fighting for their God. Not super original, and I got frustrated as a result.

      Alex's home life didn't seem any different in this book and actually even less of a focus than in other books. Yes, he felt guilty about leaving them on Christmas, and they did a good job of pouring on the guilt while still loving him and being proud of him, but that was about it. Focus on food with a little bit of church to round it out.

      It was just okay for me. Felt like a filler book, but that was it.
    • 3/5
      Listened for Fun! (Audible)
      Overall Rating: 3.75
      Story Rating: 3.50
      Character Rating: 4.00

      Audio Rating: 4.75(Not Part of the Overall Rating)

      Part of my 25 Books for the Holidays for 2012

      How Merry Christmas, Alex Cross put me in the Holiday Spirit: I love the Alex Cross series because I can always count on him to get the bad guy! That being said, it was his family that really injected the Holiday spirit into this story. His Nana was just perfect!

      What I thought of the Characters/Story: Merry Christmas, Alex Cross was almost like 2 novellas in one book. The characters that we have grown to know and love through out the series were all there for Christmas (except his 6 year old that gives him a call). The story(s) were pretty typical Alex Cross situations but they felt a little rushed. Even though, I bought the timeline the action seemed a little rushed. Both situations were still very interesting and action packed. This book should not be missed by Alex Cross fans.

      What I thought of the Audio: Just going to say it: the audio rocked the casbah! This was a seriously well done audiobook with 3 narrators to tell the story. The pacing was excellent, the voices spot on, and the only drawback was the over abundance of musical moments. I am thinking this is a series that I am going to start listening to on audio.
    • 4/5
      Turns out I didn't need to wait long for Hala's return. I liked that he brought it into the present with the inauguration. Sweet bacon, yum. I was confused early though, I thought Ali's mom had been one of Alex's many women who died back when Patterson was killing all of Cross' women. I want to know what Bree's gift to him would have been.... I really thought it was that she was pregnant. Overall, a good read. I knew there had to be more coming when the hostage arc wrapped early -- but I felt that story was left hanging in favor of the terrorrism, but I like that Alex lives to see another book
    • 4/5
      When I first started this book I was a bit disappointed thinking that this was going to be the same old hostage situation story. Howver, when the storyline about the terrorists was introduced, the pace picked up and the book became quite good.
    • 3/5
      The story takes place over Christmas and starts in a Church. The prologue is a short story in itself, with Alex Cross after the person who is robbing the poor.Chapter One begins the the second of three short stories within this book. Alex Cross is called out for the second time on Christmas Eve, this time to attempt a hostage negotiation. Alex puts himself in danger in his attempt to save the lives of a family under threat. The plot line is interesting, with good suspense and intriguing elements the author could have built upon to turn the short story into a full length novel. As Alex returns home on Christmas morning, his phone rings again, and he finds himself in the middle of yet another potential crisis, which is the third short story in the book and includes characters Alex Cross has met before. The combination of these three short stories is perhaps not what the reader might expect and may disappoint those hoping for a full length novel with a well-developed plot and single climax. At times, each of the three stories appears rushed, especially in its conclusion.Readers may feel Alex Cross is portrayed as a hen-pecked husband, with a family who fail to understand the demands of his career. The interruption made by his wife during the hostage stand-off in part two of the book distracts Alex and puts him under increasing pressure, which adds to risk. For a wife with such high family values, this scene seemed a little awkward.The short chapters make this an easy read and the book is sufficiently entertaining.
    • 4/5
      Alex Cross is called to handle two very different cases on Christmas Day. One involves a prominent lawyer who has fallen down on his luck and is now holding his ex-wife and children hostage. The second case is about Saudi extremists who want to take down and terrorize the US by poisoning thousands of people.
    • 4/5
      It's Christmas Eve and Detective Alex Cross has been called out to catch someone who's robbing his church's poor box. That mission behind him, Alex returns home to celebrate with Bree, Nana, and his children. The tree decorating is barely underway before his phone rings again--a horrific hostage situation is quickly spiraling out of control. Away from his own family on the most precious of days, Alex calls upon every ounce of his training, creativity, and daring to save another family. Alex risks everything--and he may not make it back alive on this most sacred of family days. Alex Cross is a hero for our time, and never more so than in this story of family, action, and the deepest moral choices. MERRY CHRISTMAS, ALEX CROSS will be a holiday classic for years to come.