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    Cat & Mouse

    Written by James Patterson

    Narrated by Anthony Heald

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    In Cat & Mouse, things get too close to home. Two killers, one operating in America-one in Europe-believe Alex Cross is the only worthy opponent in the deadly game each has planned. Villian Gary Soneji is back. He vows his last act on earth will be taking the life of Alex Cross. But first he wants to have some fun. Union Station, Washington, and Penn Station in New York are scenes of chaos as Soneji creates a train ride to hell. With time running out, Cross must predict Soneji's next move: the lives of thousands of innocent commuters hang in the balance.


    Meanwhile, a second game of cat and mouse is being played. Thomas Augustine Pierce is referred to by the FBI and Interpol as "St. Augustine" for his uncanny ability to catch killers. He has been chasing his demon, Mr. Smith, since his fiancee was brutally murdered, her heart cut out. Panic spreads through Europe when Mr. Smith strikes in London...then Paris...


    But when the Soneji case takes a baffling new twist, Pierce must put the Mr. Smith case on hold to assist in a special investigation. Will Cross-or Pierce-figure out in time who is the cat, and who is the mouse?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHachette Audio
    Release dateApr 1, 2006
    ISBN9781594836961
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    Cat & Mouse
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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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    • 3/5
      This book was entertaining but as far as Patterson books go I wasn't super impressed. It is almost like reading two different short novels in one; like he ran out of things to say for the first plot line and began a whole different one half way through. I enjoyed reading the second half more than the first though. In the end I give this 2.5 stars out of 5.
    • 3/5
      A bit improved from Jack and Jill, but a long way to go still.
    • 2/5
      Yeah, I am embarrassed that I read this but the first step to getting help.......
    • 5/5
      What a great book!!! Definite page turner!!!I had the killer picked out tho before it was told in the book.However it didnt spoil it tho. Another great book in the Alex Cross series.
    • 4/5
      This is a great, fast-paced novel. Its pages are filled with multiple killers, unsolved mysteries, mistaken identities, numerous characters, and more. Who is the cat and who is the mouse in this game these killers are playing? Will Alex cross die? Will the FBI figure out who is behind these killings? This thriller will have you asking questions throughout the whole book. If you are one that enjoys mystery and a lot of thrill, then this is the perfect book for you.
    • 5/5
      Excellent. I enjoy Patterson's page-turners. Sorry the Cross family got so beat up though.
    • 5/5
      This book is an exciting homicide book. It takes you to the different points of almost each character. You can fell whats happening and see it happen around you. You get a visual picture in your head really quickly. It will take you on a rollercoaster of emotions with romance, horror, suspence and many others.
    • 4/5
      A killer named Mr. Smith begins his murder spree in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and then starts terrorizing Europe. Bodies are found "gutted." At the same time Gary Soneji taunts Cross with murders in train stations.
    • 4/5
      The romance between Alex & Christine, interactions between Alex & his kids. Complex plot that seems impossible to untangle.
    • 5/5
      Chilling reading ? the set up was pretty good. End could have been better but the book keeps you on your toes
    • 5/5
      Another great psychological thriller from James Patterson, this one brings back the character of Gary Soneji and doesn't stop running. The bad guys, the good guys, the intrigue, all make this a definite page-turner. I did have to struggle at the early parts to stay interested, but after that time I was fine, just fine. Taking a break until the next one calls my name.
    • 5/5
      Originally seen on my book blog!

      Alex Cross’s (and mine) worst nightmare is back. Gary Soneji is back with a vengeance and will stop at nothing to get back at Alex Cross for “ruining his life.” Can he be stopped this time? While Alex is trying to stop Gary a second time, there is another killer on the loose, Mr. Smith.

      I lied about Soneji being my worst nightmare. Mr. Smith is my worst nightmare. And it’s not particularly close.

      I could talk for hours about how much I like Alex Cross. He’s has been one of my favourite characters since I started this series in January. In every book it seems that I find a new thing that I like about him. This book is his humour. I don’t think I realized it before, but he’s funny. And not just in a way where I am cracking up and tears are streaming down my face, but in a way where I’m rolling my eyes and thinking “seriously? A dad joke?” or “you’re such a dweeb, Alex”

      “Can I see [Rosie, the cat]?”

      “Sure can. She’s been asking for you all morning. I don’t know why, but she seems to like you.”

      “She knows I’m a cool cat, too.”

      Seriously, that’s the best dad joke I’ve heard all month.

      Not only is he funny, but he’s a great dad, partner, friend, and basically every relationship he has. Patterson makes Alex’s relationships with his kids so healthy and refreshing. I can tell that Alex loves his kids more than anything and I can tell that they love him. Jannie and Damon are so smart and I love parts of the book that they are in because their dialogue with Alex is witty and fun. Every book I feel like I’m getting closer to Alex’s family because Patterson portrays them so well.

      I loved this book because it was fast paced. When I say fast-paced, I mean that I literally could not put this book down because I needed to know what was happening. One thing that was big in this book was the “cat and mouse” effect (now the title makes sense). During the book, Alex is trying to find Soneji and at times he’s not sure if he’s the cat or if he’s the mouse. I think at times he was the cat and at times he was the mouse. It seemed that Soneji knew exactly what Alex was going to do, making Alex the mouse but at times Alex was sure he had a line on Soneji making Alex the cat.

      There was another aspect of this book that was… creepy and scary. Mr. Smith was the scariest killer anyone had ever seen. He’s been over America and into Europe and they don’t know how to stop him. Alex, Sampson, and Thomas Pierce were trying to catch him and were definitely the Mouse. They had no idea what Mr. Smith’s next move was going to be until it was too late. They were always the mouse until they simply weren’t and then it was just the fact of finding him which was no easy task. Mr. Smith will probably be showing up in my nightmares during the next few weeks.

      Thomas Pierce is an FBI agent who has a special tie with Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith killed Pierce’s girlfriend. He took the case personally and wanted nothing more than to find her killer. I don’t know how I felt about Pierce but that’s because I’m so used to everyone else that I felt weird about a new character. Patterson made him likable and unlikable at different times, and I still haven’t decided how I feel about him.

      I do know that I hated Mr. Smith. When I found out who he was, I was shocked. I wasn’t expecting it at all. Maybe my detective skills are not up to par, but I couldn’t believe it. I never would have thought that the killer was who it was and I think Patterson made it known perfectly. There was no better way to do it and I think that’s why it was so shocking.

      This book has more romance than the others and surprisingly I liked that portion. Him and Christine are finally going on a date! I love them together and I haven’t quite put my finger on why. Patterson writes them in a way where you just fall in love with them as a couple and want them to run off and get married (or maybe that’s just me?) I can’t wait to see how their relationship grows in the next few books.

      If there was one thing that I didn’t think about this book was that it changed POV halfway through. All the other books are through Alex Cross’s eyes, but for some of the book, Thomas Pierce was the eyes and ears of the book and it was a strange transition. It was weird hearing “Alex Cross said” instead of “I said” but after a while, I got more used to it and saw why it was important in the book.

      Easily a 5 star rating and I won’t be surprised if it’s at the top of my monthly favourite list for April. I would recommend this to everyone that read the first three books of the series. This is not a series to read out of order and this book will only makes sense (at times) if the first three were read. It also gives away other aspects of the previous books, so it’s very important to read the first three before diving into this one.
    • 4/5
      Cat & Mouse is a welcome return to the quality of narrative present in the first two books that I felt was missing in the third. That's not to say it's without issues as there are a couple, but for the most part Cat & Mouse is an excellent gripping read.The issues? Alex tells us that he hasn't felt this way about a woman since his wife died, except he felt that way for Jezzie in the first book and Kate in the second. The other major issue? Mr Smith is killing people all over the world yet an epic logical plot hole is revealed towards the end of the novel that makes absolutely no sense, whilst the FBI knows who it is they let him roam free killing to instead implement an overly complicated plan to capture him red handed, which ultimately fails, resulting in a larger body count both before the plans implementation and after its failure.Asides for those two niggling points, largely it's a good tale that keeps you rooted to your seat ploughing through the pages.
    • 4/5
      Good book in this series.
    • 3/5
      I really like this series. In this book I enjoyed having a little more from John Sampson than I remember from the others. This plot was not as good as the ones before in my opinion. It's still a good story overall, and I will still continue with the series for sure.
    • 3/5
      A bit of brain-candy, enjoyable by-the-numbers thriller with a couple of twists to keep the reader amused.
    • 4/5
      An enjoyable read with a twist, but felt a bit of a weak ending. 3.5 stars
    • 5/5
      the best Alex Cross so far. Can't wait to read the next one

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    • 3/5
      A good read and a page turner. This will hold your interest and if you begin to feel bored keep reading and it will snag you back in no time at all. I liked the way the two story lines merged together in this one. Good work by Mr. Patterson

      1 person found this helpful

    • 1/5
      Abridged. Didn't say that anywhere in the summary, but this is an abridged version. Leaves out paragraphs and even whole chapters. Makes it extremely difficult to alternate with reading the ebook.

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    • 3/5
      I started this book thinking it was going to be the tie breaker on if I was going to continue the series. I had 1 I loved, 1 I was bored of, and one that was middle of the road. So I figured book four would get a decision.

      The beginning was exciting, but then it got boring. Then in the middle when Cross meets up with Soneji again the book got exciting again. At this point I'm thinking... Wait, we're only half way through the book. If the antagonist is dead, what's the rest of the book about? So with eager anticipation I started the second half of the book when Alex is dealing with Mr. Smith, the new antagonist on the scene. Problem is this guy is sick, but once again it's impossible with all the jumping around to follow any logical process as to how Cross finds Smith.

      In the mean time, Cross, has fallen in love with yet another woman. I tell you if men actually fell in love as often as this guys seems to there wouldn't be so many single women out there... Any way, I can't for the life of me see where his family life adds to the story at all. It's like Patterson is using the Cross family as page filler.

      Who would I recommend this book to? Teenage audience that enjoys thrillers. The teen mind is far more likely to enjoy all the jumping from one thing to another. It's part of their multitasking world. Also they are far less likely to find all the back and fill with the romance and family life annoying.

      For me personally, I am abandoning the Alex Cross series at this time. I will try a few other Patterson books, but if they are written like these I'll just dump the whole set and start from scratch. I bought this set of books as a collection. There are 70 or so Patterson books in this collection. I'm pretty disappointed so far.
    • 4/5
      I enjoyed reading this novel but I really like James Patterson and his Alex Cross books. Soneji, the ultimate bad guy. I really enjoyed reading about him again. I had missed him in the books between.
    • 3/5
      Thrilling follow up to Along Came a Spider. Edge of your seat reading.

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    • 5/5
      Alex was hunting Gary Sonjei that threaten Alex and his family. Thomas Pierce asked Alex to help to look for the killer name Mr. Smith. No one can seem to catch Mr. Smith. I love the suspence and the thrill of it.

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    • 3/5
      As you would expect from Patterson, this is a page turner, with incredibly short chapters and pacy sentences. Alex Cross is once again faced with his nemesis, Gary Soneji, as well as an even more gruesome murderer, Mr Smith. There is the usual love interest, and the usual sweet (sometimes in quite a saccharine manner) interludes with his family. This is Gary Soneji's last outing, but he makes it a difficult one for Cross as one would expect.I found the love scenes uncomfortable and completely out of place - I know Cross has found a new woman, but I don't really want to hear about their bedroom antics. For that I would read a romance, not a particularly gory crime fiction novel. Also, the identity of Mr Smith just didn't hold together for me. The idea was good but I found the execution poor and unconvincing. It was almost too difficult to suspend your disbelief and so I was pretty disappointed.

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    • 4/5
      Not nearly as impressive as most of the Alex Cross books...It seemed a bit jumbled with the two serial killers stories going back and forth.

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    • 3/5
      Confused during the first half or so of the novel about two serial killer stories. I thought they should have been separate books and fleshed out. Later I saw how the story lines merged.

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    • 3/5
      Another good book in the series. An action-packed read that is a real page-turner.Back Cover Blurb:Psychopath Gary Soneji is back - filled with hatred and obsessed with gaining revenge of detective Alex Cross. Soneji seems determined to go down in a blaze of glory and he wants Alex Cross to be there. Will this be the final showdown?

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    • 4/5
      Patterson mixes it up again with multiple (and international) psychopaths on the rampage. One of which is his old nemesis, Gary Soneji. There are some great action scenes in Cat and Mouse and Patterson captures the the tension well. As expected, the actual profiling of the criminal mind is shallow, and the main characters are somewhat superficial too, although existing readers will know what to expect - action and intrigue. Patterson fans will not be disappointed since Cat and Mouse has plenty of both. Longer than usual, Cat and Mouse is two stories interwoven and together they make an entertaining read.

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    • 2/5
      More "unspeakable acts" performed by unstoppable evil serial killers. Fortunately Alex Cross is on the case. Decent page turner, but nothing outstanding.

      1 person found this helpful