Book Review: Cross Country by James Patterson (Alex Cross 14)

One of Alex Cross's oldest friends home becomes the murder scene, it becomes up close and personal for Cross. The action soon moves to Nigerian underworld figures and Cross follows the trail to Africa.

Cross follows all the leads but he is out on a limb away from his family and the support that he can get at home from Washington police, the FBI and John Sampson.

A terrifying gang of young Nigerian teenagers carries out the crimes at the dictate of a War Lord. Cross is on the chase to bring him down, but the Tiger is on the loose.

I enjoyed some of the other novels moving the action to the West Coast or to London but this didn't really work for me with Cross in Africa. The novel was a bit disappointing really. However some of the earlier and subsequent novels were back to form. I love the books and I also enjoy the progression of time in Cross's personal life. His family were pretty much absent in this novel too.

Only a 6/10 for me on this one.