This was my first Alex across book and it’s safe to safe I’ll be picking up another. I enjoyed the suspense, pace and characters. It was easy to pick up the character stories even though I started reading a later book in the Alex Cross series. Great escapist reading. 

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House for an advance copy to review.

There have been many books in this great series featuring Alex Cross by the Author and whilst it can be read as a standalone to fully understand Alex reading previous books would be of benefit .

The President has died , resurrecting memories for Alex of his first wife - Senator Elizabeth Walker is shot dead by a sniper  . 
The FBI call in Alex to assist in their investigation , whilst Alex's wife ,Chief of Detectives for Metro PD Bree Stone launches  her own .
The plot is fast paced full of twists and turns at every point , tension stretching the imagination along the way - who is behind the conspiracy ?
The Author is a master storyteller , able to draw the reader in , investing you in the characters outcomes ........ all to reveal a masterly conclusion .

An entertaining read which I thoroughly enjoyed and cannot wait for more of the same in the future .

Patterson never disappoints when it comes to his main man Alex Cross. Full of suspense and punchy chapters that make this another ‘seat of your pants’ read.

This was as usual a dependable Alex cross novel. Easy to read gripping and exciting. James Patterson has a formula that works

Absolutely loved this book read it in less than 3 hours another cracking offering from one of the best crime writers of the time!

Now I'm not sure how many of the previous Alex Cross books that I have read but I've not read the full series but that didn't matter when reading this aa there was not lots of things constantly referred to that had happened previously as some other series make the mistake of doing. Good storyline and a fast paced read, it kept me wanting to read more and now I feel that I need to go back and meet Alex from the beginning

Another Alex Cross book!! I can't miss out on these books. I love everything about them. The books are in good James Patterson style: fast-paced, humorous, and easy reads

Ok so Alex Cross is one of my guilty pleasures.  I love these books as a pure form of escapism.  But this was predictable in so many ways.  Maybe time to retire Alex off.  Not one of the best.

Having read some of Patterson’s YA novels, I was always wanting to give the Alex Cross series a try. Especially after seeing the films. 
However, when a series is 24 books in, it feels like a daunting investment and commitment. So when this came up, I figured this was the perfect time to give the series a go.
It’s a well written crime thriller full of red herrings, plenty of characters and a surprising amount of development for such an age old series.
It certainly has ensured I’m going back to the beginning.

Actually read most of this series so was chuffed to bits to be able to read this and review. 

I didn't think they could get any better but I was so wrong. so wrong. I was right there through all the twists and turns and couldn't have asked for a better or more suitable ending

Wow, can you believe it. This is already the 24th book in the series featuring Alex Cross! I feel that Alex is a close friend by now!
The reader is kept glued to the book from page one, assassinations are flying around and once again Alex and his work-wife Bree get to save the day!
Well done, and recommended!

Thanks NetGalley for giving me the chance to read this book. I very much enjoyed this fast paced thriller. I’ve read quite a few James Pattersons, although none from this series before. He is a favourite author of mine and enjoy the style.

I was a little confused at the characters at the start but realised this is actually the twenty sixth book  in the series, so I have a lot to catch up on, but will start them from the beginning next time and look forward to working my way through them.

I've never read a James Patterson book before, despite him being a very prolific writer in the political thriller genre. I enjoyed this tale of a psychologist who gets involved with helping to solve multiple murders of politicians in high office. It's a very fast pace and this makes it a page turner. The story line was certainly key to the whole book - I found the characters likeable but fairly thinly drawn and any backstory a little perfunctory. It feels like there were a few loose ends - events were described that seemed significant but then amounted to nothing.  However I think most other readers will have read one of these before and probably know what kind of book this is - it is a standalone exciting story.

I really enjoyed this book. It was brilliantly written with a great cast of characters and intriguing plot  that kept me turning the pages. Perfect read to escape from day to day life.  A great read.

My first Alex Cross Book and this will be the beginning of a beautiful book-romance! Brilliant and clever I can't believe it has taken me this long to discover Cross but I cannot wait to get stuck into many many more

Not usually a big fan of crime stories where the crimes features around American politics. Being British makes the understanding of the hierarchy a bit confusing. I was glad I persevered and found myself really enjoying this book. However I always felt Alex Cross to be more of a crime solver than he actually was in this novel, it felt like he had taken a bit of a back seat. A really well written crime novel.

Nice to have another chance to catch up with Alex and his family. Plots and plotters galore, as usual so many threads to keep up with . Clues all there at the beginning but easy to overlook them. All the usual characters working together lets you hope that if this always happened in the world it would be a happier, safer place. The ending leads nicely into yet another mystery

This is the first Alex Cross book I've read, though I understand the series is well established. I'm delighted to have stumbled across this and will definitely be on the lookout for the earlier books.

I can highly recommend this - even if you haven't read any of the earlier titles.

Thank you to NetGalley and to the publisher for a copy of this in exchange for an honest review.

I think I must be one of the only people I know who reads thrillers and hasn't read all the James Patterson ones! I enjoyed this book and it didn't matter that there had been previous novels in the Alex Cross series because I was still able to follow the plot without knowing what had happened in the books that had preceded this.  As a book that I was able to read quickly and grabbed my attention this ticked all the boxes. I thought the plot was a bit unreal - but it's fiction so that's acceptable. Having now joined the James Patterson fanclub I think I'll read some (if not all) of his others now.

The Alex Cross series began with the release of Along Came a Spider in 1993 and has continued over the past 25 years. Target Alex Cross is an impressive 26th addition to the series, which centres on psychologist and police consultant Alex Cross, a man who helps keep criminals off the streets.

As always, Patterson has managed to keep the series fresh by introducing yet another action-packed plot. The book opens at the funeral of the President of the United States, before quickly descending into a chaotic melee as high-ranking members of the U.S. government start being picked off one by one. With a country quite literally on the brink of collapse, can Cross held to uncover those responsible for the dastardly deeds? Who is behind the assassinations and why – is it a political statement or an international terrorist threat intended to destabilise and weaken the US?

If that isn’t pressure enough, whilst Cross is called in by the FBI to consult, his Chief of Detectives wife Bree is given an ultimatum by her boss – solve the case before the FBI do or face demotion!

As the body count rises, the book provides readers with a thrilling and complex mystery to solve. It is a gripping page-turner of a plot. Patterson skillfully weaves together several narratives into a slick and entertaining cat and mouse chase between Cross and whomever lies behind the atrocities. Every time Cross comes close to an answer, it moves just beyond his reach.

A couple of secondary plots run throughout the book. Cross has begun to receive some anonymous notes asking for help. He also starts seeing a patient in his private practice, someone who Cross finds particularly intriguing. Cross has little time to spare for these distractions, something which he later has cause to regret…

There was, however, one thing which rankled with me slightly – the number of references made to Uber. I know this is a popular taxi choice at present, yet it was enough to feel like product placement (maybe it was?). It doesn’t really matter, yet for some reason it stuck out to me as a very slight distraction to the story.

As with all of the books in the Alex Cross series, Target Alex Cross can be read as a standalone novel. I have not read the entire series and those which I have read previously were not in any particular order. I have never found this to be a problem, as whilst there are some subplots running through the series, none of those threads gets in the way of the main story line.  

Target Alex Cross certainly does not disappoint. It is yet another thrilling adventure from Patterson, a suspenseful and gripping tale that will leave you on the edge of your seat. If you enjoy an action-packed, adrenaline-fueled political thriller, this may well be the book for you!  Plus, the addition of a fantastic cliffhanger of an ending means that I’ll definitely be on the lookout for the next book in the series.