London Bridges

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Author: James Patterson
Narrator: Peter J. Fernandez , Denis O'Hare
Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Thriller
Publisher: Time Warner Audio Books
Date: November 2004
Length: 8 hours
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Overview

Alex Cross is back--and so is the Big Bad Wolf.

Terrorists have seized the worlds largest cities. London, Washington, DC, New York, and Frankfurt will be destroyed, unless their demands are met--and their demands are impossible. After a city in the western United States is fire bombed--a practice run--Alex Cross knows that it is only a matter of time before the bombers threats to the other cities are brutally executed.

Heading up the investigation by the FBI, CIA, and Interpol, Alex Cross is stunned when surveillance photos show Geoffrey Shafer, the Weasel, near one of the bombing sites. He senses the presence of the Wolf as well, the most vicious predator he has ever battled. With millions of lives in the balance, Cross has to see if the most powerful law enforcement agencies in the world can stay ahead of these two mens cunning.

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London Bridges

by Pam
  • Book Rating: 4/5

Excellent read

by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 5/5

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London Bridges

Written by Pam from Long Beach, CA on September 16th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 4/5

Lots of action, lots of tension. Very scary and I hope nothing like this EVER happens for real!

Excellent read

Written by Anonymous from San Ramon, CA on August 25th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 5/5

Excellent read as usual. Always love James Patterson.

The Big Bad Wolf

Written by Angela Jones from Marrero, LA on August 8th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 5/5

Suspensful and gripping from the first words. Would recommend for those first time and repeat James Patterson fans.

London Bridges

Written by Anonymous on January 27th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 1/5

While the story is good the production is distracting. Each of the very short chapters is introduced by a 15 second percussive sound with an echoing, monster voice saying the number of the chapter. The narrator then also says the chapter number, as if he is unaware that the chapter is already introduced. I found this distracting from the suspense of the story.

great ride!

Written by jonathan jones on July 3rd, 2007

  • Book Rating: 5/5

This was a fantastic book from start to finish. the sequel to the big bad wolf. very fast paced with lots of action.

London Bridges

Written by Kay on April 28th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 4/5

Very action packed and as always, Alex Cross is wonderful. The mix of the mystery and his personal life makes the story even more interesting.

London Bridges

Written by Julie Wilson on April 19th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 5/5

I love all of the Alex Cross series, and this one is no exception. I am glad that Alex got rid of one of his enemies in this one. Yet this book leaves you hanging, more than any other one that I can recall. I can't wait to start the next one in the series to see what happens!

Intense....

Written by Cyndi Z. on January 25th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 4/5

Let me begin by saying I am a big Cross fan. This is the second book with two of his bad guys from others - Schaeffer and The Wolf. The Wolf has been one of my favorite bad guys. Smart, paranoid, harsh - a character you just hope to God you never come up against in your own sheltered world. In many ways I found this book reminded Cross of his vulnerabilities and his need to work with a team - not always the guy with insight alone charging in as the Lone Wolf himself. I liked that. Until the last 20 minutes it was easily the most suspenseful of the Cross novels for me. After the big roof scene (you'll see what I mean) I think they should wrapped it up. The rest seemed like superflous fluff after such a magnificent, turbulent ride. Worth listening to for sure. The reader is very good as usual.

London Bridges

Written by Michael Bender on November 13th, 2006

  • Book Rating: 5/5

Very entertaining and current, as far as terrorists threats go. Patterson is up there with the Clancy's of the spy novelists.

London Bridges

Written by Yasmin Qazilbash on November 2nd, 2006

  • Book Rating: 1/5

This book was awful. I thought the plot was difficult to follow until I realized it was just bad.

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London Bridges

by Pam
  • Book Rating: 4/5

Excellent read

by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 5/5

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Author Details

Author Details

Patterson, James

James Patterson is an award-winning American author. Formerly the chairman of advertising company J. W. Thompson in the early 1990s, Patterson came up with the slogan "Toys R Us Kid." Shortly after his success with Along Came A Spider, he retired from the firm and devoted his time to writing. The novels-featuring his character, Alex Cross, a black forensic psychologist formerly of the Washington, D.C. Police Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation, now working as a private psychologist and government consultant-are the most popular books among Patterson readers and the top selling US Detective series in the past ten years.

In 2007, one of every fifteen hardcover novels sold was a James Patterson title - totaling an estimated of 16 million books sold last year in North America alone. In total, Patterson's books have sold an estimated 150 million copies worldwide. He has won awards including the Edgar, the BCA Mystery Guild's Thriller of the Year, and the International Thriller of the Year award. James Patterson was called "the man who can't miss" in Time magazine. He is the first author to have #1 new titles simultaneously on The New York Times adult and children's bestsellers lists, and to have two books on NovelTracker's top-ten list at the same time..He holds the New York Times bestsellers list record with 39 New York Times bestselling titles overall.* He even made an appearance on the Fox TV show The Simpsons as himself.

Patterson is also well known for sharing the spotlight with different co-authors such as Maxine Paetro and Andrew Gross and has often said that collaborating with others brings new and interesting ideas to his stories.

He also founded the James Patterson PageTurner Awards, now in its third year. Patterson has personally given away over $600,000 to reward "people, companies, schools, and other institutions who find original and effective ways to spread the excitement of books and reading."

Patterson's bestselling Women's Murder Club series is now a TV show starring former Law & Order star Angie Harmon. The show premiered in the fall of 2007 on ABC television. Other movie deals are currently in the works with various Hollywood studios including a major motion picture based on his Maximum Ride series, to be produced by Avi Arad, the creator of X-Men and Spiderman. Most recently, the forthcoming Dangerous Days of Daniel X has been optioned by New Regency.

Patterson received his bachelor's degree from Manhattan College.

He lives in Palm Beach, Florida with his wife, Susan, and son, Jack.