Upon checking on my favorite author, James Patterson’s website, I saw his coming book releases which includes Cross Country, the 14th book of the Alex Cross series. At first, I didn’t know that it is the 14th book because there’s no book information on the site. But hey, there’s the word “Cross” in the title just like the last two book, Cross and Double Cross so I checked it.
A psychopath on the prowl… The hunt is on…
When the home of Alex Cross’s oldest friend, Ellie Cox, is turned into the worst murder scene Alex has ever seen, the destruction leads him to believe that he’s chasing a horrible new breed of killer. As Alex and his girlfriend, Brianna Stone, become entangled in the deadly Nigerian underworld of Washington D.C., what they discover is shocking: a stunningly organized gang of lethal teenagers headed by a powerful, diabolical man–the African warlord known as the Tiger. Just when the detectives think they’re closing in on the elusive murderer, the Tiger disappears into thin air. Tracking him to Africa, Alex knows that he must follow. Alone.
Look closely at the book cover. Am I right, the man in the book cover is headless? Anyway, the book will be release on October 30, 2008 in United Kingdom and November 17, 2008 in US. Just in time for the halloween.
Love reading? What genre? I prefer detective/mystery novels. If in series, the better. The first book I read written by James Patterson was 1st To Die, the first book of The Women’s Murder Club and the rest is history. I got hooked while waiting for the latest releases of each book until I started reading Alex Cross series. It just so happens that I already watched the movies, Along Came A Spider and Kiss The Girls when I read the eBooks on my mobile.
When I browsing on threads in a forum, there were some inquiries about the chronological order of Alex Cross series. So, here it is, plus some excerpt taken from James Patterson website.
Along Came A Spider (1992) – Life changes for Deputy Chief of Detectives Alex Cross when he is drawn into a high-profile case. Two nine-year-old children are kidnapped by a teacher, Gary Soneji, from the prestigious Washington Day School. Maggie Rose Dunne is the daughter of an actress, and Michael “Shrimpie” Goldberg is the son of the Secretary of Treasury. A ransom of $10 million is demanded.
Kiss The Girls (1995) – Alex Cross matches wits with Casanova and The Gentlemen Caller. This time it is personal. Naomi Cross, twenty-two-year-old daughter of Cross’s deceased brother Aaron, is reported missing. She is a law student at Duke University. Cross goes to North Carolina, fearing the worst.
Jack And Jill (1996) – A game of Life and Death. Sam Harrison (Jack) and Sara Rosen (Jill) delight in their board game that has photos of famous people; a simple roll of the dice determines their destiny. When sixty-four-year-old Senator Daniel Fitzpatrick is found murdered, the FBI makes a formal request for Cross. The FBI is stymied. The code name for President Thomas Byrnes is Jack. The First Lady’s is Jill.
Cat And Mouse (1997) – 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.
Pop Goes The Weasel (1999)- Geoffrey Shafer, the Weasel, works in Intelligence in the British Embassy in D.C. He and three twisted friends play a Game of Death that involves unsuspecting women around the world.
Roses Are Red (2000) – Meet The Mastermind. He’s the man behind bank robberies and the murder of bank employees committed in Virginia and Maryland. Then a tour bus is hijacked in D.C. and a $30 million ransom demanded. Cross and an FBI team have less than two hours to deliver.
Violets Are Blue (2001) – A string of gruesome murders points to a vampire subculture in the United States. Cross flies to San Francisco to meet with Inspector Jamilla Hughes, Homicide. They compile a list of unsolved vampire murders going back at least eleven years.
Four Blind Mice (2002) – The Bluelady Murders occur at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Army wives are killed and their bodies painted blue. John Sampson asks Cross to talk to his friend and mentor, Sergeant Ellis Cooper, who has been convicted of the murders but swears he is innocent..”
The Big Bad Wolf (2004) – Zamochit means “the breaking of bones.” It is part of a murder ritual practiced by members of the Red Mafiya. The “impossible” murder of an Italian godfather in the high-security, supermax prison in Florence, Colorado, is just the beginning.
London Bridges (2004) – Geoffrey Shafer, the Weasel, is found and abducted from Salvador, Brazil. The notorious Wolf then sends him on a mission. His first job is to completely wipe out an American town-Sunrise Valley, Nevada. And once again, that is just the beginning.
Mary, Mary (2005) – Hollywood’s most famous stars are being murdered one by one. The killer is known only as Mary Smith. Is Mary really a woman? Or just someone playing the part? With the LAPD and FBI clueless, it’s up to Alex Cross to track down the truth…
Cross (2006) – Among the villains Alex Cross has faced–Gary Soneji, Casanova, Kyle Craig, The Wolf–one psychopath tops them all. Alex knows him as his wife’s killer. Alex may have a chance to catch his wife’s murderer after all these years. Is this a chance for justice at long last? Or the culminating scene in his own deadly obsession?
Double Cross (2007) – Alex Cross rejoins the DC Police Force to confront two of the most diabolical killers he’s ever encountered, a psychotic killer who craves an audience and a murdering mastermind who works alone. Both want Alex dead, and they’ll to do anything to get what they want, even if it means plotting together…
Cross Country (2008) – In over a decade of police work, it is the worst murder scene Alex Cross has ever seen. A family has been butchered in their home. And more killings follow. One after the other. Each more gruesome than the last. The only lead is an elusive trail left by a diabolical African warlord know only as The Tiger. It leads Alex Cross into the dark underbelly of Washington DC and beyond, into a true heart of darkness in Africa herself.
I, Alex Cross – Detective Alex Cross is pulled out of a family celebration and given the awful news that a beloved relative has been found brutally murdered. Alex vows to hunt down the killer, and soon learns that she was mixed up in one of Washington’s wildest scenes. And she was not this killer’s only victim.
Today is Blog Action Day focusing on poverty, every blogger will be united on this day to discuss poverty issues. This is my first time to participate.
Poverty is a very delicate issue, everyone have his own point of view… the origin… the causes… the effects… its a global issue. Poverty is a condition in which the basic needs of human beings (shelter, food, and clothing) are not being met. I browsed the net to search for some files about poverty, somehow it will give us a better understanding.
All the above links are in PDF format, simply click the title to view the file or right-click then choose “save as” to save the file. You could also read them directly on your handheld device or convert them to other ebook formats.
I don’t have plan of writing about entrecard this early, I do write about Entrecard every end of the month and thank my top droppers at the same time. I already sent 300 ec credits each to 3 top winners, see image below:
Please take note of the date, Oct. 1. I tried sending 2 x 300 = 600 and 2 x 200 = 400 , a total of 1000 ec credit this morning. I’m aware of the maximum transfer of 1000 ec credit or 14 transfer a week, whichever comes higher… but my last transfer was Oct. 1, how come I cannot transfer EC credits now? I still have to transfer 2,000 ec credits to contest participants.
This is the first time I have a contest, I’m having second thoughts on running contests again in the future. With this glitch, I thought how can I make it possible to make EC credits as prizes. Take note that the contest runs for only 2 weeks (Glitch Anniversary Contest) and ended last Sept. 30, winners are announced in October 1 (Anniversary Contest Winners) and Entrecard started cutting the transfer in Sept 29.
To the participants, everyone were listed and I never forget that I owe you. I consider this as a small contest and tried handling the transfer myself but the “transfer glitch” is beyond my control. My apologies.
What to do in this situation?
Users running large contests should contact support via their dashboard – I’m still waiting for their response, all I need is to transfer 2,000 entrecard credits for this week.
Did you know that Entrecard already have contest coordinator? I emailed Rose and also waiting for the response. You could email her at contests@entrecard.com. Please read the link below before emailing her.
Who says I will not run contest again? That depends on Entrecard response to my problem.
Update 10.14.08: EC credits were sent through admin Ben Barden. It is advisable to contact Entrecard admin on your ec dashboard. No replied received from Rose, the contest coordinator. I’m glad, problem solved.
Last summer, my son requested me to find Twilight Saga ebooks by Stephenie Meyer for him. That time, I didn’t know that the Twilight series could catch my attention knowing that its genre is romance. I mentioned before on this blog that I seldom read love story books but I found out recently that its about vampire and human love story, the vampire thing have the “it” thing to me. I’ll start reading mobile ebooks of Twilight Saga soon. The good news is the first book Twilight is already a movie and will be having its premier on November 17, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.
Release dates on other countries:
Nov. 20, 2008 – Philippines (Nov. 26), Puerto Rico, Russia, South Korea
Nov. 21, 2008 – Canada, Italy, Mexico, Sweden, Thailand, USA
Synopsis: (Spoiler below this line)
Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) has always been a bit different, never caring about or fitting in with the trendy girls at her Phoenix, Arizona high school. When her mother Renee (Sarah Clarke) remarries and decides to move with her new husband to Florida, and Bella decides to go live with her father, Charlie (Billy Burke), in the rainy little town of Forks, Washington, she doesn’t expect anything to change. Then she meets the mysterious and dazzlingly beautiful Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), a boy unlike any she’s ever met. Intelligent and witty, his piercing eyes see straight into her soul. Soon, Bella and Edward are swept up in a passionate and decidedly unorthodox romance. Edward can run faster than any cheetah, he can stop a moving car with his bare hands, and he hasn’t aged since 1918. Most importantly, he’s a vampire. Like all vampires, he’s immortal. Yes, he has fangs, but he doesn’t drink human blood (they’re vampire “vegetarians”), which is rare among the vampire population. Instead, they go on regular “hiking” trips, where they feed on prey such as grizzly bears and mountain lions. For Edward, Bella is the thing he has waited ninety years for – a soul mate. But the closer they get, the more Edward must struggle to resist the primal pull of her scent, which could send him into an uncontrollable frenzy. And what will they do when James (Cam Gigandet), Laurent (Edi Gathegi), and Victoria (Rachel Lefevre) come into town and James sets his sights on Bella? Will true love prevail when Edward is forced to save her life and conquer his thirst? The true question is, When you can live forever, what do you live for?
Upon checking on my favorite author, James Patterson’s website, I saw his coming book releases which includes Cross Country, the 14th book of the Alex Cross series. At first, I didn’t know that it is the 14th book because there’s no book information on the site. But hey, there’s the word “Cross” in the title just like the last two book, Cross and Double Cross so I checked it.
