«It is told with a ferocious power and emotion that is quite impossible to ignore.»

«Fast-paced and action-packed.»

«It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer ... Simply put: Nobody does it better.»

JEFFERY DEAVER

«Behind all the noise and the numbers, we shouldn't forget that no one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. The Alex Cross series proves it»

LEE CHILD, bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series

«James Patterson is The Boss. End of.»

IAN RANKIN, bestselling author of the Inspector Rebus series

«I wrote, "Along Came a Spider is the best thriller I've come across in many a year. It deserves to be this season's no. 1 bestseller and should instantly make James Patterson a household name." A household name, indeed.»

NELSON DEMILLE

«James Patterson is the gold standard by which all others are judged.»

STEVE BERRY, bestselling author of the Colton Malone series

«[Alex Cross] has become one of the greatest fictional detectives of all time, a character for the ages.»

DOUGLAS PRESTON and LINCOLN CHILD

«Alex Cross is a legend.»

HARLAN COBEN

«Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind.»

MICHAEL CONNELY

«Patterson knows where our deepest fears are buried... there's no stopping his imagination.»

NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

«Patterson is in a class by himself.»

VANITY FAIR