James Patterson

The was one of Patterson's Alex Cross mysteries. That's about the only one of his books that doesn't show up with multiple authors on the jacket. This one takes him to one of his most gruesome murder scenes and the discovery that the female victim is his first love from his college days. The murderer is an African "tiger." Murder for hire. His possy is a gang of young boys as young as ten that swope in and commit these horrible crimes. Alex tracks him to Africa and is exposed to torture and the autrosities of life there. He meets up with a reporter and is given the secrets about what is really happening in this land of turmoil. The US government makes him leave and go back to Washington and what awaits him there is his worst nightmare. Needless to say, it was a fast read and a page turner.

Now I get to go back to the Wally Lamb novel that I was reading before I set it aside to read Patterson. Not that the Lamb novel wasn't good, it's is extremely sad. I'll be back to it tonight.

Hopefully more hours at work. The other evening girl is leaving so hopefully since I've agreed to work nights now they will fill my week up so we can have a little Christmas this year.