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Along Came a Spider
- 25th Anniversary Edition
- Narrated by: Taye Diggs
- Series: Alex Cross, Book 1
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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Publisher's Summary
Discover the classic thriller that launched the number-one detective series of the past 25 years, now one of PBS's "100 Great American Reads".
Alex Cross is a homicide detective with a PhD in psychology. He works and lives in the ghettos of D. C. and looks like Muhammad Ali in his prime. He's a tough guy from a tough part of town who wears Harris Tweed jackets and likes to relax by banging out Gershwin tunes on his baby grand piano. But he also has two adorable kids of his own, and they are his own special vulnerabilities.
Jezzie Flanagan is the first woman ever to hold the highly sensitive job as supervisor of the Secret Service in Washington. Blond, mysterious, and seductive, she's got an outer shell that's as tough as it is beautiful. She rides her black BMW motorcycle at speeds of no less than 100 mph. What is she running from? What is her secret?
Alex Cross and Jezzie Flanagan are about to have a forbidden love affair - at the worst possible time for both of them. Because Gary Soneji, who wants to commit the "crime of the century," is playing at the top of his game. Soneji has outsmarted the FBI, the Secret Service, and the police. Who will be his next victim?
Gary Soneji is every parent's worst nightmare. He has become Alex Cross's nightmare. And now, listener, he's about to become yours.
What the critics say
"Patterson's storytelling talent is in top form in this grisly escapist yarn." (Library Journal)
"Brilliantly terrifying! So exciting that I had to stay up all night to finish it! Packed with white-knuckle twists." (Daily Mail)
"An incredibly suspenseful read with a one-of-a-kind villain who is as terrifying as he is intriguing." (Clive Cussler)
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- Bumbles
- 2019-07-29
Which one was the spider?
I've read a lot of his books and this one definitely doesn't disappoint...give it a try it is a great book written by a very gifted writer that will keep you on the edge of your seat and has a very surprising ending !!!
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- Anonymous User
- 2020-07-13
good
nice one .. interesting and must listen best way to listen to good music. .
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- Amazon Customer
- 2020-05-29
Robotic narration
I enjoy James Patterson which is why I chose this book, but I almost had to stop listening because of the terrible, robotic, unimaginative narration. By far the worst of all the books I’ve listened to!
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- Eldon
- 2019-07-29
Taye Diggs was great as the narrator.
I read the book 20 years ago, but listening to Diggs read it to me was so much better!
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- Sam
- 2020-10-23
Keeps your attention
I thoroughly enjoyed listening. I’m a big fan of Patterson & with great narration, I could listen for a long time at once.
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- kelly mckay
- 2020-09-18
Along came a spider
Great story enjoyed it a lot love this author. He keeps you on the edge of your seat until the very end.
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- amanda kwiatkowski
- 2020-08-27
Good thriller
Great twists and turns. Engaging voice. Occasionally odd use of lists or overly descriptive setting. Would read another novel by the author.
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- Lkitchener
- 2020-08-11
Maybe just not my type of book?
I struggled to get through this book... not quite sure if it was the narration which was mediocre (not the worst I've ever heard, but definitely didn't do the book justice, in my opinion) or if it was the story itself (found it quite copy and disorganized at times). Thinking I'm going to read the book hard copy before I make my final decision on 'Along Came A Spider'.
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- Anonymous User
- 2020-07-28
Sounds like a kid reading a book report to the class
After listening to the dynamic narrators in other Patterson books like Invisible, Tate Diggs comes across like that kid in 8th grade who is called on to read this next section of the textbook aloud in class. There is no change between characters or between thoughts and dialogue.
The story is good, of course, but ruined by passionless narration.
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- Pamela Charlet
- 2020-07-12
Captivate
Likely will order more Cross in the future. Good story telling draws you in and this book had me captivated.
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- Anonymous User
- 2019-02-14
Not who you think
I love this book. The narrator was awesome. I was easy to get into and stay in tune throughout. This book did not waste any time with capturing my attention. The first chapter went directly into jaw dropping thriller.
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- Maria
- 2019-01-03
MC Patterson fan
The story was good but the narrator was terrible. I am a Patterson fan but this was tough to listen to.
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- David S Stanley Jr.
- 2020-08-19
Outstanding Drama; BUT Read NOT Narrated
This was a excellent Novel with emotional highs and lows and an ending that would make Alfred Hitchcock proud.
If ‘reader" (and that’s all he was0 made this novel almost impossible to follow. It was read in an emotionless monotone with little if any different inflection between characters. Too often I had to back up to figure out who was talking.
I remember enjoying this book much more when I originally read it.
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- Westley Dent
- 2019-03-09
Good Read
Good book, enjoyed the story. It was suspenseful and easy to follow. The narration left a little to be desired.
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- Maestro
- 2018-12-10
Good Story Ruined by Poor Narration
When there is so much voice talent out there in the world, why would you match a great story and award-winning author with such poor narration? I don't know Mr. Diggs' resume for such work, but he is incapable of shifting between characters and his voice is really quite monotone for most of this work. Disappointing!
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- Tammia
- 2018-12-30
The book is good but the reader is not.
This story is complex and enticing. The reader put weird inflections into his interpretation. In many places his pace is pedantic and very off.
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- Valérie
- 2020-09-04
The narration spoiled it for me.
I was very much looking forward to this story comment but the narration is hideous. After a quick search for an alternate narrator, of an unabridged version, I decided to read the reviews. There are enough negative reviews regarding the narration come of that I have no desire to invest the time in this book.
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- Julie Ann Morris
- 2020-06-16
Narration
Taye Diggs was fantastic as a narrator for this genre. I would like to hear him do more. I enjoyed the story itself immensely.
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- Norman D. Harrison
- 2018-12-26
Exciting
loved it. Very exciting.
very surprised ending.
sometimes very scarry.
If you like mysteries, you'll love this book.
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- GigiNapa
- 2020-08-23
Taye Diggs was awful!
This production would have been a lot better if the narrator wasn’t so terrible! Love Taye Diggs the actor, but as a narrator....NO. Completely monotone, zero vocal changes between characters and he reads like we are all Kindergartners. Save yourself the 11 hours and just watch the movie.
1 person found this helpful