Along Came a Spider
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Narrated by:
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Taye Diggs
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Written by:
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James Patterson
About this listen
Alex Cross is in a race against time after two private-school children are kidnapped by their teacher—a man looking to commit the crime of the century.
The inspiration for the Prime Video show, Cross.
Alex Cross is a homicide detective with a Ph.D. in psychology. He works and lives in Southeast 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, 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, reader, he's about to become yours.
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What the critics say
a great read for my first one by this author
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Along came a spider
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Keeps your attention
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Good psychopath story
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just ok
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Which one was the spider?
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Robotic narration
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Another enjoyable read from Patterson
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fantastic
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I actually didn't find the narration from Taye Diggs *brutal*. Charges that his character voice repertoire is limited are fair (every character sounds the same in dialogue)
..and I wouldn't describe his reading as "robotic", but he has a cadence that reminds the listener that he's clearly reading out loud (rather than performing the story). That said, his diction, timbre, and tone are respectable, Hachette Audio does a nice job with technical support, and setting playback speed at 1.20X corrects for some of the deficiencies in Diggs's reading.
This book likely merits 9.5/10 stars, but a subpar performance brings down my rating of this audiobook iteration to 8 stars out of 10. It's still well worth a listen (you are justified in spending time and money on it), but the best way to enjoy this exemplary 90s Mystery-Thriller is undoubtedly with a text copy (eBook or Paper).
Appropriately Celebrated Crime Thriller
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