London Bridges

James Patterson

Nov 2004 · Alex Cross Book 10 · Sold by Little, Brown

About this ebook

Alex Cross must face the world's most dangerous agents, criminals, and assassins. The fate of the world rests in his hands.
In broad desert daylight, a mysterious platoon of soldiers evacuates the entire population of Sunrise Valley, Nevada. Minutes later, a huge bomb detonates a hundred feet above the ground and lays waste to homes, cars, and playgrounds: a town annihilated in an instant. The Russian supercriminal known as the Wolf claims responsibility for the blast.
Alex Cross is on vacation in San Francisco with his girlfriend, Jamilla Hughes, when he gets the call. World leaders have just four days to prevent an unimaginable cataclysm. Racing down the hairpin turns of the Riviera in the most unforgettable finale James Patterson has ever written, he confronts the truth of the Wolf's identity, a revelation that even Cross himself may be unable to survive.

Ratings and reviews

London Bridges was definitely a short book. The story jumps from scene to scene, having little description. The narrative was a bit confusing because of this. Also some people might get confused with the jumps from 1st person to 3rd person point of view. The plot starts to become exhaustive around the end when SPOILER the Wolf has many accomplices. This forces you to have to enter another trace scene with another false identity SPOILER. The suspense in the novel becomes tiresome when it tries to over and over to surprise you. The suspense might work for some people, but for me I just wanted it to end. Overall, I thought the plot was good except the style was terrible.

London Bridges is a book written by James Patterson. The book is about the FBI, CIA, and other groups from governments who are trying to capture the books main antagonist, the Wolf. The title is symbolic to the antagonist and foreshadows parts of the plot. The protagonist of the novel is Alex Cross. He is a member of the FBI. Throughout the novel, there are switches in point-of-view; one chapter could be written in 3rd person, and the next chapter is written in 1st person. Some people will find this to be a nuisance, while others won’t mind. Then there is the length of the book. It is a short book. What is bad about this is that it seems to lack information. It’s like one minute the characters are in London and the next minute there in the United States. Again, some might enjoy the faster pacing, while others will just wish the book can give more detail because it is just an inconvenience for people to realize the setting has switched. Another headache to the story is the constant false leads. Yet again, some may enjoy the “suspense” it gives, while others will hate it. The reader is lead to one character revealing himself as the Wolf, when he is just another accomplice. The plot is quite interesting, although it could have been better; it had potential. The plot of the story is there is a group that is threatening to bomb cities. The governments seek a way to capture them without suffering any bombings by the terrorists. Alex Cross, the protagonist, is a realistic character. He has a family whom he cares for and has to deal with being away from them to aid the FBI in capturing the antagonists. He has faults. He is unsure, almost throughout the novel, if the FBI is getting any closer to capturing the antagonists. He is what makes the novel worth reading. London Bridges is a fast-paced thriller about a group of terrorists trying to destroy some cities and will only stop if they are paid a ransom. The book lacks details. If you are a fan of the Alex Cross series read it, if you are a fan of James Patterson read it, if you are a fan of thrillers or novels with similar plots read it; if you are expecting a story like his previous novels, be prepared to be disappointed though. I don’t recommend reading this book if you are not a fan of the genre.

Have been really enjoying the Alex Cross series. I've been finishing each book within about two days and can not put them down.

About the author

James Patterson has had more New York Times bestsellers than any other writer, ever, according to Guinness World Records. Since his first novel won the Edgar Award in 1977 James Patterson's books have sold more than 375 million copies. He is the author of the Alex Cross novels, the most popular detective series of the past twenty-five years, including Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider. He writes full-time and lives in Florida with his family.