Journal Entry 1 by Fantasma from Carnaxide, Lisboa (distrito) Portugal on Friday, December 04, 2009

"When Detective Alex Cross is called to investigate a massacre-style murder scene, he is shocked to find that one of the victims is an old friend. Angry, grieving, and more determined than ever, Cross begins the hunt for the perpetrators of this vicious crime. He is drawn into a dangerous underworld right in the heart of Washington DC that leads him on a life-threatening journey to the Niger Delta, where heroin dealing, slave trading and corruption are rife. At the centre of this terrifying world, Cross finds the Tiger - the psychopathic leader of a fearsome gang of killers who are not what they seem. As Cross tracks the elusive Tiger through Africa, he must battle against conspiracy and untold violence. Alex Cross is in a heart-stopping chase that takes him across a vast and uncompromising landscape and finds him not only hunting for a horrific killer, but also fighting for his own survival."
(amazon.co.uk)

Bought during our big weekend in Madrid :) 

Journal Entry 2 by Fantasma from Carnaxide, Lisboa (distrito) Portugal on Thursday, December 17, 2009

This book is totally pointless, IMO. I still don't understand what Cross was doing in Africa, why was that needed, Patterson could easily have written pratically the same story in Washington, he added the Nigeria problems, that are very real and worrying, and almost nobody cares, but 250 pages of the book don't have anything to do with the issue in the book. And it's totally unbelievable that Cross wasn't killed in Africa, only because it's a book and he's the "hero"!
Waste of time, really. I need to start thinking seriouly about giving up on Mr Patterson.