Hope to Die by James Patterson (audio)
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Source: Public Library Audio, 9.5 hrs I am an Amazon Affiliate
Hope to Die by James Patterson, narrated by Michael Boatman from Spin City and Scott Sower from Cracker, wraps up the search for Marcus Sunday, leading Cross from D.C. to Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and New Orleans. Det. Alex Cross has hit his lowest point, effectively having lost everything that matters to him most -- his family. Sunday has found exactly the weakest point in Cross' character, and he seeks to exploit it to prove his own theories that the perfect detective does not exist. Patterson is at his best with these latest two novels -- Cross My Heart and Hope to Die -- because Alex Cross is tested beyond anything ever before. As he is emotionally low, he has to wrestle with the moral dilemma before him -- give in to the murderous demands of a kidnapper or lose his family forever.
Cross has to take a backseat for a while as Sunday keeps tabs on his suffering remotely, but even that doesn't last for too long. Concussed Alex Cross is soon on the road with his foster daughter, seeking answers to the mystery of Sunday and his desire to see Cross and his family suffer. The audio books are the best way to listen to this series because they are thrilling productions with music and sound effects, and actors who do not merely read the books but act them out.
Hope to Die by James Patterson, narrated by Michael Boatman from Spin City and Scott Sower from Cracker, is an edge-of-your-seat thriller that will leave readers of the series on the edge of their seats. Will the entire Cross family survive this ordeal and if they do, how will it change them? Patterson has taken this series to the next level and gotten back to the roots of what has made this series an enduring hit.
About the Author:
James Patterson is a prolific author of thrillers, mysteries, young adult novels and more. His first successful series featured psychologist Alex Cross.