Roses Are Red Abridged

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Summary: Amazing
Review: This was one of the best thrillers that James patterson has evre written. The ending was kind of skimpy but once you read "Violets Are Blue" you will be amazed. This was soo good it had everythinhg I love Pattersons work and this was one of his greatst works

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Summary: Quick start, great race, poor finish.
Review: DC Homicide Investigator Alex Cross joins forces with FBI to battle wits against homicidal Mastermind. Non-stop action kept me on edge throughout the book. There was one too many twists at the end which did not fit the rest of the book which left the ending somewhat disappointing. It was like watching an exciting competition for a couple of hours only to end in a tie.

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Summary: Irrelevant Ending
Review: The book which starts off the chain of mystery thrillers with Alex Cross as the main character. It is pretty interesting up til the last few pages. The clues dropped along the way were just not relevant or enough to lead the reader to the identity of the murderer. If you are not a die-hard thriller fan (the kind of person who just loves to guess the identity of the murderer), it is a rather entertaining read.

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Summary: do not waste your time
Review: i will never read another patterson book again; twice i've tried reading his stuff and twice i could not finish it; it seems like this author has a thing for necrophilia--disgusting and in poor taste--reader be wary.

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Summary: Great book
Review: This is a great book. It was hard to put down, lots of great twists and turns. Characters are good, people we can relate too. I would reccomend this book.

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Summary: God...why did I ever read this book?
Review: I think Patterson should simply stop writing books and save us the time..I read this book and I was soo angry with my self for reading such a idiotic story it ruined my whole day...Here there is a guy called Mastermind who can be anyone ... with a very weak reasoning surely patterson could ve find a better mastermind than what was mentioned in the last page..actually I thought i was NANA MAMA..it would ve made more sense..if u wanna read some murder mysteries which makes any sense read some hercule poirot stories like "Murder of the roger ackroyd"..this novel deserves to be taken out of the shops..I wonder how come they advertise this as a no.1 bestseller.

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Summary: In the end it feels manipulated.........
Review: Roses are Red is a fast paced tale of serial murder and a personal vendetta. Alex Cross is called upon during his son's christening to help track down a family's murderer that occurs in connection with a bank robbery. Alex Cross feels a need to assist with the investigation. This in effect destroys his relationship with the mother of his son, Christine(who was kidnapped for a year in a previous novle).
As Alex follows the trail of the criminal who calls himself the Mastermind, the action is non-stop and clues seem to be revealed, yet nothing seems to be leading in the right direction. With each new discovery, Alex seems to be getting closer and yet, in the very end, there is a distinctly flat feel to the inconclusive end. Patterson does a remarkable job in creating this "bad guy", but when the identity is revealed it feels manipulated. James Patterson has written many terrific books, this one however is not one of his best.

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Summary: What Roses?
Review: I didn't like this book at all, very slow moving, could hardly finish it. I have read several of Patterson's books and even some with Cross starring, but this was just not up to par. Why read the next one in the series since we already know who the Mastermind is? Just to see more blood and guts described.

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Summary: Horrible ending
Review: This was a pretty good book for the most part. It's a pretty standard mystery/thriller, but a nice way to while away an afternoon. But the ending completely ruined it for me. It simply made no sense given the way the story plays out just before this ending, which one can only imagine was meant to shock, is revealed. Had the author cared enough to try and explain this seemingly incongruous revelation, I might have liked it better. But perhaps even he couldn't find a way to make it work.

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Summary: Awesome!!!
Review: This was a great book!!! I couldn't put it down and ended up finishing it in one night!