January Book Report

Alex Cross, in James Patterson's Cross, is a lean man in his late thirties. Alex is an investigator for the FBI who is always trying to find the best between his work and family. Throughout the story, he struggles to keep his family happy while working hard. Alex's first motivation is simply solving murders but later his motivation changes to finding his wife's killer and protecting his family and friends. Shortly into the book, Alex's wife is shot and killed. Alex works as hard as possible in his attempts to find his wife's killer and bring him/her to justice. In the end, it is not just Alex but his ex partner that bring the cerial killer/rapist down. Alex goes through a huge change in the novel. He goes from putting his work first and family later, to the complete opposite. Towards the end of the book all he really cares about any more are his family and friends. I didn't make any real personal connection with the character. His situations far exceed any situation I have ever undergone. I beleive that Alex Cross is an amazing man for helping so many people and still keeping his family happy. Without the character of Alex Cross, this book could not be.