Along Came a Spider

Book Details

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Author(s):

James Patterson

First Pub:

1992

Genre(s):

Crime; Mystery; Thriller

First Read:

2024

Times Read:

1 time

Rating:

Subject(s):

African American police - Fiction
Cross, Alex (Fictitious character) - Fiction
Detective and mystery stories
Mystery fiction
Police - Washington (D.C.) - Fiction
Police psychologists - Fiction
Private schools - Fiction
Psychological fiction
Secret service - Fiction
Washington (D.C.) - fiction

Chapters:

See 14

Prologue - Let's Play Make-Believe (1932)

Part One - Maggie Rose and Shrimpie Goldberg (1992)

Chapters 1-25

Part Two - The Son of Lindbergh

Chapters 26-43

Part Three - The Last Southern Gentleman

Chapters 44-59

Part Four - Remembering Maddie Rose

Chapters 60-67

Part Five - The Second Investigation

Chapters 69-86

Part Six - The Cross House

Chapters 87-89

Epilogue - Frontier Justice (1994)

Internal ID:

13702

Series:

Kiss the Girls ->

Alex Cross*

#1 of 31

Alex Cross*

A series of detective fiction by James Patterson featuring detective Alex Cross and takes place in Washington DC.

View this series in the book list

1) Along Came a Spider
2) Kiss the Girls
3) Jack & Jill
4) Cat & Mouse
5) Pop Goes the Weasel
6) Roses Are Red
7) Violets Are Blue
8) Four Blind Mice
9) The Big Bad Wolf
10) London Bridges
11) Mary, Mary
12) Cross
13) Double Cross
14) Cross Country
15) Alex Cross's Trial
16) I, Alex Cross
17) Cross Fire
18) Kill Alex Cross
19) Merry Christmas, Alex Cross
20) Alex Cross, Run
21) Cross My Heart
22) Hope to Die
23) Cross Justice
24) Cross the Line
25) The People vs. Alex Cross
26) Target: Alex Cross
27) Criss Cross
28) Deadly Cross
29) Fear No Evil
30) Triple Cross
31) Cross Down

Copyright:

First Sentence:

The Charles Lindbergh farmhouse glowed with bright, orangish lights.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

Peanut Butter Man lives.

Comments:

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Added: 24-Jul-2023

Last Updated: 18-Jun-2024

Publications

08-Oct-2023

HarperAudio

Audiobook

Date Issued:

08-Oct-2023

Format:

Audiobook

Length:

12 hrs 13 min (528 pages)

"Read":

Once

Reading(s):

1) 17 Jun 2024 - 18 Jun 2024

Internal ID:

43562

Publisher:

HarperAudio

ISBN:

Unknown

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Keith David - Narration

From amazon.com:

When nine-year-old Maggie Rose and her best friend, Michael Goldberg, are kidnapped from theirexclusive school in Washington, D.C., it is clear this is not an ordinarycase. Maggie's mother is a superstar actress, and Michael's father is Secretaryof the Treasury.
Together Alex Cross, deputy chief of detectives, and Jezzie Flanagan, supervisorin the Secret Service, must race to save the children.

Performed by Keith David. Keith David's remarkable versatility is demonstrated by his Tony nominated performance in Jelly's Last Jam, his singing in Puccini's La Boheme, his numerous Shakespearean portrayals, and his work in such films as Final Analysis and Platoon.

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

Date issued is the date the audiobook was uploaded to YouTube
Cover image taken from the YouTube video.

Author(s)

James Patterson
Birth: 22 Mar 1947 Newburgh, New York, USA

Awards

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