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Jack & Jill
by James Patterson
Critical Praise
Jack & Jill
"Fortunately Patterson has brought back homicide detective Alex Cross....He's the kind of multilayered character that makes any plot twist seem believable. From the book's opening murder to its haunting cliff-hanger ending, Patterson has created a dark and scary thrill ride that keeps your heart pounding and your eyes glued to the pages."
-- People

"Captivating....as always, Patterson provides a fast-paced thriller full of surprising but realistic plot twists....Cross is one of the best and most likable characters in the modern thriller genre."

-- San Francisco Examiner

"Flawless....Patterson, among the best novelists of crime stories ever, has reached his pinnacle with this one."

-- Larry King, USA Today

"The pages turn rapidly, and Patterson juggles twist after twist with genuine glee."

--San Francisco Chronicle A Main Selection of The Literary Guild

"He's unbeatable....In Jack & Jill [he] again proves himself master of the hair-raising thriller with a climactic, double-twist ending, the trick that made his 'Along Came a Spider' and 'Kiss the Girls' memorable nail-biters."

-- Buffalo News

"Chilling....This book is hard to put down."

-- Associated Press

"A GRIPPING GAME OF DEATH....Through crisp crosscutting, Patterson grabs readers right from the beginning and sweeps them along toward riveting dual climaxes....It's fine, full-blooded entertainment from start to finish, with a last-page surprise."

-- Publishers Weekly

"This is his most exciting yet....The twists and turns arrive in roller-coaster fashion....Don't miss this exciting political suspense thriller. Then go back and read his last two books featuring Alex Cross, Along Came a Spider and Kiss the Girls."

-- Nashville Banner

"HARROWING....Patterson's (Along Came a Spider, Kiss the Girls) thrilling thriller pursues the parallel serial killers, one cold-blooded and methodical, one helter-skelter and raging, relentlessly, with the tension building and whodunit uncertain (and ultimately shocking) right up to the final chapter."

-- Newark Star-Ledger

"ENGROSSING...marvelously crafted...one of the most compelling mysteries of the year....Patterson confounds even mystery veterans, however, through a thrill ride rivaling The Mantis at Cedar Point--with spine-tingling twists and turns that leave readers hanging upside down with their hearts racing."

-- Columbus Dispatch

"Breakneck pacing....Patterson is back with another winner featuring black Washington, D.C., detective/psychologist Alex Cross....Highly recommended."

-- Library Journal

"NONSTOP ACTION...Jack & Jill is a suspense thriller that explodes off the pages."

-- Montgomery Advertiser

"His mastery of the thriller genre is unsurpassed....Jack & Jill takes the reader on a suspenseful ride as relentless as a high-speed roller coaster."

-- Abilene Reporter-News

"A fast-paced, electric story that is utterly believable."

-- Booklist

"COMPELLING READING....Patterson's strong narrative and expert characterizations make the plot work exceptionally well."

-- Lansing State Journal

"Guaranteed to frighten...James Patterson not only creates a dizzying flight of suspense and violence, but probes and exposes the explosive elements in today's society."

-- Baton Rouge Magazine

"TERRIFIC...TANTALIZING....As in his earlier bestselling thrillers, Along Came a Spider and Kiss the Girls, Patterson builds a complex storyline, with shocking scenes and striking, sympathetic characters."

-- Dayton Beach News Journal

"Outstanding....Readers who have not discovered James Patterson just don't know what they are missing. Patterson is, without a doubt, one of the most talented and exciting authors of crime fiction today."

-- Lake Worth Herald

"Riveting....Grabs the reader's attention and doesn't let it go."

-- Manchester Journal Inquirer

"A thrill-a-minute....It's a compelling mystery, better still than Patterson's first two novels, Along Came a Spider and Kiss the Girls and those were both excellent novels. His newest book is still more explosive and powerful. It's a nonstop nightmare."

-- Naples Daily News

"His most exciting and terrifying book....Jack & Jill is Patterson at his hickory-dickory best."

-- Rockdale Citizen
Fiction/Thrillers
Fiction/General
ISBN: 0316693715
Hardcover

$24.00/U.S.
$33.00/CAN
432 pages
6 x 9
Little, Brown

Paperback (trade)
Fiction/General
ISBN: 0446692654
$13.95/U.S.
$19.95/CAN
480 pages
5-1/4 x 8
Grand Central Publishing

Paperback (mass market)
Fiction/Thrillers
ISBN: 0446604801
$7.99/U.S.
$10.99/CAN
480 pages
3-5/8 x 4-3/4
Grand Central Publishing