"Patterson delivers a series of surprises that are definitely unexpected. There's a bit of thriller, romance, horror and drama in this one. If you only read one book this month, make it MARY, MARY. You won't be disappointed."

"The latest in the Alex Cross series has everything, rather more than everything, ardent fans seek in a Patterson work. Page-turning action & nail-biting suspense is here aplenty."

"James Patterson delivers a spooky psychopath, plot and motivation puzzlers, a warm-hearted everyman hero, and several big surprises to tie it all up. What more can a reader ask?"

"[Mary, Mary] flows effortlessly and with mounting suspense to its final, shocking twist; a fascinating psycho will captivate the author's many fans."

"[Patterson's] hypnotic three-or-four-pages-to-a-chapter pace will keep you up reading far into the night... Cross is at his best when he's on the trail of nasty mass murderers, and that's who he's after here -- with a great plot twist."

"James Patterson is something of an icon.among mystery writers of any locale. MARY, MARY... ranks among the best installments of the popular [Alex Cross] series... it's diabolical entertainment for his cadre of readers."

"MARY, MARY is vintage Alex Cross...Block out some time before you start this one; you won't want to have to put it down once you've started."