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Ali Cross: The Secret Detective
- De: James Patterson
- Narrado por: Zeno Robinson
- Duración: 4 h y 7 m
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Ali Cross has always looked up to his father, the famous detective Alex Cross. And after helping to solve two big cases, Ali knows he has what it takes to follow in his father's footsteps. Eager to keep solving crimes, Ali and his friends hack into police calls and go to crime scenes to watch the detectives at work—and try to crack the cases themselves. But when Ali witnesses something horrible, he has to grapple with tough questions about what it means to be a detective, and a detective's son.
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Different opinions
- De Jill en 01-27-23
- Ali Cross: The Secret Detective
- De: James Patterson
- Narrado por: Zeno Robinson
Unbelievable
Revisado: 03-03-23
Ali Cross is a bright, smart and curious young black man. His father is a renown detective who consults for both the metro PD and the FBI. Ali in this 3rd book of the series has the detective bug.
And this being his 3rd book has disobeyed his Black Police detective daddy numerous times. Before he can serve out one punishment he’s disobeyed his dad again. The last instance there is gunfire.
There is absolutely no way that this young man would continue to be able to do this in a black household. Nope it’s way too far fetched. However the stories are intriguing and the school debate had great thought behind it. I still think James can delve further into this subject. Still worth the read.
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The People vs. Alex Cross
- De: James Patterson
- Narrado por: Andre Blake
- Duración: 8 h y 39 m
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Alex Cross has never been on the wrong side of the law - until now. Charged with gunning down followers of his nemesis Gary Soneji in cold blood, Cross is being turned into the poster child for trigger-happy cops who think they're above the law. Cross knows it was self-defense. But will a jury see it that way? As Cross fights for his professional life and his freedom, his former partner, John Sampson, brings him a gruesome, titillating video tied to the mysterious disappearances of several young girls.
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Not the usual excitement.
- De Nicole Rossini en 11-25-17
- The People vs. Alex Cross
- De: James Patterson
- Narrado por: Andre Blake
James Patterson missed an opportunity
Revisado: 02-21-23
I love the Alex Cross series. I think James does and excellent job with the Alex Cross character. However, he missed several opportunities to have meaningful conversation about the police and African American men. 9/10 really 10/10 Black fathers have to have the conversation about how to act with police officers with their sons. Even being a police officer they know that unless the officer knows he the son of an officer, and even then it may not help. There are two many off duty black men who’ve encountered it to skip over
It the way James did. When his son asked the question, Alex responded with there are a few and the rest it’s training. No sir it
Is not. They don’t lack training they lack diversity in the people they know, interact with. We have seen time and time again white officers not kill white people. Serial killers even. So we know they are trained in deescalation and how to take a prisoner alive. They don’t live in the cities they police and they don’t have diversity in their friends and neighbors. There has been a concerted effort in this country to show black men and boys as threats, so
When they see them as such.
There’s such a bigger conversation and this book didn’t go far enough in having that conversation.
In addition when the question about why Alex was prosecuted, it didn’t go far enough (although the attorney did say something) about how quickly black officers are taken to trial as opposed to white officers when a death by police officer occurs.
This book could have been so much more. Too bad James wasn’t courageous enough or doesn’t believe it was a needed conversation.
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Merry Christmas, Alex Cross
- De: James Patterson
- Narrado por: Michael Boatman, Stephen Kunken, Cristin Milioti
- Duración: 6 h y 6 m
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It's Christmas Eve and Detective Alex Cross has been called out to catch someone who's robbing his church's poor box. That mission behind him, Alex returns home to celebrate with Bree, Nana, and his children. The tree decorating is barely underway before his phone rings again - a horrific hostage situation is quickly spiraling out of control. Away from his own family on the most precious of days, Alex calls upon every ounce of his training, creativity, and daring to save another family.
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Yawn!
- De Gayle A. Orner en 11-24-12
- Merry Christmas, Alex Cross
- De: James Patterson
- Narrado por: Michael Boatman, Stephen Kunken, Cristin Milioti
A little far fetched
Revisado: 02-06-23
I love the Alex Cross series. But i feel like this was just over the top with Alex being the only one that could solve all the crimes. In a 36 hour period he was in the mix on EVERYTHING. However I still love the relationships that he has with his family and friends and the dilemma that he is struggling with that I’m sure will show up down the line. It also makes the reader ask, what would you do in that situation with lives on the line. Especially reading it in 2023 and all the things that have been going on. Overall worth the read.
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Double Cross
- De: James Patterson
- Narrado por: Peter J. Fernandez, Michael Stuhlbarg
- Duración: 8 h y 6 m
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Just when Alex Cross thought his life was calming down into a routine of patients and therapy sessions, he finds himself back in the game - this time to catch a criminal mastermind like no other. A spate of elaborate murders in Washington, D.C., have the whole East Coast on edge. They are like nothing Alex Cross and his new girlfriend, Detective Brianna Stone, have ever seen.
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It was OK
- De Jesse en 11-30-07
- Double Cross
- De: James Patterson
- Narrado por: Peter J. Fernandez, Michael Stuhlbarg
Alex Cross does it again
Revisado: 02-01-23
The budding romance with Bree is secondary to the suspense. As usual Sampson brings comic relief. As Alex straddles the fence with his practice and being pulled back into detective work you know where his heart really is. Kyle Craig makes an appearance and again you realize just how detailed his mind is and how sick he can be. Even behind that there is this respect for Alex that is undeniable. The twists and turns will keep you on the edge of your seat.
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Born a Crime
- Stories from a South African Childhood
- De: Trevor Noah
- Narrado por: Trevor Noah
- Duración: 8 h y 44 m
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In this award-winning Audible Studios production, Trevor Noah tells his wild coming-of-age tale during the twilight of apartheid in South Africa. It’s a story that begins with his mother throwing him from a moving van to save him from a potentially fatal dispute with gangsters, then follows the budding comedian’s path to self-discovery through episodes both poignant and comical.
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Great book and perfect narration
- De MarilynArms en 12-15-16
- Born a Crime
- Stories from a South African Childhood
- De: Trevor Noah
- Narrado por: Trevor Noah
Trevor has a way of weaving a story
Revisado: 05-09-18
This book took me through all types of emotions. I laughed, I felt sad, I felt convicted. Although the story is of Black South Africans it could very well be the story of African Americans. They dynamic between races and classes is very similar. Born a Crime is a story you won’t regret listening to and you definitely won’t forget
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