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Merry Christmas, Alex Cross
de Patterson, James
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good +/Very Good DJ
- ISBN 10
- 0316399531
- ISBN 13
- 9780316399531
- Librería
-
Southampton, Massachusetts, United States
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 2012. First Edition. Very Good +/Very Good DJ. 8vo = over 9". n/a. Printing Not Spec. Blue hard covers with silver printing on spine. Very clean with tight binding. Slight bumping on corners and spine. DJ has minor wearing on front and back covers and light edgewear.
Reseñas
El Dec 16 2013, CloggieDownunder dijo:
Merry Christmas, Alex Cross is the nineteenth book in the popular Alex Cross series by prolific American author, James Patterson. It actually consists of two separate stories linked only by their proximity to Christmas. On Christmas Eve, with a blizzard set to engulf Washington, Alex Cross is called, much to the dismay of his family, to a hostage situation. A once-prestigious heavily armed lawyer is holding his ex-wife, his children, his ex-wife’s new husband and a next-door neighbour hostage. Cross risks his own life by entering the house (twice) and eventually defusing the situation and disarming the drug-crazed offender, using background information about the lawyer, combined with his considerable negotiating skills and his psychological expertise. Then with just a few hours of sleep, he is called to Union Station, where Hala, a ruthless Saudi terrorist and cold-blooded killer (whom readers will remember from Kill Alex Cross) has been spotted using facial recognition technology. As they try to track Hala, Cross wonders if this is a diversion for something worse. There is plenty of action in this story: cyanide poisoning, grenades, booby traps, shootings, torture of children and sniffer dogs all feature. Lots of technology is used: iPads with G4 are commandeered from commuters; cell phone calls are monitored; Skype links to Saudi Arabia are instrumental. Cross partakes in something he would usually consider beneath his standards. And would Arab children being tortured speak English? Finally, Cross and John Sampson manage to foil the terrorist plot almost by accident and without actually knowing what it is. Cross spends quite a bit of time considering his job and its effects on his family. Fast-paced, short chapters, a quick read but not a patch on earlier Alex Cross novels.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Heritage Books (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- F46202
- Título
- Merry Christmas, Alex Cross
- Autor
- Patterson, James
- Ilustrador
- n/a
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good +
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good DJ
- Edición
- First Edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- ISBN 10
- 0316399531
- ISBN 13
- 9780316399531
- Editorial
- Little, Brown & Co.
- Lugar de publicación
- Boston
- Fecha de publicación
- 2012
- Páginas
- 323 pp
- Tamaño
- 8vo = over 9"
- Palabras clave
Términos de venta
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Sobre el vendedor
Heritage Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2008
Southampton, Massachusetts
Sobre Heritage Books
Our bookshop is located in the historic town library building of Southampton, Massachusetts. Southampton lies within the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts with a view of Pomeroy Mountain to the West and Mt. Tom to the North. It is situated between the artistic, vibrant communities of Easthampton and Northampton and the city of Westfield. We have a collection of over 40,000 books with many more waiting to be unboxed and squeezed onto our shelves. The large double-door front entrance will lead you to our main floor where we hold a wide range of fiction and non-fiction titles, as well as a good selection of scarce and rare editions. The original fireplace is surrounded by hardbacks and you can peer out the original nine-foot windows. Take the staircase to the basement and you will find our large children's section and many shelves full of paperbacks. Our physical address is 225 College Highway/Route 10. Our mailing address is 241 College Highway & Clark St. P.O. Box 100 Southampton, MA 01073. The store hours indicated are by appointment only Monday through Friday, and Saturday and Sunday you can stop in. Please call to schedule an appointment if you can't make it to the store on the weekends from 11 am to 3 pm.
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