Jack & Jill - James Patterson

In the middle of the night, a controversial U.S. senator is found murdered in bed in his Georgetown pied-a-terre. The police turn up only one clue: a mysterious rhyme signed "Jack and Jill" promising that this is just the beginning. Jack and Jill are out to get the rich and famous, and they will stop at nothing until their fiendish plan is carried out.Meanwhile, Washington, D. C., homicide detective Alex Cross is called to a murder scene only blocks from his house, far from the corridors of power where he spends his days. The victim: a beautiful little girl, savagely beaten--and desposited in front of the elementary school Cross's son, Damon, attends.Could there be a connection between the two murders? As Cross tries to put the pieces together, the killer- or killers - strike again. And again. No one in Washington is safe - not children, not politicians, not even the President of the United States. Only Alex Cross has the skills and the courage to crack the case-but will he discover the truth in time?A relentless roller coaster of heart-pounding suspense and jolting plot twists, Jack and Jill proves that no one can write a more compelling thriller than James Patterson--the master of the nonstop nightmare.

Published: 2003-08-01 (Grand Central Publishing)

ISBN: 9780446692656

Language: English

Format: Paperback, 466 pages

Goodreads' rating: -

Genres

Mystery Fiction Thriller Crime

Reviews

Jessamyn rated it

Jack & Jill gives a creepy insight into the inter-workings of our government. Although, it is a fiction novel, Im sure the plans that took place in this novel have been attempted before. Jack & Jill are two high profile killers in Washington D.C. They kill people that are held high in the public eye and are working their way towards their ultimate goal -- Killing the real Jack & Jill -- Mr. and Mrs. President of the United States. Can Alex Cross catch them before it is too late?At the same time, there are mysterious children murders happening in Cross's neighborhood. With his heart in trying to solve the case, he gets pulled off and put on the Jack and Jill case.He goes undercover with his partner Sampson and a few guys from their department to try to solve the cases themselves. The cases aren't getting much attention because of the high profile murders. This novel is fast paced and keeps you guessing until Patterson is ready to reveal the whole story to you. The Jack and Jill killings were intimate but lacking emotions. The child murders left me quite sad and cringing. Patterson nails another great book. 4/5 stars. There were a few boring parts, but over all exciting!

Brooke rated it

I thought this book was good, but not as good as the first two. It didn't draw me in like the other ones did. The ending though was intense and the only part of the book I really got into. It announced what the fourth book was going to be about by having Gary Soneji from "Along Came a Spider" reappear in the story again. I recommend this book to anyone who liked the first two of the Alex Cross series because this book leads into the story line of the fourth book which is very good.

Viola rated it

This may have been the best Patterson novel I've ever read including all stand-alone's and other series of his, it was that good! It was full of action from the get-go especially that there wasn't just one killer, there wasn't even just two, there was three. Two working together as Jack and Jill who are murdering well known celebrities and then also the Truth School killer who's murdering little kids. Both are shocking cases but maybe for different reasons. There is an element of racism in this book as their seems to be with all of the Cross novels. The kids being killed by the Truth School killer are black and the celebrities are both white, rich and powerful, so guess who gets the most attention from the police force in Washington? Of course Alex contests this strongly but is forced into working more on the Jack and Jill case by his superiors. He still works on the child murders as much as he can though proving how a lovely, honest character he truely is. The whole element with the President assassination was really gripping and I thought it was quite brave of an author to tackle something so monumentally huge. It really is the biggest crime you could probably commit in America and it will write you into the history books, something Jack and Jill are counting on. Very good book, gripping and how a thriller should be. Thrilling!

Winifred rated it

2018 Reading Challenge: book set in the 1990sIm going to force myself to read this series. I may eventually enjoy it

Reggie rated it

This Book Is Killer!