Mary, Mary by Patterson, James

FBI Agent Alex Cross is on vacation with his family in Disneyland when he gets a call from the Director. A well-known actress was shot outside her home in Beverly Hills. Shortly afterward, an editor for the Los Angeles Times receives an e-mail describing the murder in vivid details. Alex quickly learns that this is not an isolated incident. The killer, known as Mary Smith, has done this before and plans to kill again.

Right from the beginning, this case is like nothing Alex has ever been confronted with before. Is this the plan of an obsessed fan or a spurned actor, or is it part of something much more frightening? Now members of Hollywood's A-list fear they're next on Mary's list, and the case grows by blockbuster proportions as the LAPD and FBI scramble to find a pattern before Mary can send one more chilling update.

Author: James Patterson
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Published: 11/14/2005
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.32w x 1.27d
ISBN: 9780316159760

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.8
Point Value: 11
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 103051 / Mary, Mary


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2005 pg. 998
Ingram Advance 11/01/2005 pg. 36
Booklist 09/15/2005 pg. 7
Library Journal 10/01/2005 pg. 68
Library Journal Prepub Alert 07/01/2005 pg. 52

About the Author
James Patterson has had more New York Times bestsellers than any other writer, ever, according to Guinness World Records. Since his first novel won the Edgar Award in 1977 James Patterson's books have sold more than 300 million copies. He is the author of the Alex Cross novels, the most popular detective series of the past twenty-five years, including Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider. He writes full-time and lives in Florida with his family.