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A series of killings in the forgotten, crime-infested ghettos of Southeastern D.C. has sent Cross and his 6' 9" 250-pound-partner, John Sampson in search of the "Jane Doe" killer. However, their racist, tyrannical boss George Pitman orders them to stay out of the Southeast and investigate the high-profile murder of a wealthy white man. Cross already has suspicions that the murders are linked, but when Sampson's ex turns up in an abandoned Southeast warehouse kicked to death, the two detectives carry on with their original investigation.
Meanwhile, Cross's longtime love, Christine, (Cat and Mouse) has taken prominence in his life and it looks as if the two will finally get hitched--with one hitch: Cross leaves the force. Although Cross's instinct tells him to quit--to not put everything he loves in jeopardy again--he's compelled to catch the Weasel. Akin to a slick, Hollywood action flick, Pop Goes the Weasel doesn't have time for meaningful character development and thoughtful moral analysis. And it doesn't need to. Its winning formula is based in short scenes (chapters average about three pages), addictive plot progression and mean dialogue:
"Sampson sighed and said, 'I think her tongue is stapled inside the other girl. I'm pretty sure that's it, Alex. The Weasel stapled them together.' I looked at two girls and shook my head. 'I don't think so. A staple, even a surgical one, would come apart on the tongue's surface ... Crazy glue would work." --Rebekah Warren
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In this heart-stopping thriller, Detective Alex Cross and his beloved fiance find themselves tangled in a complex murder investigation, threatening not only public safety, but their chance at happiness together. Alex Cross is happy, but his happiness is threatened by a series of chilling murders--murders with a pattern so twisted, it leaves investigators reeling. Cross's ingenious pursuit of the killer produces a suspect: a British diplomat named Geoffrey Shafer. But proving that Shafer is the murderer becomes a potentially deadly task. As the diplomat engages in a brilliant series of surprising countermoves, in and out of the courtroom, Alex and his fiancee become hopelessly entangled with the most memorable nemesis Alex Cross has ever faced. Pop Goes the Weasel reveals James Patterson at the peak of his power. Here is a chilling villain no reader will forget, a love story of great tenderness, and a plot of relentless suspense and heart-pounding pace. To read Pop Goes the Weasel is to discover why James Patterson is one of the world's greatest suspense writers. Having risen to the top of seven bestseller lists in hardcover, this spellbinding thriller puts Alex Cross face to face with his most formidable villain yet. Cross's pursuit of the culprit of a string of Washington D.C. murders leads him to a British diplomat, but proving he's the killer becomes a potentially deadly task. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780446608817