Alex Cross's TRIAL

by James Patterson, Richard DiLallo

514 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 11, 2009

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James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time and the creator of such unforgettable characters and series as Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Jane Smith, and Maximum Ride. He has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton, Dolly Parton, and Michael Crichton, as well as collaborated on #1 bestselling nonfiction, including The Idaho Four, Walk in My Combat Boots, and Filthy Rich. Patterson has told the story of his own life in the #1 bestselling autobiography James Patterson by James Patterson. He is the recipient of an Edgar Award, ten Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal.

Reviews

[Terri Palermo · Rating 2 out of 5]

This should have been a stand alone book rather than book 15 in the Alex Cross series: while it is supposed to involve one of Alex's ancestors, nothing relates to the series or provides needed backstory.
Since I wasn't sure of this until the end, I did read the book, though some parts I decided to skim through once I began to realize I was never going to get what I wanted from this book.
This book is extremely harsh and ugly and, while the story definitely needs to be told, it shouldn't be part of the Alex Cross series, especially without a disclaimer.
This book deals with slavery and lynchings, quite realistically and graphically.
It was hard to read....at least it was for me.

[Melissa Neal · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was excited to try another one of Patterson's novels featuring Alex Cross. At one point in my life, I really enjoyed these types of quick reads, but I have veered away from this genre the past decade of so. Patterson continues to do what he does well and tells the story of Alex Cross' relatives. Modern day Alex has been told by his Nana Mama about his great uncle who was a trial attorney during Jim Crow era in Mississippi. The majority of this story takes place during the turn of the century and deals with issues such as the KKK and lynching. At times, this story is disturbing as was the events of the era. Cross spares no details as he describes the events of this era.

[Teresa Hunter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Alex Cross's TRIAL

OMG!!!!!!!! This book was amazing, terrifying and could be so true. It is extremely painful to think about what the African- Americans went through in this horrible time. I can believe that they lived in fear their entire lives, especially in the south. I would like to believe that we are so for beyond this, but discrimination is still here in the twenty first century, I don't think I will live long enough to see it completely erased, but I hope that my children and grandchildren will.

[Sheila scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

Painful to this very day

From 1906 to 2025 and probably on, this sad truth is that this type of hatred and racism will always be found here in the US. It shows how ugly people still today prefer to carry on this racial sickness. There are however, those out there Black, White, Brown who still work hard to change the hatred, maybe one day before God decides there no help for us and starts over with animals, that maybe we will get ourselves together to survive as one people.

[Gwen L.M.Clarke · Rating 1 out of 5]

I didn’t like the structure- very short chapters - almost as if it was to encourage a very young reader? Also the ugly over the top descriptions of the lynchings. In the end I was actually rather bored, so skim read through to the end! Would not recommend- only read it because it was chosen by my book club!!

[Michelle Hartman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a good book!!! This story was deeply moving. It showed the depths of man’s hatred for man and it makes me so sad to know these stories were based off of real events. I highly recommend reading this!

[Daniel Kinney · Rating 4 out of 5]

interesting story

I suppose it’s a story based on possible fact. I expected a more prominent role of the Cross family. It was more of a Corbett story than a Cross story.

[Teri Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome thanks

Fantastic story sad ending all of characters were great both good and bad I hope there's more stories to match all of the rest

[Quay Solomon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read...Moody and Ben was great....

[Robert Poland · Rating 5 out of 5]

struggle of the south

This book captured the turn of the century racial devide between the races This is the first stirings of the civil rights movement

[Bob's iPhone · Rating 5 out of 5]

Always a great read

[Debra A. Shover · Rating 3 out of 5]

ok

Definitely not one of my favorite Alex Cross books. It was more of a lesson about history between the white and black societies of the last.