Cat and Mouse

I'm a big fan of murder mysteries, and I think James Patterson does them right. When we last left Alex Cross, he had just received a call from super villian Gary Soneji who Cross has imprisoned once before he escaped. This book leads off with Soneji's new kill. Cross spends 1/3 of the book going after Soneji and to his delight, he finds him! Then Soneji kills himself, but not before one last threat to Cross. He will come after Cross, dead or alive. The night after Cross' part for finally defeating Soneji, he and his entire family are brutally beaten by an unknown assailant. In comes, Thomas Pierce, FBI agent on the Mr. Smith case. This is where the book kind of diverges. Pierce is working the Cross case trying to find out who hurt him but also still working the elusive Mr. Smith case. In a classic murder mystery plot point, we find out that Pierce the FBI agent is actually Mr. Smith the serial killer. His first kill was his girlfriend. Cross knew this the entire time and was pretending to be hurt more than he actually was to lure Pierce into his territory. Cross catches Mr. Smith (surprise) but Mr. Smith dies (surprise). Not many of Cross' villains actually live. On a positive note, Cross proposes to his lady love from the last book. I feel like that may end badly if he stays in such a dangerous job. I will surely see.