Four Blind Mice by James Patterson is the eighth book in the Alex Cross Series. Like the other novels in Patterson's series, there are multiple murders and multiple killers. This time, the pieces are connected through the military, in particular veterans of the Vietnam War. Alex swears when he helps his friend, John Sampson, that this will be his last homicide investigation.
There are several reasons I gave this book five stars. *****. The first centers around John Sampson. I've waited during the last 7 books to get to know Sampson more intimately, and Patterson doesn't disappoint. He gives a depth to Sampson that I hope to continue to see in the rest of the novels in the series. He is a good side-kick type character who normally just supports Alex Cross. Sampson in many ways is the star of Four Blind Mice.
Another thing I really liked about Four Blind Mice was the motivation behind the villains. In a typical hard boiled novel, the murders are psychopathic creeps that a regular Joe wouldn't see much of himself/herself in. The killers in Four Blind Mice were all men who killed while in war. Some of them are able to move past their demons, and others breed darker demons after returning from Vietnam.
Nana Mama also plays a more pivotal role in Four Blind Mice than in some of the earlier novels in the series. Alex has to make some serious choices about his family life and how it intersects with his professional life. Kyle Craig also reappears in Four Blind Mice, though I very much got the impression that Kyle will reappear in future books as well.
There are several reasons I gave this book five stars. *****. The first centers around John Sampson. I've waited during the last 7 books to get to know Sampson more intimately, and Patterson doesn't disappoint. He gives a depth to Sampson that I hope to continue to see in the rest of the novels in the series. He is a good side-kick type character who normally just supports Alex Cross. Sampson in many ways is the star of Four Blind Mice.
Another thing I really liked about Four Blind Mice was the motivation behind the villains. In a typical hard boiled novel, the murders are psychopathic creeps that a regular Joe wouldn't see much of himself/herself in. The killers in Four Blind Mice were all men who killed while in war. Some of them are able to move past their demons, and others breed darker demons after returning from Vietnam.
Nana Mama also plays a more pivotal role in Four Blind Mice than in some of the earlier novels in the series. Alex has to make some serious choices about his family life and how it intersects with his professional life. Kyle Craig also reappears in Four Blind Mice, though I very much got the impression that Kyle will reappear in future books as well.
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