Alex Cross Run Summary

My biggest pet peeve with the novel is the fact that it was written in the third person. S.E. Hinton had written four young adult novels prior to Taming the Star Runner. The only difference between all of those novels and Taming the Star Runner is that they were all written in the first person. Most of the time, the main character was the narrator. I personally prefer writing and reading novels in the first person point of view, because it helps the reader and/or the writer connect to the characters in a way they never thought imaginable. It is almost like you are inside the main character’s head and you are feeling everything they feel. In this novel, I never felt heavily impacted by any of the character’s emotions or life problems. Ponyboy, in The Outsiders, would describe things in very vivid detail. Not once while reading Taming the Star Runner was I able to visualize the setting and the characters in my head. There was not one moment where an event or characters were told or introduced in beautiful detail. It almost seems like she was rushed to publish it and wrote it without all of her heart in it. To be completely honest, I forgot S.E. Hinton wrote the book while I was reading it, because the style she wrote Taming the Star Runner in was unrecognizable. Overall, S.E. Hinton excels in writing in the first person, and in my opinion, made a career-altering mistake with trying to write in the third person for Taming the Star

In my opinion I thought that this book was a very good book. In this chapter I will describe the setting, theme, plot and conflict etc. This book had a few different settings like

He was taken to an interrogation room of the Detroit Police. There he was vigorously questioned. Once questioned about the murder, he claimed that he was not involved in the murder. At first, the interrogator didn’t believe him, as one set of fingerprints on the body were identical to his. But Alex insisted he had nothing to do with the killing, so he was asked to complete a polygraph test to prove his innocence.

I did actually really like this book. I was not sure if I was going to enjoy it when the project was first assigned, but after reading for a while, I became really interested

For the most part, the novel was very enjoyable. One aspect of it that I loved was that the storyline was extremely intense, which always compelled me to find out what would happen next. For example,

My reflections on the orginization of the novel ended with me loving how the book came together. Alex started off as a normal teenager that does normal teenage activities , but then in a blink of a eye his

Alex Martin aka Al whose an african american male who’s 6’1’’,dark brown hair, and allergic to peanut butter has spent the last 9 years in jail.Al went to jail because he robbed a bank.Al’s first impression on the people he first seen when he got out of jail was he didn't care about anyone but himself.When Al seen his mother the first thing she said was how did you get that scar on your face.Al told his mother in his deep voice that he got into a fight with another inmate about who get’s to sleep on the top bunk,and he pulled a knife on him and sliced the side of his face.Alex told his mother he was going to get a job as a mechanic.Al’s dad walked inside his home stumbling and knocking things over.Al was tired of seeing his dad always drunk

Primarily, Alex is having trouble catching the Mastermind. He leaves no trace of evidence, and when they think they’re on to something, it disappears like a leaf in the wind. “’You’ve got the wrong man.’ Then he died” (Patterson 364). This describes the overall theme of the story. The Mastermind has created a complex and malevolent plan designed to trick the FBI into thinking they’ve caught him, only to realize that they’ve caught the wrong man later on.

Their story arcs were amazing, as McManus wrote the murder investigation as a way to help the four realize things about themselves and grow up. Also, I loved relationships in this book. I found them very special and beautiful. The connnections between the characters lead to really fantastic scences and moments. And not only were the relationships special to the readers, but to the characters as well.

The only downside to this novel is that I wasn’t particularly into the exposition. The first couple pages didn’t interest me to the point where I would not want to stop reading the book. However, the climax did change the

Alex Cross is an African American analyst and clinician based out of the Southeast quadrant of Washington, D.C. He began in the crime division of the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPDC), however inevitably turns into a Senior Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Alex comes back to private psychology practice, however, continues working with the police as required, eventually rejoining the MPDC as a specialist to the Major Case Squad.

It wasn't badly written, I just didn't like how so much happened in such a small amount of time. Everything was so dramatic and nothing in the story was small or relatively normal. It was too dramatic for me personally. I would not go to a bookstore and pick it up and buy the book but that is just me. I know people who like books who have a lot going on and have tons of different conflicts at once. There was nothing I specifically did not like about the story, it just was not for

These chapters focus on the days after Alex was arrested for his drunk underage driving. He returns from the hospital and is told he will have a hearing for his case in 30 days, and he’s required to show up in court. His mom clearly shows her anger and disappointment at him, as does his best friend Laurie, a martial artist he’s known since he was six. The story then jumps ahead to Alex’s day in court, Chapter 4. To briefly summarize, Alex gets a plea deal to do community service instead of jail time, even after making an ill-timed comment when the judge happened to be right behind him.

The story begins with Alex looking back on the events of his drunk driving escapade. Alex describes the whole Friday evening when the event occurred, which included stealing his mom’s car, getting drunk, and attempting to drive to his father’s house. It didn’t take long before Alex drove into a neighbor’s yard, damaging a lawn gnome and throwing up on the cop who arrived at the scene. When he arrived at the police station, bleeding and tears in his eyes, he accidentally knocked a table which caused coffee to be spilled on the desk cop. He then wakes up in the hospital hours later and discovers he’s suffered multiple injuries and disappointed his parents to the fullest.

“Alex Cross” is a psychological thriller about a Detroit psychologist/ detective by the name of Dr. Alex Cross who spends much of his time chasing down an arrogant, sadistic, psychotic serial killer/ Picasso, nicknamed for the charcoal sketches left behind at the crime scenes, is a hired serial killer and Cross is determined to not only find Picasso, but also the man who hired him. By examining the sketches, Alex Cross is able to determine Picasso’s next victims and gets in the way of the assassins killing spree. Picasso becomes angry at the interference and to prove his point, he finds Cross’s co-worker and tortures her to death. This is only the beginning of the cat and mouse game. Picasso makes the game even more personal when he kills Cross’s wife. Once the game becomes personal, Dr. Cross is pushed to the boundaries of his values and psychological limitations. Cross is no longer trying to find Picasso in order to bring him to justice but now it is for a personal revenge. Dr. Cross is no longer concerned with the boundaries of the law when it comes to finding this narcissist sociopath and the man who hired him.