Ali Cross

I'm a 69 year old adult and a retired elementary special education teacher. I enjoyed this book so much. I think it would definitely appeal to middle school and high schoolers. It's an easy read for high schoolers. It has suspense, action and realizism.

I Read the first Ali Cross book recently. I had picked up many Patterson books in the past and wanted to see How Patterson’s Jimmy Patterson Younger Readers books compared. This series is based on Alex Cross’s Son Ali and though I have only read one other Alex Cross book I was able to enjoy this story without worry that I was missing anything in the plot. This story also kept the structure I was used to with Patterson of short chapters and built up the character of Ali making me want to read the others. Though Targeted to 12-15 year olds I would say that anyone can enjoy this if you enjoy a good detective mystery. The main plot is that Ali’s friend Gabe has gone missing and through out the Story Ali and his other friends are searching for clues to see if Gabe is still live and they can find him. They face some obstacles from the police as well as their parents mainly Alex in getting involved in this . Through this also Alex has a sub plot where he is in trouble and on trial for allegedly pushing a suspect’s dad down the stairs. The sub plot runs the whole story but did not detract from the main plot. Though it would be interesting to know if there is a tie in here to the main Alex Cross series with this. I thoroughly enjoyed this story and look forward to reading the others despite their age target as an adult I feel I can still enjoy them.

Alex Cross has great adventures and it is a nice connection for readers to share with their own younger readers. I thought he did a good job saying true to alex's character while developing Ali's. I'm looking forward to the next Ali Cross adventure.

Alex went to a home of someone who was arrested. While he was there the father of the boy arrested came at Alex. Alex stumbled but didn't fall. Then the guy came at him again and when Alex moved the man fell down his steps and hit his head and wound up in a comma. His family tried to sue Alex and the police department saying it was police brutality and Alex did it on purpose. It was just an accident and Alex tried to catch the man before he fell but wasn't fast enough. Alex's son Ali was going threw a rough time also. His friend was missing and at first he thought he was just went missing after the last time Ali saw after school when they got out for Christmas vacation. Ali and friends played a internet game and all would sign on. On Christmas Eve Ali and his family went to Mass and when they came home Ali's brother Damon had seen the kitchen window had been broken. Someone had broken in the house and robbed them. So between worrying about his father who was gonna stand trial because of the family sueing him and Ali's friend missing Ali was going crazy. So when 1 of the texts from crime scene was dusting his house for prints Ali was talking to him and he gave Ali some ideas of what he would do for a missing person. So Ali took his advice and he and his friends started playing detective to find their friend. Then 1 day when he went to his friends house his father wasn't there and his mother was and let Ali in and see her son's room. Ali's friend was outside and tried to warn Ali that the father was coming home. When the father saw him he threw him out without his coat. The mother came behind him with Ali's coat and the father threw it at him. He had his school Id in his pocket and either it fell out or his friends father took it out before he threw the coat to Ali. He planted Ali's ID at one of the robberies and made it look like Ali was robbing people 's homes. Eventually they found Ali's friend and then they went to hear Alex's verdict of guilty or not guilty in the trial. Of course Alex didn't do anything wrong and was found innocent. He wanted to start a go found me page to help with the guys expenses if the family would accept it from him . Not because he felt guilty about it but to try and help the family since the guy who fell was still in a comma.

As a fan of the Alex Cross series, I was so excited to see a new series featuring Alex's youngest son Ali. I bought for my 8 year old son, but for me as well. A book we could share together! And take turns reading. A compelling story from the beginning, with the whole Cross family in attendance. A great read for all ages!

I think this book was a nice intro for a kid detective. However, Ali takes too many unnecessary risks. The police seem incompetent in their role throughout the book, too. Nothing happens unless the clues are spelled out for everyone. I hope the next book in the series Ali shows more maturity and actual cleverness.

I've read every Alex Cross novel, but I hadn't read any of James Patterson's young adult books. When I saw that this YA novel was also about Alex Cross and involved a mystery told through the eye's of his son Ali, I decided to give it a try. I'm so glad I did. The youngest member of the Cross family puts his intellect to use when his school friend Gabe goes missing. Meanwhile, Alex is on trial for assault after a man he was questioning takes a tumble down a flight of stairs and falls into a coma. If the man dies, the charge could be upgraded to murder. Christmas is all but ruined when a burglary takes place at the Cross residence, with all the presents being stolen, along with Alex's and Bree's service revolvers. Ali's persistence is impressive, as he organizes and leads his friends into a full-fledged investigation into Gabe's disappearance, complete with canvassing the neighborhood, distributing flyers, and setting up a social media account. Young readers will be attracted by the inclusion of video gaming as a tool to solve the mystery and by Ali's struggles with bullies at his school. For this senior reader, anything with the Cross family always falls into the "must read" category, and I didn't miss the blood and guts at all (until the next adult Alex Cross book comes out, anyway).

Loved this book and the Ali Cross series idea. Will read them all. While I await anymore Alex cross books that are coming, can’t get enough of this family.

Didn't know what to expect with this book, I love all the Alex cross books and wasn't sure how this would work. Clever man, written from Alex's sons eyes its a really good story and includes all the family in their up to date lives. I think it's meant to be aimed at young teenagers but I really enjoyed it and if there is going to be a follow on I would definitely buy it.

My niece (11) is an avid reader and loved this book! She is hoping more will come out soon! She read it is just a few days!

A boy named Ali has a detective as a dad. When His dad, Alex unintentionally harms a man, everyone in town is against him. One night, mysterious robberies start happening but the following night the robbed items return to the owners. What’s more, is that Ali’s good friend is declared missing and as Ali works to uncover this mystery, secrets are uncovered. Ali finds himself in more trouble than ever. Definitely recommend this book for all types of readers and will have you hooked until the very end! -HM

Quite oversized but my granddaughter loves it

My son loves his book. He ha the whole collection. Thanks