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Pop goes the weasel is a good, fast paced read, however it suffered from some sloppy writing and editing compared to Pattersons other books. I think the book was maybe rushed somewhat, as there are some holes in the story, and some parts are not really explained particularaly well. For instance, sometimes you flip the page and find that months have passed in the story without even realizing it. And the entire section with the court scenes was really oversimplified. The ending seemed very contrived as well, as if Patterson decided he didn't want to write any further. I liked the bad guy, he was actually comical at times (like when he fed his family a super spicy meal just because he knew they would hate it).

Criticisms aside, overall Pop goes the weasel is a pretty good read and I would recommend it, especially to fans of the series. It is better than his last book, but still not up to par with the first three books in the series, which were all outstanding; Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider remain two of my all time favorites - and I read a lot of books.

This is the fifth book by James Patterson with Washington DC police detective Alex Cross as the main character. A very, very quick read, many of its plot gimmicks are just that, gimmicks and not always believeable.

In this installment Alex Cross is called upon to solve a string of murders that initially do not look like serial killings. Then, they do and he is off and running trying to prevent more of the same. The premise Patterson uses here is that the murders are being committed by a mid-level diplomat assigned to the British embassy in Washington. The murders, part of a sophisticated computer game played by four members or former members of British intelligence is played on a global scale. It makes for an interesting plotline and almost works.

However, as another reviewer here stated, too many coincidences fall into place and Alex Cross is able to easily put the pieces together to solve these heinous crimes. This is probably not the best of the Alex Cross novels for that reason.

Yes, Patterson has all of the pacing that existed in his past entries in the series, but the ending was just too pat and less than believable. This is definitely a beach book or one for a quick airplane flight. Not a truly memorable installment, but I'd bet they'll still make a movie out of it anyway.

I wouldn't NOT read this entry in the series, but I also wouldn't expect the same quality of taut writing and interesting story found in KISS THE GIRLS. Mr. Patterson may have run out of steam with this one.

Alex Cross is one of the best detectives I have read, I have always enjoyed this series this novel left a little to be desired though the ending seemed a bit rushed and didn't really satisfy me. As I closed this book I saw myself thiking that none of this was plausible or possible. If you enjoy detective novels then this is a good read, If this is your first Patterson novel please pick something else.