Jack & Jill
- 432
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Jack & Jill” runs two murder investigations in parallel in a tense third case for Alex Cross. Some readers praise how clearly the two strands are handled and how much room Cross gets as a father as well as a detective. Others find the twists too familiar after the first two books and too much left unexplained.
The view of the BookRank editors, written from readers’ ratings and comments. It does not affect the score or the book’s place in a ranking.
About the book
Alex Cross is a crime, mystery, and thriller novel series written by James Patterson. The protagonist, Alex Cross, is an African-American detective for the Metropolitan Police Department and a father who confronts threats to his family and to Washington, D.C. Supporting characters include Cross's children, Damon, Janelle, and Ali, as well as his grandmother, Nana Mama. The series is typically narrated in the first-person by Alex Cross, with occasional shifts to the villains' third-person perspectives.
Reading order · Alex Cross
Full order & progress →- Along Came a SpiderStart here
7.57.5 / 10 - Kiss the Girls
7.67.6 / 10 - Jack & JillThis book
7.67.6 / 10 - Cat and Mouse
7.67.6 / 10 - Pop Goes the Weasel
7.67.6 / 10 - Roses Are Red
7.67.6 / 10 - Violets Are Blue
7.67.6 / 10 - Four Blind Mice
7.67.6 / 10 - The Big Bad Wolf
7.57.5 / 10 - London Bridges
7.67.6 / 10 - Mary, Mary
7.67.6 / 10 - Cross
7.57.5 / 10 - Double Cross
7.67.6 / 10 - Cross Country
–Not ranked yet - Alex Cross's Trial
–Not ranked yet - I, Alex Cross
7.57.5 / 10 - Cross Fire
–Not ranked yet - Kill Alex Cross
–Not ranked yet - Merry Christmas, Alex Cross
–Not ranked yet - Alex Cross, Run
–Not ranked yet - Cross My Heart
–Not ranked yet - Hope to Die
–Not ranked yet - Cross Justice
–Not ranked yet - Cross the Line
–Not ranked yet - The People vs. Alex Cross
–Not ranked yet - Target: Alex CrossTarget: Alex Cross–Not ranked yet
- Criss Cross
–Not ranked yet - Deadly Cross
–Not ranked yet - Fear No Evil
–Not ranked yet - Triple Cross
–Not ranked yet - Cross Down
–Not ranked yet - Alex Cross Must DieAlex Cross Must Die–Not ranked yet
- The House of CrossThe House of Cross–Not ranked yet
- Return of the SpiderReturn of the Spider–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.6 across 119 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 45% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Thriller average of 7.6. That is how 7.6 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.3 | 18 | 15% |
| Hardcover | 7.4 | 101 | 85% |
Frequently asked
How long is Jack & Jill?
It has 432 pages — longer than 57% of the ranked books in Thriller.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
If you liked this
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