The Big Bad Wolf
- 396
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
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Our view
James Patterson’s “The Big Bad Wolf” is a ninth Alex Cross thriller that pairs an abduction case with new turns in Cross’s career and family. Some readers find it a welcome lift after weaker entries, with livelier subplots and steadily rising suspense; others are tiring of predictable cases and miss Cross’s old partnership with Sampson. It rewards those who have read the earlier books in order.
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
The Big Bad Wolf is the ninth novel in the Alex Cross series written by James Patterson and was published in November 2003. USA Today named it the seventh best-selling novel in 2004.
Reading order · Alex Cross
Full order & progress →- Along Came a SpiderStart here
7.57.5 / 10 - Kiss the Girls
7.67.6 / 10 - Jack & Jill
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 WolfThis book
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 7.3 across 72 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 33% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Thriller average of 7.6. That is how 7.5 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 6.8 | 12 | 17% |
| Hardcover | 7.4 | 60 | 83% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Big Bad Wolf?
It has 396 pages — shorter than 56% 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
Same shelf — Thriller — with scores between 7.5 and 7.6, closest to this book.
