Pop Goes the Weasel

4.4 avg 758 votes

About this book

Detective Alex Cross is in love. But his happiness is threatened by a series of chilling murders in Washington, D.C., murders with a pattern so twisted, it leaves investigators reeling. Cross's ingenious pursuit of the killer produces a suspect-a British diplomat named Geoffrey Shafer. But proving that Shafer is the murderer becomes a potentially deadly task. As the diplomat engages in a brilliant series of surprising countermoves, in and out of the courtroom, Alex and his fiancee become hopelessly entangled with the most memorable nemesis Alex Cross has ever faced. Pop Goes the Weasel reveals James Patterson at the peak of his power. Here is a chilling villain no reader will forget, a love story of great tenderness, and a plot of relentless suspense and heart-pounding pace. To read Pop Goes the Weasel is to discover why James Patterson is one of the world's greatest suspense writers.

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4.4/5 · 758 readers · 346 pages · ≈ 6 h 24 m · Moderate

How long does it take to read Pop Goes the Weasel?

About ≈ 6 h 24 m — 346 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mPop Goes the Weasel~6 h 24 m

How many pages is Pop Goes the Weasel?

346 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320Pop Goes the Weasel346

What genre is Pop Goes the Weasel?

It sits on the Thriller, Fiction shelves.

Is Pop Goes the Weasel in the public domain?

No — it is still under copyright.

Where does Pop Goes the Weasel take place?

It is set in Washington (D.C.).

Who wrote Pop Goes the Weasel?

James Patterson.

Setting Washington (D.C.)
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