Along Came a Spider vs Kill Alex Cross: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Alex Cross, Cross, Washington, Kidnapping, African Americans, Mystery

Cover of Along Came a Spider

Along Came a Spider James Patterson · 1993 ★★★★☆ 4.1 454 pages · ≈ 8 h 24 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Kill Alex Cross

Kill Alex Cross James Patterson · 2011 ★★★★☆ 4.1 384 pages · ≈ 7 h 07 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.1 vs 4.1 — either is a safe pick by score.

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