Along Came a Spider vs Kill Alex Cross: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Alex Cross, Cross, Washington, Kidnapping, African Americans, Mystery
Along Came a Spider
A missing little girl named Maggie Rose.A family of three brutally murdered in the projects of Washington, D.C.The thrill-killing of a beautiful elementary school teacher.A psychopathic serial kidnapper/murderer who…
1 film adaptation
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Kill Alex Cross
The President's son and daughter are abducted, and Detective Alex Cross is one of the first on the scene. But someone very high-up is using the FBI, Secret Service, and CIA to keep him off the case and in the dark. A…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Along Came a Spider has the widest readership — 499272 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Along Came a Spider | Kill Alex Cross | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (499272) | 4.1 (40839) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (350) | 4.1 (27) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (28) | 3.0 (8) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (2108) | 4.0 (2161) |
Reception
| Along Came a Spider | Kill Alex Cross | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 499272 | 40839 |
| Editions | 65 | 30 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 190709 | 21866 |
| Reading it now | 16923 | 2715 |
| Written reviews | 8927 | 2005 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3951 | 311 |
| Pages | 454 | 384 |