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Book Summary: The Big Bad Wolf By James Patterson
“The Big Bad Wolf”
By: James Patterson

Author: James Patterson
James Patterson is a fictional novelist and multi #1 New York Times Best Selling Author. He is widely known for his series of novels surrounding Forensic Psychologist Alex Cross. The series included such great novels as “Kiss the Girls” and “Along Came a Spider”; which were reworked into blockbuster movies starring Oscar Award Winning Actor Morgan Freeman as Dr. Alex Cross. Patterson has written 71 novels in 33 years (19 of which were best sellers). He has won several awards including the Edgar, the BCA Mystery Guild’s Thriller of the Year and the International Thriller of the Year.
Born and raised in Newburgh, New York, Patterson attended Manhattan College after high …show more content…
He is known for being ruthless as well as his intense torture and specialized methods of killing. He has become a master criminal in the United States and Europe since leaving Russia. Although the Wolf is famous for his crimes; one has ever seen him (knowing that he is The Wolf). The clients who visit The Wolf’s Den online have very specific request when it comes to their choices. One client was a fan of Claudia Schaeffer and saw a woman whom resembled her which led to her being kidnapped by The Wolf’s employees. Another chose a blue eyed, blond hair younger male as his slave. The novel gives you a glimpse into the lives of the victims after being kidnapped. While some are raped, tortured, and locked away; others are served breakfast and treated as a captured royal by his/her captives. The Wolf along with the case seems to evade Dr. Cross until a 14 year old girl is kidnapped and escapes which is outside of the normal pattern of victims. The Wolf has made his first mistake and the FBI is hot on his trial or so it seems. As Dr. Cross starts to identify and locate buyers and victims, he begins to close in on the Wolf. It may seem like he’s closer to capturing The Wolf, but that couldn’t be further from the truth.
Throughout the novel there were many twists and turns involving the suspects and kidnapping victims. As the suspect list grows and additional information regarding the slave ring is revealed, Dr. Cross discovers that the identity of one of the Wolf’s employees is someone he knows very well. The Wolf has hired guns working side by side with Dr. Cross. Although Dr. Cross catches up to the Wolf in the end, he manages to evade
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