Merry Christmas, Alex Cross / James Patterson / 323 pages

Alex Cross does it all....saves a family in a dreadful hostage situation, foils a terrorist plot to manufacture and create nerve gas in Washington DC, and comes home safe and sound to his warm family.  Action, action, action and not much else.  Did make me think of all those first responders who do put themselves in jeopardy and are torn away from their families and the unbelievable pressure that they must bear.