Along Came A Spider

2 Pages 479 Words

Setting-
The story Along Came a Spider by James Patterson is set in Washington D.C. during the late 1990’s. This setting is vital to the plot of the story sense D.C. is a place filled with politicians.

Narrative Manner-
This story is told through the eyes of Alex Cross, Gary Soneji, and Maggie Ross along with a few others. This first person narrative manner helps us comprehend how the criminal, victim, and officer think in a kidnapping situation.

Characters-
There are many colorful characters in this story, but the two character that play the most important role in this book are Alex Cross and Gary Soneji. Alex Cross is a black detective with a family of two children and his Mother. He lives and works in the ghettos of D.C. and is also one of the most respected detectives in the area. Gary Soneji is a math teacher at a school for children politically or socially elite. Highly favored by the students he is often called "Mr. Chips". He is white and in his late thirties also he harbors a brilliant mind. He becomes important to the story when he kidnaps Maggie Ross.

Plot-
The story begins with a brief look at Soneji’s thoughts and plans. After that the story takes the reader to Alex Cross. Alex is getting ready to take a well-deserved break when a terrible crime takes place, a young girl is kidnapped. When he begins his research he ends up getting a partner, Jezzie Flanagan, a beautiful white woman. Then you see that Maggie Ross is fine because she wakes up and describes the room she is locked in. Then Soneji comes to her and tells her he does not want to hurt but he needs her cooperation.
After faking her cooperation she finds away to escape. Then the story returns to Cross and Jezzie who are learning more and more every second. They have already missed two chances to stop Soneji and blew it. They go home and when Jezzie gets home Soneji is waiting for her. Now the reader sees that she and Soneji are partners. The ne...