Pop Goes the Weasel

Pop Goes The Weasel

James Patterson's best selling book is all about murder, suspense, and love. The book is about a Washington detective, Dr. Alex Cross trying to solve the Jane Doe murders, get married, and find the love of his when she is taken away by the very person he is trying to catch, Geoffrey Shafer aka “The Weasel”. It is also about the cruel and sadistic Geoffrey Shafer who does all of the killings and the time.

The setting takes place in the present day of Washington D.C. It is a very realistic book that deals with the life of a well known detective, and the life of a crazy, sadistic, killer. The setting mostly takes place at the main characters’ houses, and the lower parts of Washington D.C. were most of the murders take place. The book gives almost an accurate visual of the lower parts of D.C. It shows you the description of one Shaw St. like if you were there yourself. It tells you about the color of the buildings to the gross dirt on the street. So I thought that that was a big bonus to the book that it made you see the lower parts of D.C. I know this might sound weird but when you think of D.C. you think the rich and this book shows that there is the bad.

The theme to me is that life is very hard for everyone and that this world is just wrong. To me this book shows that there are good people who are doing good things to help the world like Alex Cross, and there are those who do bad things that make this world even more detestable like Geoffrey Shafer. To me this book shows the truth behind this gruesome world. It shows that anything can happen to anyone at anytime.

Alex Cross- One of the main characters of the story. He is the person that must go through most of the trials in the book. Alex is a person who would rather do things for others than for himself. He is a very patient, unselfish person that tries to do things the fastest and most efficient way possible. In the book Alex has to change his way of thinking to trap the “Weasel”.