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Violets Are Blue

  • 2001 first published
  • 393 pages
  • ★ 4.3 (26 ratings)
  • 44 editions

Published in 2001, Violets Are Blue is a vampire fiction novel by James Patterson. Much of the action takes place in Washington, D.C. and San Francisco, Calif.. Readers will find themes of Police, vampires, role playing and alex Cross.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.3 out of 5 from 26 ratings, and 224 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 44 editions across 4 languages.

At about 393 pages, most readers finish it in 7–8 hours.

About Violets Are Blue

D.C. Detective Alex Cross has seen a lot of crime scenes. But even he is appalled by the gruesome murders of two joggers in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park - killings that look more like the work of savage beasts than humans. Local police are horrified and even the FBI is baffled. Then, as Cross is called in to take on the case, the carnage takes off, leaving a trail of bodies across America and sweeping him to Savannah, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Los Angeles . . as his nemesis, the merciless criminal known as the Mastermind, stalks him, taunts him, and once again, threatens everything he holds dear...
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Police
  • Vampires
  • Role playing
  • Alex Cross
  • Police psychologists
  • African American police
  • Detective and mystery stories
  • Suspense fiction
  • Serial murders
  • Suspense
  • Cross, alex
  • Washington, D.c.
  • San francisco, Calif.
  • Police procedural mystery & detective
  • Psychological
  • Suspense thrillers

Quick answers

Who wrote Violets Are Blue?

Violets Are Blue was written by James Patterson and first published in 2001.

What genre is Violets Are Blue?

It is usually shelved as Vampire Fiction.

How long is Violets Are Blue?

The median edition has 393 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Violets Are Blue?

Readers who like it often enjoy Dead as a Doornail, The Passage and From Dead to Worse.

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