having read all the Alex Cross mysteries from Along Came A Spider to Four Blind Mice, i'm realizing something...Cross's career climaxed at Roses Are Red. The following books really havent done much for me. I picked up Four Blind Mice upon its November release date and here it is mid-January and i'm just now finishing it. it was a painful read because i couldnt get into it. the short chapters have never been a problem, its the lack of character-depth, lack of mystery, the graphic description of the senseless murders--especially to the women, and once the big mystery was revealed it was like: okay...and? I thought nothing in this series would be worse than Violets Are Blue. At this point, I cant tell if "4 Blind Mice" is the title or author!