Cradle and All

by Zachary Alan Fox

Book Overview

A series of mishaps has befallen Kate annd Paul McDonald's eight-month-old son, leading to shocking accusations of abuse. Turns out someone with an unfathomable motive has invaded the household, using... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1575664380
• ISBN13: 9781575664385
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

THIS BOOK DESERVES TO WIN A PULITZER PRIZE!!

If anyone likes any kind of mystery novels whatsoever, then you will absolutely love CRADLE AND ALL! I just couldn't put it down! The author described Kate, the main character, in such great detail, that I could visualize her emotions and her problems with every word. The author paints a picture of one of the characters being the murderer, but the ending shocked me to death! The way the author tied the ending with the story was amazing. All of the characters were likeable, none to bossy. Chills and thrills around every corner. If you liked ALL FALL DOWN and WHEN THE WIND BLOWS, his earlier novels, then you will devour and love CRADLE AND ALL, because it is definitely the best of three. I hope Mr. Fox continues to write all of his next books this good because I am greatly awaiting his next one.

This book was one of the best books I have ever read!

This book was one of the best books I ever read! I love psychological suspense thrillers and this book is definetly one of those. Once I started reading this book, I couldn't put it down till I was finished reading it. This is the first book I have read by this author but definetly not the last. I intend to buy his other books in the near future.

Very involving and immensely satisfying

In a field crowded with one-trick ponies, it's especially gratifying to experience the work of a writer who grows in leaps with every outing. Zachary Alan Fox's latest is a prime example of a true craftsman bent on stretching and improving, and the result is an immensely satisfying thriller.This is especially true if you're the kind of reader who enjoys richness and complexity, elements Fox handles with the sure hand of a veteran. Kate McDonald, a hospital social worker, happily married and the mother of a new son, finds herself spiraling down a black hole of despair at the hands of an unseen tormentor. Mysterious messages half-seen on her computer kick off a chain of terrifying events, the worst of which involve her baby and appear to her hospital co-workers as the classic signs of child abuse. There appear to be no rational reasons for what is occurring, but the events are hardly random, tailored as they are to Kate's specific situation. Indeed, whoever is behind it all seems almost to know more about Kate than she does about herself.Cradle and All is really conceptually divisible into two main parts. The first is a mystery - why is all of this happening to Kate? - that is enriched by an extremely skillful portrayal of a seemingly ordinary and normal woman descending into a maelstrom that threatens her very sanity. As the horrific episodes pile up, it seems unlikely that they could be connected by a single, unifying theme, but the book's biggest strength is the revelation that explains it all. Fox throws more red herrings at us than a Hadassah brunch, but they're all plausible, and, even better, they all play a part, although in ways much different than we might anticipate.The second part is the pursuit of the newly-identified antagonist, and at first it seems that we're in for an exciting but somewhat anti-climactic chase once we've been handed the big "Aha!". However, Fox isn't quite through with the central mystery itself. In addition to some very clever devices as the villain tries to outwit a detective who has befriended Kate, we're treated to some new twists and turns as we learn that things still aren't exactly what they seemed.Cradle and All is a very large cut above most entries in the mystery-thriller field, and I highly recommend it.

Best edge-of-your-seat book I have ever read!!!

This was by far the best suspense book I have ever read!! Fox has the reader guessing "who done it" and "why" throughout the whole book. Just when you think you know "who did it", it turns out to be the wrong person. Very complicated plot, which keeps the reader up all night, hoping for a happy ending.

Edge of your seat suspense!!

All I can say after reading this book is.....WOW! I can honestly say that this is the best book I have ever read. I literally could not put it down and I even read it in the car at stop lights! I expected it to be good from what I read on the cover but not this good! It totally captivated me from the suspenseful beginning to the shocking ending. Just when I thought all of the surprises were coming to an end, there were more! I would never have guessed who the villian was in a million years. I couldn't wait to finish it but I also hated to see it end. I highly, highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a fast, edge of your seat type of suspense novel that will keep you guessing throughout. Be prepared to stay up late though! I'm going to pass it on to my friends and family next and I look forward to reading the other novels written by Mr. Fox.