In Pop Goes The Weasel, James Patterson Has Created A Formidable Villain Every Reader Will See In The Shadows When The Lights Are Out, A Tender Love Story, A Plot Powered By Relentless Suspense And Psychological Thrills Kicked Up To An All-time High. 'it's All Just A Game, Darling. I Play With Three Other Men. Their Names Are Famine, War And Conqueror. My Name Is Death. You're A Very Lucky Girl - I'm The Best Player Of All.' Geoffrey Shafter: A Man Who Never Loses, He Is Prepared To Play The Game Of Games For The Highest Stakes Of All. Alex Cross: Senior Washington, Dc Homicide Detective, He Is Determined, Whatever The Consequences, To Unmask The Man He Has Nicknamed The Weasel, The Prime Suspect For A Spate Of Killings That Cross Has Been Forbidden To Investigate.