Books like Cross by James Patterson
Alex Cross, a former police detective and FBI agent, becomes a psychologist in D.C. when he's asked to track a serial rapist that resurfaces from a case involving his wife's murder. The case is so intense and terrifying that it becomes the pinnacle of James Patterson's bestselling detective series.
First publish date: 2006
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: James Patterson
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Alex Cross is charged with murdering followers of his nemesis, thrust into a legal battle that threatens his career and freedom while he, with former partner John Sampson, investigates a series of missing young girls linked to a dangerous internet cult.
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Detective Alex Cross races against time to rescue the President’s children and stop a water‑borne contagion that could devastate Washington, D.C., while powerful forces keep him in the shadows.
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