Books like Violets Are Blue by James Patterson
Alex Cross, a seasoned D.C. detective, is sent to investigate the gruesome murders of two joggers at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. The killings appear animalistic, leaving both local law enforcement and the FBI perplexed. As Cross dives deeper, he finds the carnage spreading nationwide—bodies piling up in Savannah, Las Vegas, New Orleans, and Los Angeles. The relentless killer, known only as the Mastermind, stalks him, taunts him, and threatens everything Cross holds dear.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: James Patterson
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