Book description
Alex Cross was a rising star in Washington, DC, Police Department when
an unknown shooter killed his wife, Maria, in front of him. Years later,
having left the FBI and returned to practising psychology, Alex finally
feels his life is in order... Until his former partner, John Sampson,
calls in a favour. John's tracking a serial rapist in Georgetown and he
needs Alex to help find this brutal predator. When the case triggers a
connection to Maria's death, could Alex have a chance to catch his
wife's murderer? Will this be justice at long last? Or the endgame in
his own deadly obsession? From the man the Sunday Telegraph called 'the
master of the suspense genre', CROSS is the ultimate, high-velocity,
high-emotion thriller, and the one Alex Cross's fans waited years to
read. James Patterson is one of the best-known and biggest-selling
writers of all time. He is the author of some of the most popular series
of the past decade - the Alex Cross, Women's Murder Club and Detective
Michael Bennett novels - and he has written many other number one
bestsellers, including romance novels and stand-alone thrillers. His
books have sold an estimated 220 million copies worldwide. To date, he
has had 19 consecutive No 1 New York Times bestselling novels, and many
No 1 Sunday Times bestsellers, and he holds the New York Times record
for the most Hardcover Fiction bestselling titles by a single author (63
total), which is also a Guinness World Record. He lives in Florida with
his wife and son. James is passionate about encouraging children to
read. Inspired by his own son who was a reluctant reader, he also writes
a range of books specifically for young readers. James has formed a
partnership with the National Literacy Trust, an independent, UK-based
charity that changes lives through literacy. In 2010, he was voted
Author of the Year at the Children's Choice Book Awards in New York.
