Book description
Alex Cross faces his most diabolical villain - a serial killer with a
hunger for celebrity. Just when Alex Cross's life is calming down, he's
drawn back into the game to confront the Audience Killer - a terrifying
genius who stages his killings as public spectacles in Washington, DC,
and broadcasts them live on the net. In Colorado, another criminal
mastermind is planning a triumphant return. From his maximum-security
prison cell, the Mastermind has spent years plotting his escape and
revenge. The Mastermind prefers to work alone, but if joining forces
with DC's Audience Killer helps him to get the man who put him away -
Alex Cross - then so be it. 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.
