Book description
Detective Alex Cross is one of the first on the scene of the biggest
case he's ever been part of. The President's son and daughter have
been abducted from their school - an impossible crime, but somehow the
kidnapper has done it. Alex does everything he can but is shunted to
the fringes of the investigation. Someone powerful doesn't want Cross
too close.
A deadly contagion in the DC water supply threatens to cripple the
capital, and Alex sees the looming shape of the most devastating
attack the United States has ever experienced. He is already working
flat-out on the abduction, and this massive assault pushes Cross
completely over the edge.
With each hour that passes, the chance of finding the children alive
diminishes. In an emotional private meeting, the First Lady asks Alex
to please save her kids. But even the highest security clearance
doesn't get him any closer to the kidnapper - and Alex makes a
desperate decision that goes against everything he believes in.
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. 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.
