THE #1 BESTSELLING BLOCKBUSTER

Can Alex Cross survive his most chilling - and personal - case ever? Pulled out of a family celebration, Detective Alex Cross gets awful news: A beloved relative has been found brutally murdered. Vowing to catch the killer, he quickly learns that she was mixed up in one of Washington, D.C.'s wildest scenes. And she was not this killer's only victim . . .

The hunt for the murderer leads Alex and his girlfriend, Detective Brianna Stone, to a place where every fantasy is possible, if you have the credentials to get in. Soon they confront some very important, very protected, and very dangerous people who will do anything to keep their secrets safe. As Alex closes in on the killer, he discovers evidence that points to the unimaginable - a revelation that could rock the entire world.

"If there really were human superheroes, Alex Cross would be at the head of the class." (New York Times ), "CROSS IS ONE OF THE BEST AND MOST LIKABLE CHARACTERS IN THE MODERN THRILLER GENRE." (San Francisco Examiner )

About the Author

James Patterson is one of the best-known and bestselling writers of all time. He is the author of the two bestselling detective series of the past decade, the Alex Cross novels and the Women's Murder Club series, and he has written many other number one bestsellers. He has won an Edgar award, the mystery world's highest honour, and his novels Kiss the Girls and Along Came A Spider were made into feature films starring Morgan Freeman. He lives in Florida.