Shots ring out in the early morning hours in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. When the smoke clears, a prominent police official lies dead, leaving the city's police force scrambling for answers. Under pressure from the mayor, Alex Cross steps into the leadership vacuum to investigate the case. But before Cross can make any headway, a brutal crime wave sweeps across the region. The deadly scenes share only one common thread -- the victims are all criminals....

Detective Alex Cross hunts down a serial killer who targets entire families -- and who will next be coming for the Crosses. A precise killer, he always moves under the cover of darkness, flawlessly triggering no alarms, leaving no physical evidence. Cross and Sampson aren't the only ones investigating. Also in on this most intriguing case is the world's bestselling true-crime author, who sees patterns everyone else misses. The writer, Thomas Tull,...

Alex Cross has never been on the wrong side of the law -- until he's charged with gunning down followers of his nemesis Gary Soneji in cold blood. Now Cross is being turned into the poster child for trigger-happy cops who think they're above the law. It was self-defense; will a jury see it that way? As Cross fights for his professional life and his freedom, his former partner John Sampson brings him a gruesome, titillating video tied to the mysterious...

In the latest novel of the series, the author raises the stakes to their highest level, ever, when Alex Cross becomes the obsession of a genius of menace set on proving that he is the greatest mind in the history of crime. Detective Alex Cross is a family man at heart; nothing matters more to him than his children, his grandmother, and his wife Bree. His love of his family is his anchor, and gives him the strength to confront evil in his work. One...

En los Angeles, una periodista que investigando una serie de asesinatos es matada. En Chapel Hill, North Carolina, una hermosa médica interna desaparece de repente. Ahora Alex Cross de Washington, D.C., tiene que resolver su caso de homicidio más perplejo y atemorizoso jamás. Por dos asesinos models inteligentes están colaborando, cooperando, compitiendo--y están trabajando de costa a costa. -- P. [4] of cover.

It's Christmas Eve and Detective Alex Cross is called away from his family to resolve a horrific hostage situation that is spiraling out of control.

"Along Came a Spider killer Gary Soneji has been dead for over ten years. Alex Cross watched him die. But today, Cross saw him gun down his partner. Is Soneji alive, a ghost, or something even more sinister?"--Page 4 of cover.

"El caso más espantoso--y emocional--de Alex Cross que puede destruirlo. Alex Cross caza por el asesino más astuto y psicopático que el jamas ha encontrado. Cuando el grave juego de gato-y-ratón se vuelve personal, Alex se extiende peligrosamente cerca al punto de rupture..."--P. [4] of cover.