Because Gary Soneji, who wants to commit the “crime of the century,” is playing at the top of his game. When a string of young, blonde women go missing, the investigation leads Cross and Sampson to the most depraved, darkest corners of the internet, where murder is just another form of entertainment. Randall Christopher was a respected educator with political ambitions, as well as a wife and family.

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Jezzie Flanagan is the first woman ever to hold the highly sensitive job as supervisor of the Secret Service in Washington. This is what makes this series stand out, it’s not an out an out action thriller, it’s a thriller with a big heart! I thought this was a very well written book with a great plot line, and one I really enjoyed reading Alex Cross investigates two murders where both victims are known to him. Chasing a ghost he believed was long dead, Cross gets pulled into a case that has local cops scratching their heads and needing his help: a grisly string of socialite murders.He lives in DC with his wife Bree Stone (Chief of Detectives, Metro Police), his 90+ year old grandmother Nana Mama and his three children. He’s a tough guy from a tough part of town who wears Harris Tweed jackets and likes to relax by banging out Gershwin tunes on his baby grand piano. He knows the victims - Randall Christopher was the principal of the school; Cross’ daughter Jannie attends it.

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I am a bit annoyed cause at the end of Cat and Mouse Christine has gone missing and I have just started the next book Pop Goes the Weasel and … nothing… even Alex Cross’s bio is different from the previous book… is there an explanation?Detective Alex Cross is faced with immense pressure and a race against time as two killers unleash chaos in Washington, DC. That's the point of them as opposed to stand alones - to get to know the series characters and follow their development as the series progresses. boy, I have gotten used to bad grammar and apostrophes in the wrong place but this is just too much.

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While he works this case as a consultant for the FBI he is also working a case where young girls are going missing. But fighting for justice runs in the family, and it’s time for Cross to tell the story that was passed down to him from his grandmother –the story of his great-uncle Abraham.

When a glamorous socialite and high school principal are found murdered, lying half naked in a car, the shocking double homicide dominates tabloid headlines. The harder the investigators push, the more resistance they find when they leave behind the polite law offices and doctors' quarters of the state capital. Don’t want to spoil it for you…but if you only read to enjoy the crime solving itself, then I suppose you can just skip around. Her reading obsession continued throughout her teenage years when she studied both English Language and English Literature at college. When taking a book to bed, it’s far too tempting to read just that one extra chapter and before long it’s hours later.

Deadly Cross (Alex Cross, book 28) by James Patterson

No 28 in the Alex Cross series and this one is as thrilling, clever and engaging as all the previous ones.Meanwhile Alex and best friend John Sampson are still working on the case of murders and rapes of young girls over the previous years - their bodies dumped into the Potomac. As they face resistance and danger, Cross must draw upon his skills as a doctor, detective, and family man to uncover the truth and prevent further bloodshed. It also focuses on providing strategies, resources and programs that help serve librarians, parents, teachers, and book sellers. But even with everything on the line, Cross will do whatever it takes to stop a dangerous criminal . Soon Cross, his wife Chief of Detectives Bree Stone and his partner John Sampson are soon involved in another two investigations the rape and murder of several young women in the area and the shooting of some high profile people in the Capital including a Congresswoman.