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Criss Cross

(Alex Cross 27)

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Criss Cross

By: James Patterson
Narrated by: Andre Blake
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'Sensationally plotted, it leaps off the page and grabs you by the throat' DAILY MAIL

'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. The Alex Cross series proves it.' LEE CHILD

'Alex Cross is a legend.' HARLAN COBEN
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

Could a ghost from his past take everything away from Alex Cross?


Only hours after witnessing the execution of a killer he helped put behind bars, Alex Cross is called to the scene of a copycat murder. A note signed 'M' rests on the corpse: 'You messed up big time, Dr. Cross.'

Was an innocent man just put to death? As the executed convict's family launch a vicious campaign against Cross, his abilities as a detective are called into question.

The enigmatic 'M' lures Cross out of Washington, DC to the sites of multiple homicides, all marked with distressingly familiar details that conjure up decades-old cases and Cross family secrets.

Details that make it clear M is planning to destroy much more than Cross's reputation.
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Readers say it's one of the best Alex Cross books yet:

'I have to say that this is one of my favourite Alex Cross books in a long time!'

'I read this book in one sitting and highly recommend it. I've read every single Alex Cross book and this one didn't disappoint. It has a great mix of new cases linked to old cases for Cross.'

'Romped through the latest Alex Cross book! Great read that I just couldn't put down.'

'An intriguing storyline involving the Cross family and enemies from his past. A must read for Patterson fans.'

'As always with James Patterson, he had me from the first page, and kept the pace up to the last.'

'Roll on the next instalment.'

'I absolutely loved this book and once I started reading I just couldn't put it down. It's a fast-paced read, no time to take a break or breathe out as the situations and mysteries are on a roll and unstoppable.'

'A great addition to the Cross series by the most known author in the world for mystery thrillers'

'James Patterson is back at the top of his game with this one.'

'I'm a massive fan of the Alex Cross series so I jumped at the chance to review the latest installment, and I'm so pleased it didn't disappoint. It's action-packed right from the start and had me gripped straight away. '

'This book is fast paced with lots of twists and turns. My first James Patterson but not my last, really enjoyed and so will you.'

'I have long been a fan of the author and his long running Alex Cross series and this book does not disappoint .'


'I think this one constitutes a must read for fans of Patterson and Dr Cross.'

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'It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer . . . Simply put: nobody does it better.' JEFFERY DEAVER

'The master storyteller of our times' HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON

'Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind.' MICHAEL CONNELLY

'One of the greatest storytellers of all time' PATRICIA CORNWELL

'James Patterson is The Boss. End of.' IAN RANKIN

© James Patterson 2019 (P) Penguin Audio 2019

Crime Thrillers Mystery Police Procedurals Suspense Thriller & Suspense Thriller Crime Fiction Detective

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Critic reviews

Sensationally plotted, it leaps off the page and grabs you by the throat (DAILY MAIL)
I love the crime thriller author James Patterson’s Alex Cross series. It’s quite different from the day job and gives me a chance to escape (VINNY HURRELL)
It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer ... Simply put: Nobody does it better. (JEFFERY DEAVER)
Behind all the noise and the numbers, we shouldn't forget that no one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. The Alex Cross series proves it. (LEE CHILD, bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series)
James Patterson is The Boss. End of. (IAN RANKIN)
I wrote, "Along Came a Spider is the best thriller I've come across in many a year. It deserves to be this season's no. 1 bestseller and should instantly make James Patterson a household name." A household name, indeed. (NELSON DEMILLE)
James Patterson is the gold standard by which all others are judged. (STEVE BERRY, bestselling author of the Colton Malone series)
[Alex Cross] has become one of the greatest fictional detectives of all time, a character for the ages. (DOUGLAS PRESTON and LINCOLN CHILD)
Alex Cross is a legend. (HARLAN COBEN)
Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind. (MICHAEL CONNELY)
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so gutted next book no where to be found yet. so rivertting and love the narrators voice so much I miss him when not listening 😂 Helps you see the world as is come to terms through warmth and laughter of warm loving family. An epic story I never want to stop listening to.

An epic story I never want to stop listening to.

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Hi,
I love the way this book was written as you got to know Alex Cross as a person as well as a Md. also I liked the characters you get so in to what's happening. brilliant Arthur and book Take Care

brilliant book

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as always the book adds the spice of life when driving and I do about 5000 miles a week so these add joy and delight to my life

entertaining

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Loved it. Good narrator. Story fantastic. Can't wait for next book. Go Cross Go!!!. Thankyou

He is BACK

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Usual gripping thriller you expect from James Paterson. Gripped from begining to end waiting the follow up!!!

Usual gripping thriller you expect

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