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The House of Cross

The House of Cross

(Alex Cross 32)

Summary

SOON TO BE AN ORIGINAL AMAZON PRIME SERIES

The thirty-second instalment in James Patterson's globally bestselling Alex Cross series.
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It’s time to put the guns down, Detective Cross. Even if you knew the way out of this place, we would catch you.


A serial killer is taking out America’s finest legal minds, and Alex Cross is called to investigate their brutal murders.

But during a dangerous mission to track down the killer, his wife, Bree, and best friend, John Sampson, go missing.

To save the people he loves most, Cross has only three goals:

Number one: Find Bree and John.
Number two: Escape.
Number three: Survive.

If he fails, there will be no one left in the House of Cross.

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PRAISE FOR THE ALEX CROSS SERIES


'Patterson never, and I mean never, disappoints' USA Today

'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

'Alex Cross is a legend' Harlan Coben

'Alex Cross ... only gets better and better' Lisa Scottoline

'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

'[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 Must Die was a Sunday TImes bestseller November 2023

About the author

James Patterson

JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. Among his creations are some of the world's most popular series including Alex Cross, the Women's Murder Club, Michael Bennett and the Private novels. He has written many other number one bestsellers including collaborations with President Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton, stand-alone thrillers and non-fiction. James has donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed adult author in UK libraries for the past fourteen years in a row. He lives in Florida with his family.
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