Heidi Perks is the Sunday Times bestselling author of Now You See Her, which was a Richard and Judy Book Club pick, Come Back for Me, Three Perfect Liars, The Whispers and The Other Guest. The Last Resort is her sixth novel. Heidi is a voracious reader of crime and thrillers and is fascinated by the darker side of our closest relationships. Heidi lives in Bournemouth with her husband and two children.

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They came for his family. Now Detective Alex Cross is out for vengeance. 
 
Cross is met with shocking news that his niece has been brutally murdered. He vows to hunt down the killer, and soon learns that his niece was mixed up in one of Washington's wildest scenes where every fantasy is possible, if you have the credentials to get in. 
 
Cross finds himself confronting some very important, very protected, very dangerous people in levels of society where only one thing is certain - they will do anything to keep their secrets safe. 
 
As Cross closes in on the killer, he discovers evidence that points to the unimaginable - a revelation that could rock the entire world.

I, Alex Cross

(Alex Cross 16)

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.

Criss Cross

(Alex Cross 27)

ALEX CROSS IS GOING HOME. 
 
BUT WHAT WILL HE FIND WHEN HE GETS THERE? 
 
When his cousin is accused of an unthinkable crime, Detective Alex Cross returns to his North Carolina hometown for the first time in over three decades. 
 
As he tries to prove his cousin's innocence in a town where justice is hard to find, Cross unearths a family secret that forces him to question everything he's ever known. 
 
Chasing the ghosts of his past, Cross gets pulled into a case involving a string of murders. Now he's hot on the trail of a cold-hearted killer - and the answers he finds could be fatal.

Cross Justice

(Alex Cross 23)

A killer's trail leads Detective Alex Cross to Africa - and a whole new world of danger . . . 
 
Detective Alex Cross is called to a murder scene in Washington DC and is devastated to discover an old friend amongst the victims. 
 
His pursuit of justice leads him to the Niger Delta, right into the den of the psychopathic perpetrator: the Tiger. 
 
As Alex travels deeper into this dangerous world of corruption and conspiracy, his own survival is on the line . . .

Cross Country

(Alex Cross 14)

On the night before Christmas, Detective Alex Cross is at home celebrating with his family. But when Cross's phone rings, he knows that this won't be a merry Christmas. 
 
A father has taken his children and ex-wife hostage. Armed to the teeth and high on crystal meth, the man is dangerously unstable. The lives of everyone in that house are hanging by a thread. 
 
As this suburban nightmare is unfolding, another far greater threat is approaching. It will be a terrorist attack on a scale never before seen in Washington, DC, and when nobody expects it.

Merry Christmas, Alex Cross

(Alex Cross 19)

The twenty-eighth novel in the bestselling Alex Cross series 
 
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'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, international bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series 
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A scandalous double homicide opens the psychological case files on Alex Cross... 
 
When a glamorous socialite and a high school principal are found murdered, the shocking double homicide dominates tabloid headlines. 
 
Detective Alex Cross knew both victims well, especially Kay who had been his patient once. And maybe more. 
 
Alex's former Metro Homicide Partner tracks the slain principal's final movements to Alabama where Alex investigates Kay's past. They discover that although she had many enemies, all of them needed her alive. 
 
The more the investigators push, the more resistance they find, and Alex is left facing a desperate choice between breaking trust and losing his way.

Deadly Cross

(Alex Cross 28)

'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, international bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series 
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A killer with a twisted sense of justice has Washington DC under siege. Only Alex Cross can bring them down. 
 
When a police officer is killed, Detective Alex Cross steps up to take command of his force who are scrambling for answers. As a brutal crime wave sweeps the region, an intriguing connection links these deadly scenes. 
 
The victims are all criminals. 
 
The murderer has appointed themselves as judge, jury, and executioner, and it's up to Alex to take the law back into his hands before the city descends into chaos.

Cross the Line

(Alex Cross 24)

NOW A #1 SERIES ON PRIME VIDEO STARRING ALDIS HODGE 
 
Detective Alex Cross's niece is missing. 
 
Cross fears the disappearance could be linked to a string of recent abductions and murders that are terrorising the US. 
 
Two killers, operating on opposite sides of the country, are collaborating and competing to commit increasingly horrific crimes. 
 
If he's to rescue his niece, Cross must hunt down these two brutal masterminds. All the while, countless lives hang in the balance. 
 
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PRAISE FOR THE ALEX CROSS SERIES 
 
'Alex Cross is a legend' Harlan Coben 
'A character for the ages' Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child 
'Alex Cross... only gets better and better' Lisa Scottoline 
'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

Kiss the Girls

(Alex Cross 2)

He's not on the job, but on a personal mission. 
 
Until he's attacked by two rival teams of assassins, controlled by the same mastermind who has stalked Cross and his family for years. 
 
Darkness falls. The river churns into rapids. Shots ring out through the forest. 
 
No backup. No way out. Fear no evil.

Fear No Evil

(Alex Cross 29)

The charges: explosive 
 
Alex Cross has never been on the wrong side of the law - until now. Charged with killing in cold blood, Cross is being turned into the poster child for trigger-happy cops. 
 
The evidence: shocking 
 
Cross knows it was self-defense. But, as the case against him builds, even those closest to him begin to doubt his innocence. 
 
The People vs. Alex Cross: the trial of the century 
 
With his whole life and career on the line, if Cross can't convince his own family that he didn't pull the trigger with intent to kill, how can he hope to persuade a jury?

The People vs. Alex Cross

(Alex Cross 25)

Detective Alex Cross has lost everything and everyone he's ever cared about. 
 
His enemy, Thierry Mulch, is holding his family hostage. Driven by feelings of hatred and revenge, Mulch is threatening to kill them all, and break Cross for ever. 
 
But Alex Cross is fighting back. 
 
In a race against time, he must defeat Mulch, and find his wife and children - no matter what it takes. 
 
THE END-GAME HAS BEGUN.

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