cross, alex (fictitious character)

FBI agent Alex Cross is assigned to investigate a string of murders where the victims are Hollywood stars.

Detective Alex Cross pursues the most complex and brilliant killer he has ever confronted, a mysterious criminal called the Mastermind.

"Alex Cross has never been on the wrong side of the law--until now. Charged with gunning down followers of his nemesis Gary Soneji in cold blood, Cross is being turned into the poster child for trigger-happy cops who think they're above the law. Cross knows it was self-defense. But will a jury see it that way?"--Provided by publisher.

"Alex Cross becomes the obsession of a genius of menace set on proving that he is the greatest mind in the history of crime. When the ones Cross loves are in danger, he will do anything to protect them. If he does anything to protect them, they will die."--Provided by publisher.

The President's son and daughter are abducted, and Detective Alex Cross is one of the first on the scene, but someone very high-up is using the FBI, Secret Service, and CIA to keep him off the case and in the dark and meanwhile, a deadly contagion in the water supply cripples half of the capital, and Alex discovers that someone may be about to unleash the most devastating attack the United States has ever experienced.

Detective Alex cross is forced to put his wedding with Bree on hold when he is called upon to investigate the murders of a corrupt congressman and a shady lobbyist; as the gunman continues his spree, FBI agent Max Siegel is called in, and he and Alex fight over jurisdiction while Alex's adversary, Kyle Craig, threatens Alex's family.

Alex Cross' cousin is accused of murder and Alex returns to Starksville, North Carolina for the first time in years. He discovers a community down on its luck, citizens who don't welcome him, and countless memories from his childhood. As he looks for the real murderer he finds that truth is hard to find in a town where no one feels safe to speak.

It's a snowy Christmas Eve and Alex Cross is at home celebrating. Just then he gets a shattering phone call about a situation that is quickly spiraling out of control. As he rushes to the scene, another critical drama unfolds and soon Alex must make a decision that could end as many lives as it saves...including his own.