cross, alex (fictitious character)

"When his cousin is accused of a heinous crime, 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 everyone seems to be on the take, Cross unearths a family secret that forces him to question everything he's ever known. 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. Now he's hot on the trail of both a brutal killer, and the truth about his own past--and the answers he finds might be fatal" --.

Alex Cross is on the hunt for the most terrifying killer he has ever faced.

A well-known actress has been shot. Shortly afterwards the LA Times receives a letter describing her murder in vivid detail. More killings and e-mails follow and the victims are all Hollywood players. Who could be doing this? And why?.

Alex Coss, FBI agent, is back. So is the Wolf (a Russian super-criminal), and so is the Weasel. Catapulted into an international chase of danger, Alex has to fight his way through false leads, impersonators, and foreign agents to get at the truth.

Top plastic surgeon Elijah Creem is renowed for his skills and for his wild, partying lifestyle. Creem enjoys his life until Alex Cross becomes a part of it. When three women are found murdered, and rumors of not one, but three serial killers throws Washington D.C. into a frenzy, Alex discovers that Creem's parties are not what they seem.

Alex Cross, Washington D.C.'s top detective, is a legend. He has devoted his life to protect others. He has handled the most complex and shocking cases. But nothing prepares him for the sight of a homicide detective at his own front door. Alex's family has been kidnapped and a madman named Thierry Mulch is threatenting to kill them one by one. Mulch doesn't care about money or mercy and he doesn't want to become the perfect killer---he wants to create one. And so begins a ruthless experiment of good versus evil---with Alex Cross as the guinea pig.

Detective Alex Cross is a family man at heart---nothing matters more than his children, his grandmother, and his wife. Love of his family is his anchor, and it gives him the stamina to confront the evil in his work. But someone out there knows this, and Alex's strength becomes his weakness. Alex's enemy uses it to destroy the famous detective.

"Detective Alex Cross is being stalked by a psychotic genius, forced to play the deadliest game of his career. Cross's family--his loving wife Bree, the wise and lively Nana Mama, and his precious children--have been ripped away. Terrified and desperate, Cross must give this mad man what he wants if he has any chance of saving the most important people in his life"--Provided by publisher.

"Detective Alex Cross is a family man at heart -- nothing matters more to him than his children, his grandmother, and his wife, Bree. His love of his family is his anchor, giving him the strength to confront evil in his work. One man knows this deeply, a genius set on proving that he is the greatest criminal mind of all, and he uses Alex's strength as a weapon against him. When the ones Cross loves are in danger, he will do anything to protect them. But if he even tries, they will die."--back cover.

A huge bomb goes off a few hundred feet over Sunrise Valley, Nevada and world leaders have just four days to prevent the total destruction of major cities of the world prompting Alex Cross to join forces with Scotland Yard and Interpol to hunt down his two deadliest nemesis: the Wolf and the Weasel.