Cross my heart / Patterson, James

"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.

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 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.

Detective Alex Cross is targeted by a killer who uses Cross' family as bait to prove he has the greatest criminal mind in history.