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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?

Target: Head OF State • Alex Cross and his family join men and women from across the nation lining the streets of Washington, DC to mourn the unexpected death of the president • Target: United States Cabinet • With the country still in shock, the assassination of a prominent senator strikes another devastating blow to the heart of the nation's capital • Target: Alex Cross • Cross is called on to lead the FBI investigation to find America's most wanted criminal. But what follows will plunge the country into chaos, and draw Cross into the most important case of his life

The President's children have been kidnapped • Detective Alex Cross is investigating the shocking crime, but someone powerful is trying to keep him off the case • Just days later, a deadly contagion in the DC water supply threatens to cripple the capital, and Cross fears that the stakes are much higher than he first thought - America is under attack • If Cross stands a chance of finding the missing children and preventing an event that could change the fate of the nation, he must make a desperate decision that goes against everything he believes in

Они напали на его семью. Теперь детектив Алекс Кросс жаждет мести • Кросса шокирует новость о жестокой расправе над его племянницей. Он клянётся покарать убийцу и вскоре выясняет, что его племянница вращалась в самых экстравагантных кругах Вашингтона. В кругах, представители которых могут воплотить в жизнь любую фантазию, но примкнуть к ним могут далеко не все • Кросса ждёт столкновение с очень важными, защищёнными и опасными людьми из высших эшелонов общества, готовыми на всё, чтобы их тайны не вышли на свет • И чем ближе Кросс к поимке убийцы, тем больше улик, которые подводят его к откровению, способному потрясти весь мир • "Меня зовут Алекс Кросс" - шестнадцатая книга из цикла "Алекс Кросс" Джеймса Паттерсона • Книга на английском языке • They came for his family

Alex Cross faces his toughest case yet in the explosive new thriller from multi-million copy bestseller James Patterson • A killer strikes under cover of darkness, triggers no alarms, and leaves no evidence behind • Detective Alex Cross is on the hunt of a killer who is targeting entire families around Washington, DC • But Cross isn't the only one investigating - a charismatic true-crime author has spotted patterns in the case of 'The Family Man' killer that others have missed • It's up to Cross to determine whether the writer's theories are fact or fiction - before another family falls victim

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

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

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

They strike under cover of darkness, trigger no alarms, and leave no evidence behind • Detective Alex Cross is hunting a killer who targets families around Washington, DC. But Cross isn't the only one investigating • A charismatic true-crime author has spotted patterns in the actions of 'The Family Man' that others have missed • It's up to Cross to determine whether the writer's theories are fact or fiction

Alex Cross is being hunted • Now his predator is priming himself for the kill • As a police detective, Alex Cross has devoted his life to protecting others. His only refuge from the horrors of his job is his family - something his enemies have noticed • He's never faced a foe like this before. One by one, everyone he loves is being taken from him • If Alex doesn't act fast, he'll have no one left

The latest novel in the globally bestselling Alex Cross series • Alex Cross ventures into the rugged Montana wilderness - where he will be the prey • 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 Alex 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

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