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Cross My Heart

Cross My Heart

(Alex Cross 21)

Summary

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The twenty-first novel in the bestselling Alex Cross series


Detective Alex Cross is being hunted down and his world is crashing around him.

Alex Cross has devoted his life to protecting others, his only refuge from the horrors of his job is his family - and his enemies know it.

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 first part of a thrilling duology by bestselling author James Patterson, followed by HOPE TO DIE


'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

© James Patterson 2013 (P) Penguin Audio 2013

Reviews

  • Behind all the noise and the numbers, we shouldn't forget that no one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent – which is what Jim has, in spades. The Alex Cross series proves it. It just rolls along, irresistibly. Here's to the next twenty years.
    LEE CHILD, bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series

About the author

James Patterson

JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. Among his creations are some of the world's most popular series including Alex Cross, the Women's Murder Club, Michael Bennett and the Private novels. He has written many other number one bestsellers including collaborations with President Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton, stand-alone thrillers and non-fiction. James has donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed adult author in UK libraries for the past fourteen years in a row. He lives in Florida with his family.
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