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Ali Cross: The Secret Detective

Ali Cross: The Secret Detective

Summary

School, mysteries, crime-solving - just an ordinary day for Ali Cross!

Ali has helped to solve two big cases and he knows he has what it takes to follow in the footsteps of his famous father, Alex Cross.

Eager to keep solving crimes, Ali and his friends hack into police calls and secretly check out crime scenes to crack the cases themselves.

But when Ali witnesses something terrible, he must grapple with some tough questions about what it means to be a detective, and a detective's son.

Will Ali be the one in danger this time?
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Praise for the Ali Cross series

'This one will fly off the shelves' Booklist
'A fresh look at the world of James Patterson's most famous protagonist' School Library Journal
'The prolific king of the beach read is back with an intergenrational mystery for the 9-to-12-year-old set' Kirkus

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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