Alex Cross Book 14th: Cross Country
Upon checking on my favorite author, James Patterson’s website, I saw his coming book releases which includes Cross Country, the 14th book of the Alex Cross series. At first, I didn’t know that it is the 14th book because there’s no book information on the site. But hey, there’s the word “Cross” in the title just like the last two book, Cross and Double Cross so I checked it.
A psychopath on the prowl… The hunt is on…
When the home of Alex Cross’s oldest friend, Ellie Cox, is turned into the worst murder scene Alex has ever seen, the destruction leads him to believe that he’s chasing a horrible new breed of killer. As Alex and his girlfriend, Brianna Stone, become entangled in the deadly Nigerian underworld of Washington D.C., what they discover is shocking: a stunningly organized gang of lethal teenagers headed by a powerful, diabolical man–the African warlord known as the Tiger. Just when the detectives think they’re closing in on the elusive murderer, the Tiger disappears into thin air. Tracking him to Africa, Alex knows that he must follow. Alone.
Look closely at the book cover. Am I right, the man in the book cover is headless? Anyway, the book will be release on October 30, 2008 in United Kingdom and November 17, 2008 in US. Just in time for the halloween.
Alex Cross Chronological Order
Love reading? What genre? I prefer detective/mystery novels. If in series, the better. The first book I read written by James Patterson was 1st To Die, the first book of The Women’s Murder Club and the rest is history. I got hooked while waiting for the latest releases of each book until I started reading Alex Cross series. It just so happens that I already watched the movies, Along Came A Spider and Kiss The Girls when I read the eBooks on my mobile.
When I browsing on threads in a forum, there were some inquiries about the chronological order of Alex Cross series. So, here it is, plus some excerpt taken from James Patterson website.
- Along Came A Spider (1992) – Life changes for Deputy Chief of Detectives Alex Cross when he is drawn into a high-profile case. Two nine-year-old children are kidnapped by a teacher, Gary Soneji, from the prestigious Washington Day School. Maggie Rose Dunne is the daughter of an actress, and Michael “Shrimpie” Goldberg is the son of the Secretary of Treasury. A ransom of $10 million is demanded.
- Kiss The Girls (1995) – Alex Cross matches wits with Casanova and The Gentlemen Caller. This time it is personal. Naomi Cross, twenty-two-year-old daughter of Cross’s deceased brother Aaron, is reported missing. She is a law student at Duke University. Cross goes to North Carolina, fearing the worst.
- Jack And Jill (1996) – A game of Life and Death. Sam Harrison (Jack) and Sara Rosen (Jill) delight in their board game that has photos of famous people; a simple roll of the dice determines their destiny. When sixty-four-year-old Senator Daniel Fitzpatrick is found murdered, the FBI makes a formal request for Cross. The FBI is stymied. The code name for President Thomas Byrnes is Jack. The First Lady’s is Jill.
- Cat And Mouse (1997) – A killer named Mr. Smith begins his murder spree in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and then starts terrorizing Europe. Bodies are found “gutted.” At the same time Gary Soneji taunts Cross with murders in train stations.
- Pop Goes The Weasel (1999)- Geoffrey Shafer, the Weasel, works in Intelligence in the British Embassy in D.C. He and three twisted friends play a Game of Death that involves unsuspecting women around the world.
- Roses Are Red (2000) – Meet The Mastermind. He’s the man behind bank robberies and the murder of bank employees committed in Virginia and Maryland. Then a tour bus is hijacked in D.C. and a $30 million ransom demanded. Cross and an FBI team have less than two hours to deliver.
- Violets Are Blue (2001) – A string of gruesome murders points to a vampire subculture in the United States. Cross flies to San Francisco to meet with Inspector Jamilla Hughes, Homicide. They compile a list of unsolved vampire murders going back at least eleven years.
- Four Blind Mice (2002) – The Bluelady Murders occur at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Army wives are killed and their bodies painted blue. John Sampson asks Cross to talk to his friend and mentor, Sergeant Ellis Cooper, who has been convicted of the murders but swears he is innocent..”
- The Big Bad Wolf (2004) – Zamochit means “the breaking of bones.” It is part of a murder ritual practiced by members of the Red Mafiya. The “impossible” murder of an Italian godfather in the high-security, supermax prison in Florence, Colorado, is just the beginning.
- London Bridges (2004) – Geoffrey Shafer, the Weasel, is found and abducted from Salvador, Brazil. The notorious Wolf then sends him on a mission. His first job is to completely wipe out an American town-Sunrise Valley, Nevada. And once again, that is just the beginning.
- Mary, Mary (2005) – Hollywood’s most famous stars are being murdered one by one. The killer is known only as Mary Smith. Is Mary really a woman? Or just someone playing the part? With the LAPD and FBI clueless, it’s up to Alex Cross to track down the truth…
- Cross (2006) – Among the villains Alex Cross has faced–Gary Soneji, Casanova, Kyle Craig, The Wolf–one psychopath tops them all. Alex knows him as his wife’s killer. Alex may have a chance to catch his wife’s murderer after all these years. Is this a chance for justice at long last? Or the culminating scene in his own deadly obsession?
- Double Cross (2007) – Alex Cross rejoins the DC Police Force to confront two of the most diabolical killers he’s ever encountered, a psychotic killer who craves an audience and a murdering mastermind who works alone. Both want Alex dead, and they’ll to do anything to get what they want, even if it means plotting together…
- Cross Country (2008) – In over a decade of police work, it is the worst murder scene Alex Cross has ever seen. A family has been butchered in their home. And more killings follow. One after the other. Each more gruesome than the last. The only lead is an elusive trail left by a diabolical African warlord know only as The Tiger. It leads Alex Cross into the dark underbelly of Washington DC and beyond, into a true heart of darkness in Africa herself.
- I, Alex Cross – Detective Alex Cross is pulled out of a family celebration and given the awful news that a beloved relative has been found brutally murdered. Alex vows to hunt down the killer, and soon learns that she was mixed up in one of Washington’s wildest scenes. And she was not this killer’s only victim.
