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Along Came a Spider

by James Patterson

A kidnapping case tests Alex Cross on every front

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A kidnapping case tests Alex Cross on every front

Alex Cross brings both homicide-investigation experience and a background in psychology to a case involving the abduction of two private-school children by their teacher. The threat reaches beyond the investigation: Cross is also a father, while his personal involvement with Secret Service supervisor Jezzie Flanagan adds another complication. The setup combines a race to find the children with a contest against an offender described as having outmaneuvered law enforcement. As the series opener, the novel establishes Cross’s work and family life alongside the pressures surrounding the case.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in psychological suspense centered on a detective investigation.
  • Those looking for a series opener featuring Alex Cross.
  • Readers drawn to crime plots involving kidnapping and law enforcement.

Themes

Kidnapping and investigationFamily vulnerabilityPsychology and crimePersonal entanglements amid professional pressure

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Book overview

Discover the classic thriller that launched the bestselling detective series from the world's most popular storyteller.

Alex Cross is in a race against time after two private-school children are kidnapped by their teacher--a man looking to commit the crime of the century.

The inspiration for the Prime Video show, Cross.


Alex Cross is a homicide detective with a Ph.D. in psychology. He works and lives in Southeast D.C. and looks like Muhammad Ali in his prime. He's a tough guy from a tough part of town who wears Harris Tweed jackets and likes to relax by banging out Gershwin tunes on his baby grand piano. But he also has two adorable kids of his own, and they are his own special vulnerabilities.

Jezzie Flanagan is the first woman ever to hold the highly sensitive job as supervisor of the Secret Service in Washington. Blond, mysterious, seductive, she's got an outer shell that's as tough as it is beautiful. She rides her black BMW motorcycle at speeds of no less than 100 mph. What is she running from? What is her secret?

Alex Cross and Jezzie Flanagan are about to have a forbidden love affair-at the worst possible time for both of them. Because Gary Soneji, who wants to commit the "crime of the century," is playing at the top of his game. Soneji has outsmarted the FBI, the Secret Service, and the police. Who will be his next victim?

Gary Soneji is every parent's worst nightmare. He has become Alex Cross's nightmare. And now, reader, he's about to become yours.
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