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Roses Are Red

by James Patterson

A contest of observation and control

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    #1 New York Times bestseller

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A contest of observation and control

Washington, DC, is unsettled by a series of crimes, and homicide detective and forensic psychologist Alex Cross focuses his attention on the criminal known as Mastermind. The clues Mastermind leaves point toward a single, carefully planned crime, while Cross is also dealing with a crisis at home. The setup brings police investigation and psychological insight together, with the conflict shaped by Mastermind’s stated need for control and perfection. The description frames the case as a race against time, linking the investigation’s clues to the prospect of a larger crime.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in police-procedural mysteries set in Washington, DC.
  • Readers who enjoy crime investigations featuring a detective with a forensic psychology background.
  • Readers following the Alex Cross series or its related screen adaptation.

Themes

Investigation and forensic psychologyControl and perfectionismCrime and family pressures

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Book overview

In this #1 New York Times bestseller from the world's most popular storyteller, Alex Cross is in a race against time as a series of crimes stuns Washington, DC--and he faces down his most brilliant enemy yet.

Inspiration for the heart-pounding Prime Video show, Cross.

Homicide detective and forensic psychologist Alex Cross turns his powers of observation on the criminal known as Mastermind, whose every act is marked by a pathological need for control and perfection. Even with Cross's home life in crises, it's Mastermind who captivates the investigator's attention by dropping a series of clues that he is plotting one huge, last, perfect crime.

"Clever and engrossing ... Roses Are Red is definitely in the can't-put-down-until-the-final-page category." --Orlando Sentinel

"It starts out, bang! ... Patterson has got the material dead-on ... another winner." --Baltimore Sun
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