Cross Justice (2015)

by James Patterson

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Series: Alex Cross (21)

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Fiction. Mystery. Thriller. HTML:For Alex Cross, the toughest cases hit close to home-and in this deadly thrill ride, he's trying to solve the most personal mystery of his life. When his cousin is accused of a heinous crime, Alex Cross returns to his North Carolina hometown for the first time in over three decades. As he tries to prove his cousin's innocence in a town where everyone seems to be on the take, Cross unearths a family secret that forces him to question everything he's ever known. Chasing a ghost he believed was long dead, Cross gets pulled into a case that has local cops scratching their heads and needing his help: a grisly string of socialite murders. Now he's hot on the trail of both a brutal killer, and the truth about his own past-and the answers he finds might be fatal.… (more)

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I have yet to read a bad Alex Cross book by James Patterson. This one I really enjoyed. Stayed up too late to finish it. (

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amalficoast | Jan 27, 2024 |

Of course I liked it...I've read all 23 Alex Cross novels, just wish I didn't have to wait a year between books! (

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Asauer72 | Jul 3, 2023 |

Excellent book! Alex Cross, with his wife, Bree, Nana Mama, and his kids, decides to take a long overdue trip back to his roots. Visiting Starksville, North Carolina was supposed to be a vacation after their narrowly escaped death at the hands of a demented madman named Thierry Mulch months before. Still, Alex also wants to help his cousin, Stefan Tate, who is on trial for his life. The story takes us back to Alex's roots, where we glimpse his childhood and Nana Mama's tumultuous background. The plot is gripping as the author alternates between the murder trial and another Palm Beach, Florida, case. Just as you're beginning to wonder how these two cases relate to the Cross family, there's a huge surprise twist you will not see coming. This edition of the Alex Cross series is packed with action, suspense, and emotion—another winner from Mr. Patterson. (

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PaulaGalvan | May 7, 2023 |

Excellent (

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jeanbalch | Mar 18, 2022 |

E book march 8, 22. Lots of twists. Great Read.

MustangGuy | Mar 8, 2022 |

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
James Patterson	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Santiago-Hudson, Ruben	Reader	main author	some editions	confirmed
Waldemar, Noë	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Leaving the body submerged in the bathtub, Coco entered the enormous walk-in closet wearing black silk panties, elbow-length black gloves, and nothing else.

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Fiction. Mystery. Thriller. HTML:For Alex Cross, the toughest cases hit close to home-and in this deadly thrill ride, he's trying to solve the most personal mystery of his life.
When his cousin is accused of a heinous crime, Alex Cross returns to his North Carolina hometown for the first time in over three decades. As he tries to prove his cousin's innocence in a town where everyone seems to be on the take, Cross unearths a family secret that forces him to question everything he's ever known.
Chasing a ghost he believed was long dead, Cross gets pulled into a case that has local cops scratching their heads and needing his help: a grisly string of socialite murders. Now he's hot on the trail of both a brutal killer, and the truth about his own past-and the answers he finds might be fatal.

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ALEX CROSS CAN GO HOME AGAIN
BUT IT JUST MAY KILL HIM.
Alex Cross left his hometown, and some family tragedies, for a better life with Nana Mama in Washington, DC. He hasn't looked back. Nowghis cousin is accused of an unthinkable
murder, and Cross returns to Starksville, North Carolina, for the first time in thirty-five years.

But truth is hard to come by in a town where no one feels safe to speak. Chasing ghosts takes Cross to the sugarcane fields of Florida, where he’s pulled into a case needing his kind of expertise: a string of socialite murders with ever more grisly settings. He's chasing too many ends—a brutal killer, the truth about his own past, and justice for his cousin—and any one of the answers might be fatal.

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