Alex cross is a 2012 american crime thriller film directed by rob cohen and starring tyler perry as the title character and matthew fox as the villain picasso. The adapted screenplay was written by marc moss and kerry williamson. He is the author of the alex cross novels, the most popular detective series of the past twentyfive years, including kiss the girls and along came a spider. James patterson has had more new york times bestsellers than any other writer, ever, according to guinness world records. The first part of the story forms a wellwritten rehash of the traumatic but gripping events from book one that transpired concerning the cross family as well as simultaneously revealing new. Originally written and produced by james patterson, the alex cross movie series has three book to movie adaptations over the last decade with the latest released in 2012. Widely praised by the greatest crime and thriller writers of our time, cross my heart set a jawdropping story in motion. Its success led to 5 sequel novels, cross fire, kill alex cross, merry christmas, alex cross, alex cross, run and cross my. Does the electronic version of the book completely replace the paper version. James pattersons alex cross books in order dead good. Alex cross stories got me reading novels on a regular basis, however this was a change from the norm is as much as this story line was spread over two books first being cross my. Detective alex cross is pulled out of a family celebration and given the awful news that a beloved niece was brutally murdered.
Cross s familyhis loving wife bree, the wise and lively nana mama, and his precious childrenhave been ripped away. James patterson new book list for 2015 newinbooksnewinbooks. Below is the order of all of the alex cross novels. This is the 22nd alex cross novel by james patterson and i must say it is an absolute joy to read. Books by series coming soon new releases this months biggest new books. Charged with gunning down followers of his nemesis gary soneji in cold blood, he is being turned into the poster child for triggerhappy cops. Nov, 2014 cross my heart, james pattersons last alex cross novel, ended on a cliffhanger. Alex cross is the fictional character created by james patterson, and is a detective slash psychologist based in washington. Alex cross is a crime, mystery, and thriller novel series written by james patterson. Private paris is the tenth novel in the private series. I, alex cross is the 16th novel in the alex cross series by james patterson. The 22nd and 23rd installments in the series, its a little tricky to figure out anything new to write about the series. Read the book on paper it is quite a powerful experience. Alex cross is a former fbi agent, and now a detective working in washington dc.
Detective alex cross has lost everything and everyone hes ever cared about. The 21st book in james pattersons successful alex cross series follows alex cross as he returns home to north carolina to prove his cousins innocence in a crime. Written by the wellknown mystery author james patterson, the alex cross books are among the most popular mystery series written to date, many of which have been made into acclaimed movies, including kiss the girls with morgan freeman playing alex cross and ashley judd. One word of advice read the alex cross books in order. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
In fact, there were so many differences between the two stories that a list of their. Especially with three bloodthirsty killers on the rampage. Detective alex cross is being stalked by a psychotic genius, forced to play the deadliest game of his career. Cross the line the 24th book in the alex cross series is one of the most critically acclaimed of pattersons books. Read each one of james pattersons alex cross books in order. Detective alex cross has seen a lot of crime scenes. Next, frances elite are being killed one by one and the killings appear to be religiously and. Patterson fans stayed up all night, first reading the book, then furiously talking about it. This is the 25th alex cross book so if you have read the previous 24 or will know what to expect. Half of the allure in these books is the character of alex cross himself. The series focuses on metropolitan police department detective and father alex cross as he faces threats to his family and the city of washington, d. Thierry mulch has kidnapped and supposedly killed all the members of alex crosss family. Detective alex cross is being stalked by a psychotic genius, forced. But even he is appalled by the gruesome murders of two joggers in san franciscos golden gate park killings that look more like the work of savage beasts than humans.
Crosss family his loving wife bree, the wise and lively nana mama, and his precious childrenhave been ripped away. There are so many holes in this story that it should have been called, no hope, dead. The first part of the story forms a wellwritten rehash of the traumatic but gripping events from book one that transpired concerning the cross family as well as simultaneously revealing new information concerning the killers. In alex cross, alex and his family live in detroit. The action starts immediately with the kidnapping from the branaff school of zoe and ethan coyle, the children of president edward coyle and first lady regina. The film alex cross is a serious departure from the james patterson book its loosely based on, cross. The adaptation of the middle school novel by patterson for middle grade students came out in theaters in 2016. The complete series list for alex cross james patterson. Sep 17, 2015 does the electronic version of the book completely replace the paper version. Cross family his loving wife bree, the wise and lively nana mama, and his precious children have been ripped away. See the complete alex cross series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles.
Cross my heart when a dangerous enemy targets cross and his family, alex finds himself playing a whole new game of life and. Janelle is shown to have a strong relationship with her elders. Alex cross follows the young homicide detectivepsychologist tyler perry, from the worldwide bestselling novels by james patterson, as he meets his match in a serial killer matthew fox. Alex cross is a fictional character created by author james patterson. We all read at one time alex cross books and maybe some of you have asked yourself how could you get this new book for free so we thought at you and we buy and upload for you guysread this book without spending any cent for it. Besides the flaws in police procedure, the underplayed reaction of cross to his situation and the total predictability of the story, there are too many facts that are just wrong. The role of main character alex cross was also taken up, played by tyler perry in the 2012 film titled alex cross. Terrified and desperate, cross must give this mad man what he wants if he has any chance of saving the most important people in his life. Cross my heart, james pattersons last alex cross novel, ended on a cliffhanger. Since his first novel won the edgar award in 1977 james pattersons books have sold more than 300 million copies. Csupporting characters include two of cross s children, damon, and janelle, as well as his grandmother nana mama. Alex cross series in order james patterson fictiondb. He is the protagonist of the series of books about a former fbi agent and. Follow the adventures of detective alex cross as he solves thrilling mysteries and faces notorious criminals.
James patterson is a prolific thriller author and has various different series for a reader to enjoy. The return of alex cross, brings back the brilliant detective and forensic profiler in search of the one thing that he holds closest to his heart. Alex is tasked by the new president to lead an investigation unprecedented in. Crosss familyhis loving wife bree, the wise and lively nana mama, and his precious childrenhave been ripped away. Hope to diepropels alex cross s greatest challenge to its astonishing finish, proving why jeffery deaver says nobody does it better than james patterson. Kill alex cross is the 18th in james pattersons alex cross series. Theyd been abducted by serial killer thierry mulchwere they alive. After finding her at the end of the book, alex meets his new son for the first time. Crosss family his loving wife bree, the wise and lively nana mama, and his precious children have been ripped away.
Alex cross, run with his personal life in turmoil, alex cross cant afford to let his guard down. Alex cross faces his darkest hour in james pattersons hope. It follows on directly from the cliffhanger that ended cross my heart, so cannot really be read without reading that book first. Alex vows to hunt down the killer, and soon learns that she was mixed up in one of washington, d.
Jan 21, 2014 james patterson is a prolific thriller author and has various different series for a reader to enjoy. When a teacher kidnaps a girl from a prestigious school, homicide detective, alex cross takes the case and teams up with young security agent, jezzie flannigan in hope of finding the girl and stopping the brutal psychopath. He writes fulltime and lives in florida with his family. James pattersons books fly off the shelves and his alex cross series is a particularly explosive set. As he navigates his hometown waters he unearths a family secret and must confront a ghost he long believed was dead. Along came a spider is the first novel in the alex cross series.
Hope to diepropels alex crosss greatest challenge to its astonishing finish, proving why jeffery deaver says nobody does it better than james patterson. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. C suburb, the smoke clears to the sight of the body of a promise t police official lying dead on the street. The book is a bit farfetched and it leaves some serious. Currently, there are 28 main books in the series, with the latest one, the people vs. James pattersons alex cross series books in order hachette. Driven by feelings of hatred and revenge, mulch is threatening to kill them all, and break cross for ever. Was there a new editor or maybe a rush to meet a publishing deadline for this book. Although this book is titled the people vs alex cross i personally found that the trial of alex cross is more of a background story than the main highlight of the book. I loved some of the new characters he meet on his journey.