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´No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. The Alex Cross series proves it.´ LEE CHILD, international bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series

From the author of Sunday Times #1 bestseller The President is Missing
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Could a ghost from his past take everything away from Alex Cross?

Mere hours after witnessing the execution of a killer he helped put behind bars, Alex Cross is called to the scene of a copycat murder. A note signed ´M´ rests on the corpse: ´You messed up big time, Dr. Cross.´

Was an innocent man just put to death? As the executed convict´s family launch a vicious campaign against Cross, his abilities as a detective are called into question.

The enigmatic ´M´ lures Cross out of Washington, DC to the sites of multiple homicides, all marked with distressingly familiar details that conjure up decades-old cases and Cross family secrets.

Details that make it clear M is after a prize so dear that - were the killer to attain it - Cross´s life would be destroyed.
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´Alex Cross is a legend.´ HARLAN COBEN Early readers say it´s one of the best Alex Cross books yet: ´I read this book in one sitting and highly recommend it. I´ve read every single Alex Cross books and this one didn´t disappoint. It has a great mix of new cases linked to old cases for Cross.´
´Romped through the latest Alex Cross book! Great read that I just couldn´t put down.´
´An intriguing storyline involving the Cross family and enemies from his past. A must read for Patterson fans.´

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JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. His books have sold in excess of 385 million copies worldwide. He is the author of some of the most popular series of the past two decades - the Alex Cross, Women´s Murder Club, Detective Michael Bennett and Private novels - and he has written many other number one bestsellers including romance novels and stand-alone thrillers.

James is passionate about encouraging children to read. Inspired by his own son who was a reluctant reader, he also writes a range of books for young readers including the Middle School, I Funny, Treasure Hunters, Dog Diaries and Max Einstein series. James has donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed author of adult fiction in UK libraries for the past eleven years in a row. He lives in Florida with his wife and son.

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