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The twenty-first novel in James Patterson´s bestselling series featuring Detective Alex Cross

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Detective Alex Cross´s world is crashing down around him.

Hunted like prey, his predator is preparing for the kill.

Alex Cross has devoted his life to protecting others. Now, he finds himself unable to protect even those closest to him.

He´s never faced an enemy like this before. One by one, everyone he loves is being taken from him. If he can´t find out how, he´ll soon have no-one - and nothing - left...

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"Behind all the noise and the numbers, we shouldn´t forget that no one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. The Alex Cross series proves it. It just rolls along, irresistibly. Here´s to the next twenty years." Lee Child

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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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