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Along Came a Spider

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By James Patterson

Read by Alton Fitzgerald White

Read by Michael Cumpstey

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On Sale
Nov 1, 2005
Publisher
Hachette Audio
ISBN-13
9781594832703

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$14.98

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Discover the classic thriller that launched the bestselling detective series from the world’s most popular storyteller.

Alex Cross is in a race against time after two private-school children are kidnapped by their teacher—a man looking to commit the crime of the century.

The inspiration for the Prime Video show, Cross.


Alex Cross is a homicide detective with a Ph.D. in psychology. He works and lives in Southeast D.C. and looks like Muhammad Ali in his prime. He’s a tough guy from a tough part of town who wears Harris Tweed jackets and likes to relax by banging out Gershwin tunes on his baby grand piano. But he also has two adorable kids of his own, and they are his own special vulnerabilities.

Jezzie Flanagan is the first woman ever to hold the highly sensitive job as supervisor of the Secret Service in Washington. Blond, mysterious, seductive, she’s got an outer shell that’s as tough as it is beautiful. She rides her black BMW motorcycle at speeds of no less than 100 mph. What is she running from? What is her secret?

Alex Cross and Jezzie Flanagan are about to have a forbidden love affair-at the worst possible time for both of them. Because Gary Soneji, who wants to commit the “crime of the century,” is playing at the top of his game. Soneji has outsmarted the FBI, the Secret Service, and the police. Who will be his next victim?

Gary Soneji is every parent’s worst nightmare. He has become Alex Cross’s nightmare. And now, reader, he’s about to become yours.

Genre:

  • Mystery & Thriller
  • Fiction
  • Mystery & Detective
  • Police Procedural

Series:

  • Alex Cross

James Patterson has had more New York Times bestsellers than any other writer, ever, according to Guinness World Records. Since his first novel won the Edgar Award in 1977 James Patterson's books have sold more than 300 million copies. He is the author of the Alex Cross novels, the most popular detective series of the past twenty-five years, including Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider. He writes full-time and lives in Florida with his family.

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James Patterson

About the Author

James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time. He is the creator of unforgettable characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Jane Effing Smith, and Maximum Ride, and of breathtaking true stories about the Kennedys, John Lennon, and Princess Diana, as well as our military heroes, police officers, and ER nurses. He has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton, told the story of his own life in James Patterson by James Patterson, and received an Edgar Award, ten Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal.

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Alex Cross

Return of the Spider
Return of the Spider
The House of Cross
The House of Cross
Alex Cross Must Die
Alex Cross Must Die
Cross Down
Cross Down
Triple Cross
Triple Cross
Roses Are Red
Roses Are Red
Fear No Evil
Fear No Evil
Deadly Cross
Deadly Cross
Alex Cross, Volumes 1-3 (Digital Boxed Set)
Alex Cross, Volumes 1-3 (Digital Boxed Set)
Criss Cross
Criss Cross
Target: Alex Cross
Target: Alex Cross
The People vs. Alex Cross
The People vs. Alex Cross
Cross the Line
Cross the Line
Detective Cross
Detective Cross
Cross Justice
Cross Justice
Merry Christmas, Alex Cross
Merry Christmas, Alex Cross
Hope to Die
Hope to Die
Cross My Heart
Cross My Heart
Alex Cross, Run
Alex Cross, Run
Alex Cross
Alex Cross
Kill Alex Cross
Kill Alex Cross
I, Alex Cross
I, Alex Cross
Alex Cross’s TRIAL
Alex Cross’s TRIAL
I, Alex Cross
I, Alex Cross
Cross Country
Cross Country
Double Cross
Double Cross
Double Cross
Double Cross
Cross
Cross
Cat & Mouse
Cat & Mouse
Mary, Mary
Mary, Mary
Kiss the Girls
Kiss the Girls
London Bridges
London Bridges
The Big Bad Wolf
The Big Bad Wolf
Cat & Mouse
Cat & Mouse
Along Came a Spider
Along Came a Spider
Jack & Jill
Jack & Jill
Four Blind Mice
Four Blind Mice
Violets Are Blue
Violets Are Blue
Kiss the Girls
Kiss the Girls
Pop Goes the Weasel
Pop Goes the Weasel
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