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Two children have been kidnapped from an elite private school in Washington DC, and Alex Cross is charged with finding them. The kidnapper is their maths teacher, a man named Gary Soneji. As Cross gets pulled deeper into the strange world of the kidnapper, it becomes clear he is not what he seems...
"De to børn sov fast efter den beroligende indsprøjtning. Så anbragte han dem forsigtigt i det underjordiske skjulested. Her ville ingen kunne finde dem. Ikke før han ønskede det."Rigmandsbørnene Maggie Rose Dunne og Michael Goldberg er blevet kidnappet fra deres privatskole i Washington. FBI-agenten Jezzie Flanagan og detektiven Alex Cross bliver sat på sagen. Men børnene er som sunket i jorden – bogstaveligt talt. Den ukendte bortfører, der kalder sig Mr. Chips, kræver 10 millioner dollars i løsepenge for Maggie Rose. Han får pengene – men frigiver ikke pigen. Og den lille Michael findes voldtaget, lemlæstet og død.Hele nationen er rystet. Affæren minder om 1930‘ernes Lindbergh-sag, der dengang satte hele verden på den anden ende. Og det er netop, hvad den kyniske forbryder ønsker. Han vil være berømt – og rig. Og det lykkes… Men hvem er forbryderen? Og hvad kan få en person til at handle så grusomt og nådesløst? "Edderkoppens spind" blev i 2001 filmatiseret med Morgan Freeman i rollen som Alex Cross."Alex Cross" er titlen på serien om kriminalassistenten af samme navn, der gang på gang må bevæge sig ind i det komplicerede net, der er seriemordere og andre kriminelles sind.Serien består af mere end 12 bind, hvoraf flere er filmatiseret.James Patterson (f. 1947) er en amerikansk forfatter, der står bag et væld af spændende krimier og thrillere, hvoraf et par er blevet filmatiseret. James Pattersons bøger er blevet oversat til flere sprog og har opnået stor succes over hele verden.
Den ene kalder sig Casanova, fordi han har en lidenskab for unge smukke kvinder – og ikke kan nøjes med én ad gangen. Hans "jagtområde" er kollegier på den amerikanske østkyst. Den anden, der kendes som "Gentlemanmorderen", opererer på den modsatte kyst – i Los Angeles. Fælles for de to er, at de er koldblodige voldtægtsforbrydere og massemordere.Den erfarne kriminalassistent og psykolog Alex Cross bliver efter eget ønske involveret i begge sager, da hans niece Naomi er blevet bortført. Kort efter forsvinder også en nyuddannet kvindelig læge. Det mærkværdige er, at bortførelser og mord sker efter samme mønster på øst- og vestkysten. Arbejder de to uhyggelige forbrydere sammen? Er der i virkeligheden én og samme person? Et spor fører til South Carolina og et gammelt slavefængsel, hvor Alex Cross finder nye gruopvækkende hemmeligheder."Dødskysset" blev i 1997 filmatiseret med den danske titel "Samleren – Kiss the Girls" med Morgan Freeman og Ashley Judd i hovedrollerne.
In Los Angeles, a reporter investigating a series of murders is killed. In Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a beautiful medical intern suddenly disappears. Alex Cross is back to solve the most baffling and terrifying murder case ever. Two clever pattern killers are collaborating, cooperating, competing - and they are working coast to coast.
En berømt amerikansk senator findes myrdet i sin aftrædelseslejlighed i Georgetown. Det eneste spor er et brev underskrevet Jack og Jill, hvorpå der står, at dette grusomme mord kun er begyndelsen. Deres drøm er at blive rige og berømte, og de har tænkt sig at opfylde den ved at begå mord.Drabskommissær Alex Cross bliver kort efter kaldt ud til et mord ved sin søn, Damons, skole. Ofret er en lille køn pige, der er blevet voldsomt mishandlet. Da en forbindelse mellem de to mord opdages, spreder frygten sig i hovedstaden som en løbeild. Hverken toppolitikere eller uskyldige børn kan vide sig sikre. Kan selve præsidenten det overhovedet?James Patterson (f. 1947) er en amerikansk forfatter, der står bag et væld af spændende krimier og thrillere, hvoraf et par er blevet filmatiseret. James Pattersons bøger er blevet oversat til flere sprog og har opnået stor succes over hele verden.
Alex Cross is under pressure from two fronts - but he knows even he can't solve both cases. Faced with an impossible choice, Cross has to come up with something incredible - because right now, nobody in Washington is safe, and it's only a matter of time before the killer sets their sights on the ultimate target...
For første gang, siden Alex Cross mistede sin kone, er han forelsket igen. Men Cross‘ arbejde, der i forvejen er yderst farligt, risikerer nu at gå ud over både ham og hans nye kæreste. Han involveres i sin karrieres sværeste sag. Der er to mordere på spil, en i USA og en i Europa, og begge er enige om, at kun Alex Cross er en værdi modstander.Samtidig dukker Cross‘ værste modstander, den geniale og grusomme morder Gary Soneji, op i hans liv igen, og han har ikke andet i hovedet end at tage hævn over Cross."Alex Cross" er titlen på serien om kriminalassistenten af samme navn, der gang på gang må bevæge sig ind i det komplicerede net, der er seriemordere og andre kriminelles sind.Serien består af mere end 12 bind, hvoraf flere er filmatiseret.James Patterson (f. 1947) er en amerikansk forfatter, der står bag et væld af spændende krimier og thrillere, hvoraf et par er blevet filmatiseret. James Pattersons bøger er blevet oversat til flere sprog og har opnået stor succes over hele verden.
Het is maar een spelletje... toch? Detective Alex Cross gaat op jacht naar de dader van meerdere brute taximoorden. Al gauw komt hij op het spoor van een werknemer van de Britse ambassade in Washington D.C. De verdachte is manisch depressief en verslaafd aan een bizar online rollenspel, dat veel meer blijkt te zijn dan een simpel spelletje. Samen met drie andere spelers vermoordt hij mensen en plotseling staan ook de levens van Alex en zijn verloofde op het spel! Lukt het Alex om voldoende bewijs te verzamelen tegen zijn oude bekende? 'Wie het laatst lacht' is het vijfde deel in de 'Alex Cross'-reeks en de opvolger van de thriller 'Kat en muis'. Alex Cross is een Afro-Amerikaanse detective en psycholoog. Hij werkt als Senior Agent voor de FBI, terwijl hij ook nog prive-patienten ontvangt. In deze reeks van succesauteur James Patterson vecht Cross tegen misdadigers die zijn gezin of zijn staat bedreigen. Een rode draad in de reeks is de onopgeloste moord van Alex' eerste vrouw. Zijn aartsvijand is The Mastermind, Kyle Craig, die op Alex' ondergang uit is.
When Detective Alex Cross is called to investigate a massacre-style murder scene, he is shocked to find that one of the victims is an old friend. Angry, grieving, and more determined than ever, Cross begins the hunt for the perpetrators of this vicious crime. He is drawn into a dangerous underworld right in the heart of Washington DC.
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Detective Alex Cross is pulled out of a family celebration and given the awful news that his niece, Caroline, has been found brutally murdered.
Detective Alex Cross is planning his wedding to the woman he loves, Brianna Stone. But this blissful existence begins to unravel when Cross is called to the scene of the perfectly executed assassination of two of Washington DC's most corrupt and publically hated political figures.
Detective Alex Cross is one of the first on the scene of the biggest case he's ever been part of.A full-throttle thriller with unstoppable action, unrestrained emotion, and relentless suspense, Kill Alex Cross is the most gripping Alex Cross novel James Patterson has ever written.
It's a snowy Christmas Eve, and Detective Alex Cross is at home celebrating with his family.Merry Christmas, Alex Cross is James Patterson's most shocking Alex Cross novel yet: a breakneck-paced and heart-pounding adrenaline rush of a thriller.
Detective Alex Cross arrests renowned plastic surgeon Elijah Creem for sleeping with teenage girls. Now, his life ruined, Creem is out of jail, and he's made sure that no one will recognize him - by giving himself a new face. A young woman is found hanging from a sixth-floor window, and Alex is called to the scene.
Alex Cross's whole world is crashing down around him. He has been hunted, stalked like prey, his predator priming himself for the kill. Cross has devoted his life to protecting others.
Detective Alex Cross has lost everything and everyone he's ever cared about.His enemy, Thierry Mulch, is holding his family. Driven by feelings of hatred and revenge, Mulch is threatening to kill them all, and break Cross for ever.In a race against time, he must defeat Mulch, and find his wife and children - no matter what it takes.
ALEX CROSS IS GOING HOME.When his cousin is accused of an unthinkable 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 justice is hard to find, Cross unearths a family secret that forces him to question everything he's ever known.
The 24th novel in the bestselling Alex Cross series What's more dangerous than a killer?As Cross pursues a murderer who's appointed himself judge, jury and executioner, he must take the law back into his own hands - because although this killer has a conscience, the city Cross has sworn to protect is rapidly descending into chaos...
The charges: explosiveAlex Cross has never been on the wrong side of the law - until now. Alex Cross: the trial of the centuryAs the prosecution presents its case, and the nation watches, even those closest to Cross begin to doubt his innocence.
A scandalous double homicide opens the psychological case files on Alex Cross . Cross is left grieving, questioning who would want them dead, and why. While Cross's former Metro Homicide partner John Sampson tracks Christopher's final movements, Cross and FBI Special Agent Ned Mahoney travel to Alabama to investigate Kay's past.
Alex Cross faces his most diabolical villain - a serial killer with a hunger for celebrity
In the tenth explosive thriller in the bestselling series, Alex Cross is back... And so is the Wolf... And so is the Weasel... And they are closer than you think...
The electrifying 5th novel in James Patterson's bestselling Alex Cross series
The stunningly exciting eighth novel in James Patterson's magabestselling Alex Cross series.
This is the twelfth exciting novel in James Patterson's Alex Cross series - the bestselling detective series of all time
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