Along Came a SpiderDiscover the classic thriller that launched the #1 detective series of the past twenty-five years, now one of PBS's "100 Great American Reads" Alex Cross is a homicide detective with a Ph.D. in psychology. He works and lives in the ghettos of 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. |
Contents
CHAPTER 5 | |
CHAPTER 6 | |
CHAPTER 7 | |
CHAPTER 8 | |
CHAPTER 51 | |
CHAPTER 52 | |
CHAPTER 53 | |
CHAPTER 54 | |
CHAPTER 55 | |
CHAPTER 56 | |
CHAPTER 57 | |
CHAPTER 58 | |
CHAPTER 9 | |
CHAPTER 10 | |
CHAPTER 11 | |
CHAPTER 12 | |
CHAPTER 13 | |
CHAPTER 14 | |
CHAPTER 15 | |
CHAPTER 16 | |
CHAPTER 17 | |
CHAPTER 18 | |
CHAPTER 19 | |
CHAPTER 20 | |
CHAPTER 21 | |
CHAPTER 22 | |
CHAPTER 23 | |
CHAPTER 25 | |
THE SON OF LINDBERGH CHAPTER 26 | |
CHAPTER 27 | |
CHAPTER 28 | |
CHAPTER 29 | |
CHAPTER 30 | |
CHAPTER 31 | |
CHAPTER 32 | |
CHAPTER 33 | |
CHAPTER 34 | |
CHAPTER 35 | |
CHAPTER 36 | |
CHAPTER 37 | |
CHAPTER 38 | |
CHAPTER 39 | |
CHAPTER 40 | |
CHAPTER 41 | |
CHAPTER 42 | |
CHAPTER 43 | |
THE LAST SOUTHERN GENTLEMAN CHAPTER 44 | |
CHAPTER 45 | |
CHAPTER 46 | |
CHAPTER 47 | |
CHAPTER 48 | |
CHAPTER 49 | |
CHAPTER 50 | |
CHAPTER 59 | |
REMEMBERING MAGGIE ROSE CHAPTER 60 | |
CHAPTER 61 | |
CHAPTER 62 | |
CHAPTER 63 | |
CHAPTER 64 | |
CHAPTER 65 | |
CHAPTER 66 | |
CHAPTER 67 | |
THE SECOND INVESTIGATION CHAPTER 68 | |
CHAPTER 69 | |
CHAPTER 70 | |
CHAPTER 71 | |
CHAPTER 72 | |
CHAPTER 73 | |
CHAPTER 74 | |
CHAPTER 75 | |
CHAPTER 76 | |
CHAPTER 77 | |
CHAPTER 78 | |
CHAPTER 79 | |
CHAPTER 80 | |
CHAPTER 81 | |
CHAPTER 82 | |
CHAPTER 83 | |
CHAPTER 84 | |
CHAPTER 85 | |
CHAPTER 86 | |
THE CROSS HOUSE CHAPTER 87 | |
CHAPTER 88 | |
CHAPTER 89 | |
FRONTIER JUSTICE 1994 | |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | |
A PREVIEW OF KISS THE GIRLS A PREVIEW OF CROSS THE LINE JAMES PATTERSON RECOMMENDS | |
MARY MARY | |
CROSS | |
DETECTIVE CROSS | |
ABOUT THE AUTHOR | |
ALSO BY JAMES PATTERSON | |
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