Alex Cross
| Along Came a Spider Kiss the Girls Jack & Jill Cat and Mouse Pop Goes the Weasel Roses Are Red Violets Are Blue Four Blind Mice The Big Bad Wolf London Bridges Mary, Mary Cross Double Cross Cross Country Alex Cross's Trial I, Alex Cross Cross Fire Kill Alex Cross Merry Christmas, Alex Cross Alex Cross, Run Cross My Heart Hope to Die Cross Justice Cross the Line The People vs. Alex Cross Target: Alex Cross Criss Cross Deadly Cross Fear No Evil Triple Cross Cross Down Alex Cross Must Die The House of Cross Return of The Spider | |
| Author | James Patterson |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Mystery, Crime Thriller |
| Publisher | Little, Brown |
| Media type | Hardcover Paperback audio book |
Alex Cross is a crime, mystery, and thriller novel series written by James Patterson. The protagonist, Alex Cross, is an African-American detective for the Metropolitan Police Department and a father who confronts threats to his family and to Washington, D.C.. Supporting characters include Cross's children, Damon, Janelle, and Ali (Little Alex), as well as his grandmother, Nana Mama. The series is typically narrated in the first-person by Alex Cross, with occasional shifts to the villains' third-person perspectives.
The series began in 1993 and is ongoing. Some of the entries in the series that have achieved bestseller status and garnered favorable reviews include Double Cross, Cross Fire, I, Alex Cross, and Alex Cross, Run.
The series is published worldwide, with Little, Brown currently holding publication rights in the United States, in paperback, hardcover, and audiobook editions. The first book in the series, Along Came a Spider, was released in 1993 to positive reviews, spawning a series of over twenty subsequent novels. The series has resulted in three movies, Kiss the Girls (1997), Along Came a Spider (2001), and Alex Cross (2012).