What's more dangerous than a killer? For Detective Alex Cross, it's a killer who thinks he's the good guy...Shots ring out in suburban Washington D.C. in the early hours. When the smoke clears, a senior police official lies dead, leaving his force scrambling for answers.Under pressure from the mayor, Alex Cross steps up and takes command of the investigation - just as a brutal crime wave sweeps the region. There's just one thing in common in these deadly scenes: the victims are criminals.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...

Vorwort
Alex Cross chases a cold-blooded killer... with a conscience.

Autorentext

James Patterson

Klappentext

This new novel from James Patterson features Alex Cross chasing a cold-blooded killer, with a conscience - but can Alex stop an adversary who has appointed himself judge, jury and executioner?

Zusammenfassung

**SOON TO BE AN ORIGINAL AMAZON PRIME SERIES

'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. The Alex Cross series proves it.' LEE CHILD, international bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series

A killer with a twisted sense of justice has Washington DC under siege. Only Alex Cross can bring them down.

When a police officer is killed, Detective Alex Cross steps up to take command of his force who are scrambling for answers. As a brutal crime wave sweeps the region, an intriguing connection links these deadly scenes.

The victims are all criminals.

The murderer has appointed themselves as judge, jury, and executioner, and it's up to Alex to take the law back into his hands before the city descends into chaos.