A Decade of Hit Books

Alex Cross Series

36 primary works • 40 total works
Dr. Alex Cross is a specialist in forensic psychology, originally working for the Washington DC police department and later as an FBI senior agent.

Each book in the series is a whole story with a beginning and an ending, however there are references to prior stories in the series.

Series also known as:
* I casi di Alex Cross [Italian]

Ali Cross Series

Book 1

Along Came a Spider
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4.13 · 500398 Ratings · 8900 Reviews · published 1993 · 24 editions
What have we got? A missing little girl named Magg…

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    Book 2

    Kiss the Girls
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    4.01     · 359539 Ratings · 5077 Reviews · published 1994 · 4 editions
    Alex Cross is back.

    In Los Angeles, a reporter inve…

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    Book 3

    Jack & Jill
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    4.02     · 93655 Ratings · 2514 Reviews · published 1996 · 19 editions
    In the middle of the night, a controversial U.S. S…

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    Book 4

    Cat & Mouse
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    4.05     · 85337 Ratings · 2106 Reviews · published 1997 · 12 editions
    Alex Cross is back, and so is a raging and suicida…

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    Book 5

    Pop Goes the Weasel
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    4.06     · 79135 Ratings · 1827 Reviews · published 1999 · 122 editions
    Detective Alex Cross is back-and he's in love. But…

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    Book 6

    Roses Are Red
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    4.11     · 78784 Ratings · 2133 Reviews · published 2000 · 9 editions
    Alex Cross races against time as a series of crime…

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    Book 7

    Violets Are Blue
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    4.02     · 73372 Ratings · 1795 Reviews · published 2001 · 6 editions
    Detective Alex Cross must confront his most ter…

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    Book 8

    Four Blind Mice
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    4.06     · 59966 Ratings · 1483 Reviews · published 2002 · 19 editions
    Detective Alex Cross is on his way to resign from …

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    Book 9

    The Big Bad Wolf
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    4.04     · 64458 Ratings · 1683 Reviews · published 2003 · 107 editions
    Alex Cross battles the most ruthless and powerful …

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    Book 10

    London Bridges
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    3.98     · 57553 Ratings · 1565 Reviews · published 2004 · 4 editions
    TWO OF THE GREATEST VILLAINS JAMES PATTERSON HAS E…

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    Book 11

    Mary, Mary
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    4.02     · 63361 Ratings · 1894 Reviews · published 2005 · 15 editions
    FBI Agent Alex Cross is on vacation with his famil…

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    Book 12

    Cross
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    4.06     · 74493 Ratings · 2496 Reviews · published 2006 · 126 editions
    Alex Cross was a rising star in the Washington, DC…

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    Book 13

    Double Cross
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    4.05     · 58866 Ratings · 2017 Reviews · published 2007 · 87 editions
    Perfect. Mint condition. Unabridged on 7 CDS in ha…

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    Book 14

    Cross Country
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    3.90     · 47308 Ratings · 2494 Reviews · published 2008 · 5 editions
    When the home of Alex Cross's longtime friend Elli…

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    Book 15

    Alex Cross's Trial
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    4.01     · 33288 Ratings · 2064 Reviews · published 2009 · 44 editions
    Separated by time

    From his grandmother, Alex Cross …

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    Book 16

    I, Alex Cross
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    4.06     · 50657 Ratings · 2269 Reviews · published 2009 · 7 editions
    SOON TO BE AN ORIGINAL AMAZON PRIME SERIES

    ________…

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    Book 17

    Cross Fire
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    4.13     · 40377 Ratings · 1704 Reviews · published 2010 · 81 editions
    Wedding bells ring

    Detective Alex Cross and Bree's …

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    Book 18

    Kill Alex Cross
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    4.08     · 40937 Ratings · 2007 Reviews · published 2011 · 7 editions
    Kill Alex Cross is faster, more exciting, and more…

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    Book 19

    Merry Christmas, Alex Cross
    by
    3.94     · 32819 Ratings · 2060 Reviews · published 2012 · 5 editions
    It's Christmas Eve and Detective Alex Cross has be…

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    Book 20

    Alex Cross, Run
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    4.12     · 35670 Ratings · 1903 Reviews · published 2013 · 5 editions
    Kill Alex Cross was "Patterson at the top of his g…

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    Book 21

    Cross My Heart
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    4.13     · 30179 Ratings · 2245 Reviews · published 2013 · 71 editions
    James Patterson raises the stakes to their highest…

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    Book 21.5

    Action
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    3.69     · 254 Ratings · 10 Reviews · published 2014 · 2 editions
    A 911 call late one evening, a distraught husband,…

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    Book 22

    Hope to Die
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    4.23     · 34020 Ratings · 2164 Reviews · published 2014 · 6 editions
    Detective Alex Cross is being stalked by a psychot…

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    Book 23

    Cross Justice
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    4.27     · 35071 Ratings · 2386 Reviews · published 2015 · 63 editions
    NOTE: The book is Large Print Hard Cover.
    The tough…

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    Book 24

    Cross the Line
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    4.10     · 30855 Ratings · 1580 Reviews · published 2016 · 57 editions
    Washington DC n’a jamais été aussi dangereux. Des …

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    Book 24.4

    Cross Kill
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    3.95     · 13710 Ratings · 1082 Reviews · published 2016 · 27 editions
    Alex Cross, I'm coming for you--even from the grav…

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    Book 24.5

    Detective Cross
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    4.12     · 12269 Ratings · 659 Reviews · published 2017 · 3 editions
    The suspect is your patient, Dr. Cross.

    An ano…

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    Book 25

    The People vs. Alex Cross
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    4.25     · 28650 Ratings · 1647 Reviews · published 2017 · 50 editions

    This time it's Alex Cross on trial.

    Alex Cross is o…

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    Book 26

    Target: Alex Cross
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    4.13     · 28127 Ratings · 1828 Reviews · published 2018 · 39 editions
    A leader has fallen, and Alex Cross joins the proc…

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    Book 27

    Criss Cross
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    4.25     · 27813 Ratings · 1625 Reviews · published 2019 · 41 editions
    A killer with all the skills of a master detect…

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    Book 28

    Deadly Cross
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    4.27     · 32446 Ratings · 1626 Reviews · published 2020 · 5 editions
    A double homicide in the nation’s capital opens th…

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    Book 29

    Fear No Evil
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    4.27     · 29149 Ratings · 1379 Reviews · published 2021 · 31 editions
    Alex Cross enters the final showdown with the rele…

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    Book 30

    Triple Cross
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    4.38     · 32501 Ratings · 1446 Reviews · published 2022 · 24 editions
    Detective Alex Cross hunts down a serial killer wh…

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    Book 31

    Cross Down
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    4.39     · 26515 Ratings · 1321 Reviews · published 2023 · 1 edition
    Alex Cross is gravely injured. Only his partner an…

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    Book 32

    Alex Cross Must Die
    by
    4.26     · 23475 Ratings · 1253 Reviews · published 2023 · 19 editions
    In this thrilling novel from a #1 New York Times b…

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    Book 33

    The House of Cross
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    4.36     · 27174 Ratings · 1202 Reviews · 17 editions
    Century The House of Cross ABISBOOK Century.

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    Book 34

    Return of the Spider
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    4.25     · 22276 Ratings · 987 Reviews · published 2025 · 14 editions
    Return of the Spider is the stunning prequel t…

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    Book 35

    Cross and Sampson
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    4.41     · 17623 Ratings · 853 Reviews · published 2026 · 3 editions
    Detectives Alex Cross and John Sampson are better …

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    Book 36

    The Family Cross
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    3.80     · 5 Ratings · 1 Reviews · expected publication 2026 · 11 editions
    Alex Cross is a brilliant psychologist—and a relen…

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    Book collection 24.5

    Triple Homicide
    by
    3.95     · 6230 Ratings · 329 Reviews · published 2018 · 15 editions
    Alex Cross faces a D. C. bomb threat, the Women's …

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