Cross Justice -- Free Preview -- The First 9 Chapters

Alex Cross left his rough hometown behind long ago and built a life in Washington, DC, with his grandmother and his family. When his cousin Stefan is charged with a shocking murder, Cross heads south with his loved ones to Starksville, North Carolina, a place he has not visited in decades. The town is struggling, and its residents are wary of an outsider. Walking into the house where he grew up, Cross is hit by memories of a painful childhood. Then he is drawn into a string of murders among wealthy women in Florida, each more gruesome than the last. Searching for the truth about his cousin, he must follow several dangerous leads, and any of them could cost him dearly. The novel is a fast, tense thriller about a detective facing his most personal case.