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Informationen zum Autor JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. His books have sold in excess of 365 million copies worldwide. He is the author of some of the most popular series of the past two decades - the Alex Cross! Women's Murder Club! Detective Michael Bennett and Private novels - and he has written many other number one bestsellers including romance novels and stand-alone thrillers. James is passionate about encouraging children to read. Inspired by his own son who was a reluctant reader! he also writes a range of books for young readers including the Middle School! I Funny! Treasure Hunters! House of Robots! Confessions! and Maximum Ride series. James has donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed author of adult fiction in UK libraries for the past eleven years in a row. He lives in Florida with his wife and son. Klappentext Shots ring out in the early morning hours in the suburbs of Washington! D.C. When the smoke clears! a prominent police official lies dead! leaving the city's police force scrambling for answers. Under pressure from the mayor! Alex Cross steps into the leadership vacuum to investigate the case. But before Cross can make any headway! a brutal crime wave sweeps across the region. The deadly scenes share only one common thread - the victims are all criminals. And the only thing more dangerous than a murderer without a conscience! is a killer who thinks he has justice on his side. As Cross pursues an adversary who has appointed himself judge! jury! and executioner! he must take the law back into his own hands before the city he's sworn to protect descends into utter chaos. Zusammenfassung Alex Cross chases a cold-blooded killer...with a conscience. When the smoke clears! a prominent police official lies dead! leaving the city's police force scrambling for answers.
