Merry Christmas, Alex Cross ~ Paperback ~ James Patterson

It s a snowy Christmas Eve, and Detective Alex Cross is at home celebrating with his family. Nana Mama s famous pecan pie is in the oven and the kids are hanging their favourite ornaments on the tree. Just as Alex s wife Bree emerges from the kitchen with a bowl of homemade eggnog, his phone rings with news that shatters the night- at a nearby home, a family has been taken hostage and the situation is spiralling out of control fast. Alex rushes to the scene and confronts the unthinkable- a father is threatening to murder his own children and his ex-wife. Then just as the insanity peaks, a second horrific situation explodes one that no one could have foreseen and that puts millions of people at risk. This is a red alert of the darkest kind, and Alex is forced to make a decision that could end as many lives as it saves including his own. Merry Christmas, Alex Cross is James Patterson s most shocking Alex Cross novel yet- a breakneck-paced and heart-pounding adrenaline rush of a thriller.Author BiographyJAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. Since winning the Edgar Award for Best First Novel with The Thomas Berryman Number, his books have sold in excess of 300 million copies worldwide and he has been the most borrowed author in UK libraries for the past seven years in a row. 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. He lives in Florida with his wife and son. ames is passionate about encouraging children to read. Inspired by his own son who was a reluctant reader, he also writes a range of books specifically for young readers. James is a founding partner of Booktrust s Children s Reading Fund in the UK.