Part of Alex Cross, book 28
First published 2020
Detective Alex Cross faces a brutal double murder that strikes at the heart of Washington power. Kay Willingham, a Georgetown socialite and the vice president's ex-wife, lies dead in her luxury limousine alongside Randall Christopher, an educator with political dreams. The shocking crime sends Cross and his team into two investigations. John Sampson follows Christopher's last steps through DC, while Cross and FBI Agent Ned Mahoney head to Alabama to dig into Kay's hidden past in the Deep South. What they uncover surprises them. Kay had accumulated plenty of enemies over the years, but every single one of them required her to stay breathing. With no clear suspect emerging, Cross finds himself trapped between honoring a crucial trust and abandoning the case entirely. The choice threatens not only his career as a detective but his ability to protect his own family.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, family-secrets
Setting: Washington DC, Alabama, Deep South
Period: 21st-century
416 pages · Hardcover · Little, Brown and Company
Content warnings: violence