Part of Alex Cross, book 26
First published 2018
A president has died, and mourners fill the streets from Capitol Hill to the White House. Detective Alex Cross grieves alongside the nation. Then a sniper's bullet finds its mark in the heart of Washington DC. Cross's wife Bree Stone, the new chief of DC detectives, receives a stark ultimatum: catch the shooter or forfeit her career. The new president assigns Cross to lead an FBI investigation of massive proportions. Cross suspects this single shot signals something far worse to come. His fears prove correct as the nation spirals into constitutional chaos. The investigation pushes Cross beyond every limit he knows. Law and order collapse around him while he hunts for answers. In this case that will define his career, Cross discovers his own loyalty may pose the greatest threat of all.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, investigation
Setting: Washington DC
Period: 21st-century
432 pages · Hardcover · Little, Brown and Company