Alex Cross Series by James Patterson
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Alex Cross Series

32 primary works • 36 total works
Dr. Alex Cross is a specialist in forensic psychology, originally working for the Washington DC police department and later as an FBI senior agent.

Each book in the series is a whole story with a beginning and an ending, however there are references to prior stories in the series.

Series also known as:
* I casi di Alex Cross [Italian]

Ali Cross Series

Book 1

Along Came a Spider
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4.13 · 459938 Ratings · 6783 Reviews · published 1993 · 221 editions
What have we got? A missing little girl named Magg…

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    Book 2

    Kiss the Girls
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    3.99     · 338648 Ratings · 4242 Reviews · published 1995 · 5 editions
    Alex Cross is back.

    In Los Angeles, a reporter inve…

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    Book 3

    Jack & Jill
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    3.99     · 81144 Ratings · 2093 Reviews · published 1996 · 132 editions
    In the middle of the night, a controversial U.S. S…

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    Book 4

    Cat & Mouse
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    4.02     · 74184 Ratings · 1770 Reviews · published 1997 · 3 editions
    Alex Cross is back, and so is a raging and suicida…

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    Book 5

    Pop Goes the Weasel
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    4.03     · 69524 Ratings · 1555 Reviews · published 1999 · 4 editions
    Detective Alex Cross is back-and he's in love. But…

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    Book 6

    Roses Are Red
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    4.08     · 69114 Ratings · 1798 Reviews · published 2000 · 136 editions
    In this heart-pounding but touchingly romantic …

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    Book 7

    Violets Are Blue
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    4.00     · 64111 Ratings · 1534 Reviews · published 2001 · 48 editions
    Detective Alex Cross must confront his most ter…

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    Book 8

    Four Blind Mice
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    4.04     · 52892 Ratings · 1257 Reviews · published 2002 · 108 editions
    Detective Alex Cross is on his way to resign from …

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    Book 9

    The Big Bad Wolf
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    4.03     · 57601 Ratings · 1462 Reviews · published 2003 · 42 editions
    Alex Cross battles the most ruthless and powerful …

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    Book 10

    London Bridges
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    3.97     · 50505 Ratings · 1358 Reviews · published 2004 · 44 editions
    TWO OF THE GREATEST VILLAINS JAMES PATTERSON HAS E…

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    Book 11

    Mary, Mary
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    4.00     · 56034 Ratings · 1678 Reviews · published 2005 · 129 editions
    FBI Agent Alex Cross is on vacation with his famil…

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    Book 12

    Cross
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    4.04     · 67012 Ratings · 2283 Reviews · published 2006 · 160 editions
    Alex Cross was a rising star in the Washington, DC…

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    Book 13

    Double Cross
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    4.04     · 52306 Ratings · 1833 Reviews · published 2007 · 113 editions
    Just when Alex thought his life was calming down i…

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    Book 14

    Cross Country
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    3.88     · 41842 Ratings · 2279 Reviews · published 2008 · 94 editions
    When the home of Alex Cross's longtime friend Elli…

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    Book 15

    Alex Cross's Trial
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    3.99     · 29385 Ratings · 1891 Reviews · published 2009 · 54 editions
    Separated by time

    From his grandmother, Alex Cross …

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    Book 16

    I, Alex Cross
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    4.04     · 45172 Ratings · 2073 Reviews · published 2009 · 102 editions
    Can Alex Cross survive his most chilling - and per…

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    Book 17

    Cross Fire
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    4.11     · 35820 Ratings · 1561 Reviews · published 2010 · 102 editions
    Wedding bells ring

    Detective Alex Cross and Bree's …

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    Book 18

    Kill Alex Cross
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    4.07     · 36506 Ratings · 1871 Reviews · published 2011 · 78 editions
    Kill Alex Cross is faster, more exciting, and more…

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    Book 19

    Merry Christmas, Alex Cross
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    3.92     · 28102 Ratings · 1880 Reviews · published 2012 · 69 editions
    It's Christmas Eve and Detective Alex Cross has be…

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    Book 20

    Alex Cross, Run
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    4.11     · 31300 Ratings · 1772 Reviews · published 2013 · 87 editions
    Kill Alex Cross was "Patterson at the top of his g…

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    Book 21

    Cross My Heart
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    4.12     · 26287 Ratings · 2099 Reviews · published 2013 · 86 editions
    James Patterson raises the stakes to their highest…

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    Book 22

    Hope to Die
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    4.21     · 29748 Ratings · 2014 Reviews · published 2014 · 72 editions
    Detective Alex Cross is being stalked by a psychot…

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    Book 23

    Cross Justice
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    4.26     · 30432 Ratings · 2194 Reviews · published 2015 · 67 editions
    NOTE: The book is Large Print Hard Cover.
    The tough…

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    Book 24

    Cross the Line
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    4.09     · 26156 Ratings · 1428 Reviews · published 2016 · 57 editions
    Washington DC n’a jamais été aussi dangereux. Des …

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    Book 24.4

    Cross Kill
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    3.94     · 11939 Ratings · 993 Reviews · published 2016 · 3 editions
    Alex Cross, I'm coming for you--even from the grav…

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    Book 24.5

    Detective Cross
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    4.11     · 10214 Ratings · 585 Reviews · published 2017 · 1 edition
    The suspect is your patient, Dr. Cross. …

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    Book 25

    The People vs. Alex Cross
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    4.24     · 24093 Ratings · 1520 Reviews · published 2017 · 46 editions

    This time it's Alex Cross on trial.

    Alex Cross is o…

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    Book 26

    Target: Alex Cross
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    4.11     · 22980 Ratings · 1655 Reviews · published 2018 · 38 editions
    TARGET: HEAD OF STATE

    A leader has fallen, and the …

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    Book 27

    Criss Cross
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    4.26     · 23231 Ratings · 1455 Reviews · published 2019 · 37 editions
    A killer with all the skills of a master detect…

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    Book 28

    Deadly Cross
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    4.28     · 27263 Ratings · 1421 Reviews · published 2020 · 32 editions
    A double homicide in the nation’s capital opens th…

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    Book 29

    Fear No Evil
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    4.28     · 24339 Ratings · 1198 Reviews · published 2021 · 30 editions
    Alex Cross enters the final showdown with the rele…

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    Book 30

    Triple Cross
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    4.39     · 25977 Ratings · 1188 Reviews · published 2022 · 3 editions
    Detective Alex Cross hunts down a serial killer wh…

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    Book 31

    Cross Down
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    4.42     · 19687 Ratings · 980 Reviews · published 2023 · 15 editions
    Alex Cross is gravely injured. Only his partner an…

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    Book 32

    Alex Cross Must Die
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    4.29     · 14315 Ratings · 832 Reviews · published 2023 · 13 editions
    Detectives Cross and Sampson are tracking a serial…

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    Book collection 24.5

    Triple Homicide
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    3.93     · 4819 Ratings · 283 Reviews · published 2018 · 15 editions
    Alex Cross faces a D. C. bomb threat, the Women's …

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    The Midnight Club / Hide and Seek / Black Market; Along Came a Spider / Kiss the Girls / Jack and Jill
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    4.44     · 55 Ratings · published 2010 · 1 edition
    TITLES IN THIS SET The Midnight Club Along Came a …

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