"When his cousin is accused of a heinous crime, Alex Cross returns to his North Carolina hometown for the first time in over three decades. As he tries to prove his cousin's innocence in a town where everyone seems to be on the take, Cross unearths a family secret that forces him to question everything he's ever known. Chasing a ghost he believed was long dead, Cross gets pulled into a case that has local cops scratching their heads and needing his help: a grisly string of socialite murders. Now he's hot on the trail of both a brutal killer, and the truth about his own past--and the answers he finds might be fatal" --.
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call number/section: 1000
subjects: cross, alex (fictitious character), fiction, police, homicide, north carolina, fiction, north carolina, african american detectives, secrets, murder, investigation, mystery fiction, suspense fiction, secrecy
Editions
Patterson, James
"When his cousin is accused of a heinous crime, Alex Cross returns to his North Carolina hometown for the first time in over three decades. As he tries to prove his cousin's innocence in a town where everyone seems to be on the take, Cross unearths a family secret that forces him to question everything he's ever known. Chasing a ghost he believed was long dead, Cross gets pulled into a case that has local cops scratching their heads and needing his help: a grisly string of socialite murders. Now he's hot on the trail of both a brutal killer, and the truth about his own past--and the answers he finds might be fatal" --.
Schools: 3
Patterson, James
Alex Cross' cousin is accused of murder and Alex returns to Starksville, North Carolina for the first time in years. He discovers a community down on its luck, citizens who don't welcome him, and countless memories from his childhood. As he looks for the real murderer he finds that truth is hard to find in a town where no one feels safe to speak.
Schools: 2
Patterson, James
Schools: 0