The Family Cross: An Alex Cross Thriller by Patterson, James

Alex Cross investigates a series of baffling murders while balancing a family crisis that threatens to upend his entire world in this thriller from the world's #1 bestselling author, James Patterson.

Alex Cross is a brilliant psychologist--and a relentless hunter of killers for the FBI and DC Metro Police.

To his beloved Nana Mama, he's still the boy she raised--and every morning, as he straps on his service weapon, she's reminded just how dangerous his world has become.

But in Washington, DC, there are places even the police don't go--an unseen underworld where violence thrives and rules don't apply. And this time, Alex is stepping straight into it.

Each move pulls him deeper into the dark--and closer to a case that could shatter the promise he made to Nana ... and cost him everything he holds most dear.

Author: James Patterson
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Published: 10/19/2026
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.36lbs
Size: 9.41h x 6.11w x 1.41d
ISBN: 9780316569743

About the Author
James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time. An Edgar, ten-time Emmy, and Literarian Award-winning creator of countless beloved series--including Alex Cross, the Women's Murder Club, and Maximum Ride--Patterson has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton, Dolly Parton, Michael Crichton, and Viola Davis, as well as #1 bestselling nonfiction, including The Idaho Four, Walk in My Combat Boots, and Filthy Rich.