Alex Cross watched a man die at the hands of an old enemy. . . and he's back from the grave for revenge. Alex Cross, I'm coming for you-even from the grave if I have to. Along Came a Spider killer Gary Soneji has been dead for over ten years. Alex Cross watched him die. But today, Cross saw him gun down his partner. Is Soneji alive? A ghost? Or something even more sinister? Nothing will prepare you for the wicked truth. BookShots Lightning-fast stories by James Patterson Novels you can devour in a few hours Impossible to stop reading All original content from James Patterson

James Patterson’s BookShots. Short, fast-paced, high-impact entertainment. ALEX CROSS, I’m coming for you – even from the grave if I have to. Along Came a Spider killer Gary Soneji has been dead for over ten years. Alex Cross watched him die. But today, Cross saw him gun down his partner. Is Soneji alive? A ghost? Or something even more sinister? Nothing will prepare you for the wicked truth.

A murder is committed during the big game hunting season in the Talkeetna Mountains of Alaska. Retired Army Major Ben Hunnicutt and his hunting partner find the body and are drawn into the subsequent investigation. In an attempt to lure the killer into the open, officials publicly hint that Ben and his partner may be able to identify the killer. Due to bureaucratic bumbling, his partner is murdered and an FBI agent is killed. Infuriated, Ben becomes the hunter, using himself for bait and planning his own style of justice. He tries to lure the killer, identity still unknown, to the Eureka Roadhouse during a winter caribou hunt. The plan backfires when the murderer and a female accomplice trap Ben during a sub-zero blizzard and attempt to eliminate him. A freak of the arctic weather allows Ben to wound the killer and to escape in the storm. Having seen and identified the pair, Ben doggedly goes on the hunt again, determined to settle the matter personally. Needing to go to ground until the wounded man recovers, the pair commits two more murders and gains possession of an isolated cabin near Talkeetna. Ben persists, is spotted watching the cabin--the fugitives flee after again attempting to kill him. The case continues northward, each party knowing that the other will grant no quarter.

John Cross is a small-town pastor, bent on leading his flock to follow God's calling. He's not the sort of man one would expect to have a checkered past. But the truth is that the man behind the pulpit preaching to his sheep was once a wolf--an assassin for the CIA. When John decided to follow Christ, he put that work behind him, determined to pay penance for all the lives he took. He vowed never to kill again. Now someone wants the peaceful pastor to pay for his sins with his own life. And when a terrorist out for revenge walks into the church, John's secrets are laid bare. Confronted with his past, he must face his demons and discover whether a man can truly change. Can he keep his vow--even when the people he loves are in mortal danger? Will his congregation and the brave woman he's learning to care for be caught in the cross fire? In the end, his death may be the only sacrifice he has left to offer . . . Andrew Huff's thrilling debut is not only a riveting story of suspense, it's also a deep exploration of the moral quandaries that face those who choose to follow the Prince of Peace in a violent world.

With relentless danger around every corner, Detective Alex Cross is hunting down a kidnapper . . . but only if someone powerful doesn't kill him first. The President's son and daughter are abducted, and Detective Alex Cross is one of the first on the scene. But someone very high-up is using the FBI, Secret Service, and CIA to keep him off the case and in the dark. A deadly contagion in the water supply cripples half of the capital, and Alex discovers that someone may be about to unleash the most devastating attack the United States has ever experienced. As his window for solving both crimes narrows, Alex makes a desperate decision that goes against everything he believes-one that may alter the fate of the entire country. Kill Alex Cross is fast, exciting, and tightly wound, full of "fast-and-furious action" (Washington Post).