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Description edit
On the verge of resigning from the D.C. police force, Detective Alex Cross knows he can't refuse this case. His partner John Sampson has a friend who has been framed for murder and is facing the gas chamber. His accusers? The United States Army. As a new woman in Cross's life brings him... read more
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Characters edit
- John Sampson: Alex Cross' best friend and partner.
- Thomas Starkey: The leader of the professional assassins that act as the three blind mice. Served in Vietnam.
- Brownley Harris: A professional assassin, veteran of Vietnam, One of the blind mice.
- Sergeant Ellis Cooper: Friend of John Sampson who served with him in Vietnam. He has been convicted of killing three woman on an army base in the US. Alex Cross and John Sampson try to help him out.
- Nana Mama: Alex Cross' grandmother and the caretaker of the Cross clan, she is the glue at the center of the family. She raised Alex after his parents died
- Warren Griffin: A professional assassin, fought in Vietnam, Belongs to the infamous Blind Mice group.
- Jamilla Hughes: Girlfriend to Alex Cross. A detective in California.
- Mrs. Billie Houston: Widow of a soldier that was mysteriously killed. Interviewed by John Sampson multiple times throughout this story.
- Damon: son to Alex Cross
- Little Alex: Detective Alex Cross' baby boy.
- Detective Alex Cross: Main character in the Alex Cross series- a detective and a forensic psychologist. Devoted father to two children, Damon and Janelle. Widower.
- Jannie: Detective Alex Cross' daughter. Not a significant character in this book.
- Mark Hutchinson: A sgt. in the United States Army. Works at Fort Bragg.
- Tran Van Luu: a Vietamease man Alex interogates regarding some of the murders in his investigation.
- Marcia: Ellis Cooper's girlfriend
- Kyle Craig: A man Alex helped put away for murder. He is also in Kiss the Girls and few other Alex Cross novels. Sometimes called "The Mastermind"
- Vanessa: Hooker and Victim
- Kym: An Asian show girl.
- Colonel Robert Bennett: Victim
- Barbara Bennett: Colonel Bennett's wife
- Dr. Kayla Coles: Nana Mama's doctor
- Donald Jacobs: CID Investigator working the Cooper case
- Ramon Ramirez: The friend of Damon, Alex Cross' son.
- Tanya Jackson: Military wife who is a murder victim of the Bluelady Murderer
- Barbara Green: Military wife who is a murder victim of the Bluelady Murderer
- Maureen Bruno: Military wife who is a murder victim of the Bluelady Murderer
- Laurence Houston: Add a description of this character.
- Owen Handler: Military man who tries to help Alex and John during the investigation
- Marc Sherman: DA for Cumberland County NC
- Ronald Hodge: Young teen boy who is a neighbor of the Jackson's
- Anita Hodge: Jackson neighbor and Ronald's mother
- Walker
- Ron Burns: FBI director who is friends with Alex Cross
- Lieutenant Colonel James Etra: Executed for murder
- Susan Etra: Lieutenant Colonel's wife who believes he was innocent
- Reece Tate: A man that is framed for murder. He is executed for his supposed crime.
- Judie "Blue Eyes": Thomas Starkey's wife
- Pat Conte: Army CID Officer
- Kevin Cassidy: Alex's friend who works in the Pentagon
- Stuart Fischer: Etra's lawyer
- Maria Cross: Alex's 1st wife who was killed by a drive by shooting
- Shane
- General Shelly Borislow: Army Court of Criminal Appeals
- Thomas Hoff
- Thi Nguyen: Translator working at the Vietnamese Embassy assigned to help Cross
- Rosie
- Stephen Bowen: Bragg military base Commanding Officer
- Captain Rizzo: General Bowen's aide
- Brownie: Brownley Harris' nickname
- Dr. John Rodman: Nana Mama's doctor
- Robert Hare
- Mel Goodes: FBI Special Agent
- Aunt Tia: Alex's aunt
- Abraham Tichter
- Santo Marinacci
- Gary Soneji: A serial killer that Alex Cross helped capture and put in prison
- Ronald Palumbo
- Lee
- Tori Sanders: Friend of Ellis Cooper's
- Alex. Ellis Cooper
- Alex. Take
- Alex. You
- Alex. Maybe Cooper
- Mrs. Sanders
- Ms. Nguyen
- James Stewart
- Alex. Ellis Cooper
- Robert Bennett
First Sentence edit
The district attorney for Cumberland County, North Carolina, Marc Sherman, pushed the old wooden captain's chair away from the prosecution table, and it made a harsh, scraping eeek in the nearly silent courtroom.
Table of Contents edit
Prologue: The "Bluelady" Murders (Chapters 1-2)
Part 1: The Last Case (Chapters 3-31)
Part 2: Jamilla (Chapters 32-56)
Part 3: The Foot Soldier (Chapters 57-78)
Part 4: Exit Wounds (Chapters 79-99)
Part 5: Four Blind Mice (Chapters 100-114)
Epilogue: The Garter (Chapter 115)
Series & Lists edit
This is book 8 of 21 in Alex Cross. (standard series)
Preceded by Violets Are Blue, and followed by The Big Bad Wolf.
This is book 8 of 10 in Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels In 2002. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- James Patterson (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Country: U.S.A.
Publication Date: 18 November 2002
ISBN: 0316693006
Page Count: 400
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Country: U.S.A.
Publication Date: 18 November 2002
ISBN: 0316693006
Page Count: 400
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3566.A822 F68 2002
- Dewey: 813.54
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