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Description edit
Detective Alex Cross arrests renowned plastic surgeon Elijah Creem for sleeping with teenage girls. Now, his life ruined, Creem is out of jail, and he's made sure that no one will recognize him--by giving himself a new face. A young woman is found hanging from a sixth-floor window, and Alex... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Alex Cross: Psychologist and detective with the Metropolitan Police Department.
- Brianna "Bree" Stone: Married to Alex, also a detective with the Metropolitan Police Department.
- Regina "Nana Mama" Cross: Alex's 90 year old grandmother. Retired schoolteacher.
- Alex Jr. nicknamed Ali: Alex's son with Christine Johnson.
- Janelle "Jannie" Cross: Alex's youngest daughter
- Damon Cross: Alex's oldest son who is away at the Chapin Boarding School.
- Dr. Elijah Creem: Once one of DC's most in-demand plastic surgeon
- Joshua Bergman: Friend of Elijah's and owner of a modeling agency.
- Ronald Guidice: Reporter/blog writer
- Ava Williams: Alex and Bree's foster child
- John Sampson: Alex's best friend since childhood, also a member of the Metropolitan Police Force. Nicknamed "Man Mountain" by Alex because he's 6'9.
- Billie: Sampson's wife; nurse.
- Lydia Guidice: Ronald's mother.
- Ricky Samuels: male prostitute
- Cory Smithe: male prostitute
- Darcy Vickers: K Street lobbyist
- Sergeant Marti Huizenga: Cross's sergeant - superior officer
- Emma Lee Guidice: Ron's daughter
- Elizabeth Reilly: DC nursing student
- Rebecca Reilly: Elizabeth's baby
- Errico Valente: dectective
- Chief Perkins: Chief of MPD
- Commander Tom D'Auria: Commander of MPD
- Sheila Bishop: lady friend of Elijah Creem
- Miranda Creem: Elijah Creem's wife
- Jerry Doyle "the mouth": Officer who has surveillance duty with Alex Cross.
- Juliet Freeman: family law attorney
- Roger Wettig: Dr. Creem's Palm Beach neighbor
- Annette Wettig: Dr. Creem's Palm Beach neighbor
- Jessica Jacobs: Detective
- Adele Finaly: Psychotherapist
- Nessa: Ava's roommate at the group home
- Richie and "Miranda": couple hired by Josh Bergman
- Stephanie Gethmann: Child and Family Services
- Detective Penner: Palm Beach Police detective
- Manny LaPore: forensic tech
- Harry Keith: Youth Division officer
- Joan Bradbury: Medical Examiner
- Jess Pasternak: Cory's friend
- Mr. Smithe: deacon at family church, father of Cory
- Mrs. Smithe: former nun, mother of Cory
- Russell: Elizabeth Reilly's boyfriend
- Officer Wieder: Police Corruption and Police Misconduct Section of MPD
- Officer Kamiskey: Police Corruption and Police Misconduct Section of MPD
- Larry Kim: US Attorney
- Marco Bruillo: thug
- Theresa Filmore: fiancee of Ron Guidice
- Cecily and Keira Whitley: Georgetown mother and daughter
- Jeannette and Tommy Reilly: Elizabeth Reilly's grandparents
- John Overbey: owner of Baseline Security
- Chloe Creem: Dr. Creem's daughter
- Justine Creem: Dr. Creem's daughter
- Amanda Simms: teenage runaway
First Sentence edit
It's not every day that I get a naked girl answering the door I knock on.
Table of Contents edit
Prologue
DIE YOUNG AND LEAVE A BEAUTIFUL CORPSE
Chapters 1 - 4
Part One
WIN, LOSE OR DRAW
Chapters 1 - 38
Part Two
TIPPING POINT
Chapters 39 - 66
Part Three
DROP DEAD, GORGEOUS
Chapters 67 - 89
Part Four
ALL FALL DOWN
Chapters 90 - 108
Epilogue
CIRCLE OF LIFE
Chapters 109 - 110
Series & Lists edit
This is book 20 of 21 in Alex Cross. (standard series)
Preceded by Merry Christmas, Alex Cross, and followed by Cross My Heart.
This is book 1 of 15 in New York Times Bestsellers - Fiction (Current). (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- James Patterson (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Country: USA
Publication Date: February 18, 2013
ISBN: 0316097519
Page Count: 416
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Country: USA
Publication Date: February 18, 2013
ISBN: 0316097519
Page Count: 416
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