In Washington wordt een meisje, Maggie Rose, vermist. Haar populaire, zachtmoedige wiskundeleraar Gary Soneji is de laatste die haar in levende lijve heeft gezien. De politie denkt meteen aan de psychopatische seriemoordenaar, die de Zoon van Lindbergh wordt genoemd. Maar deze is, zelfs nadat hij is opgepakt, de politie te slim af. Rechercheur Alex Cross staat voor een onmogelijke opgave. Hoe lok je een briljante psychopaat in de val? Vooral als dat iemand is die een gespleten persoonlijkheid heeft en zich zijn gruweldaden niet meer herinnert...
Alex Cross Reeks
Deze serie volgt een briljante psycholoog en onderzoeker die zich verdiept in de duisterste krochten van de menselijke geest om ongrijpbare criminelen te vangen. Bij elke nieuwe zaak wordt hij geconfronteerd met complexe raadsels en persoonlijke demonen die zijn vastberadenheid en intellect op de proef stellen. De spanning neemt toe naarmate hij de waarheid nadert, vaak ten koste van zijn eigen veiligheid. Fans van meeslepende, psychologisch gedreven thrillers zullen deze serie waarderen om zijn slimme plots en meeslepende protagonist.
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Meisjes plagen
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- 14 uur lezen
Twee psycopaten maken slachtoffers onder beeldschonej onge vrouwen. De een opereert aan de westkust van de VS, de ander aan de oostkust. Ze houden elkaar op de hoofte van hun laatste gruweldaden. Casanova en de 'Gentleman killer' zijn beiden gewetenloze moordenaars, die zich boven iedereen verheven voelen en in wreedheid niet voor elkaar onderdoen. Inspecteur Alex Cross is belast met het onderzoek naar deze twee mannen. Al snel beseft hij dat hij te maken heeft met twee nietsontziende, uiterst scherpzinnige tegenstanders. Als zijn lievelingsnichtje in handen van Casanova valt, zet hij alles op alles om de moordenaars te pakken te krijgen.
Join Alex Cross in a heart-stopping thrill ride as he pieces together the clues of two gruesome murders. Will he find the killers in time? In the middle of the night, a controversial U.S. senator is found murdered in bed in his Georgetown pied-a-terre. The police turn up only one clue: a mysterious rhyme signed "Jack and Jill" promising that this is just the beginning. Jack and Jill are out to get the rich and famous, and they will stop at nothing until their fiendish plan is carried out. Meanwhile, Washington, D. C. homicide detective Alex Cross is called to a murder scene only blocks from his house, far from the corridors of power where he spends his days. The victim: a beautiful little girl, savagely beaten and deposited in front of the elementary school Cross's son attends. No one in Washington is safe-not children, not politicians, not even the President of the United States. Only Alex Cross has the skills and the courage to crack the case, but will he discover the truth in time? A relentless roller coaster of heart-pounding suspense and jolting plot twists, Jack and Jill proves that no one can write a more compelling thriller than James Patterson, the master of the nonstop nightmare.
Just as Alex Cross is beginning to feel that life is good and he is finally coming out of the depression he's been in since the death of his wife, he is called to Union Station train terminal - a man is on the loose, firing at random into the swarming crowds of travellers. Psychopath Gary Soneji seems determined to go down in a blaze of glory, and he wants Alex Cross to be there. Will this be the final showdown
Een manisch-depressieve medewerker van de Britse ambassade in Washington speelt een sadistisch rollenspel op het Internet.
Alex Cross - 6: Rozen verwelken
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Washington D.C. wordt opgeschrikt door een serie gewelddadige bankovervallen. Het brein achter deze misdaden is een even geniale als wrede man, die zichzelf Mastermind noemt. De overvallers schrikken er niet voor terug om zowel bankmedewerkers als hun gezinnen op brute wijze te vermoorden. Rechercheur Alex Cross probeert samen met FBI-agente Betsey Cavalierre, Mastermind op het spoor te komen. Het staat als een paal boven water dat ze hier niet met een gewone bankovervaller te maken hebben; hij gebruikt buitensporig veel geweld en zijn zucht naar perfectie is opvallend. Naarmate het onderzoek vordert, lijkt de haat van Mastermind zich tegen Cross te richten. Niet alleen hijzelf wordt bedreigd, maar ook zijn familie loopt gevaar. Cross moet zijn uiterste best doen om deze geesteszieke crimineel op te sporen en te stoppen. En het is maar de vraag of hij op de juiste plaats zoekt...
Alex Cross - 7: Schepen vergaan
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Detective Alex Cross must confront his most terrifying nemesis ever-and his own deepest fears-in this electrifying new thriller from the master of suspense, James Patterson. Alex Cross has never believed in vampires. But when two joggers are found slain in a manner that suggests a macabre ritual, he has to reconsider. Someone believes in vampires enough to have committed a series of bizarre murders that appear to be the work of one. Local police are horrified, and even the FBI is baffled. Cross takes on the case and plunges into a netherworld of secret clubs and role-players, a world full of poseurs and playactors-and someone demented enough to have crossed the line from dark ritual to real blood. At the same time, a lethal super-criminal from Cross's past known as the Mastermind is stalking him, taunting him, and threatening everything he holds dear. Cross has never been closer to defeat, or in greater danger. In a shocking conclusion, Alex Cross must survive a deadly confrontation-only to discover at last the awful secret of the Mastermind.
Four Blind Mice
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Detective Alex Cross is on his way to resign from the Washington, D.C., police force when his partner shows up at his door with a case he can't refuse. One of John Sampson's oldest friends, from their days together in Vietnam, has been arrested for murder. Worse yet, he is subject to the iron hand of the United States Army. The evidence against him is strong enough to send hem to the gas chamber.
Alex Cross battles the most ruthless and powerful killer he has ever encountered - a predator known only as "the Wolf. "Alex Cross's first case since joining the FBI has his new colleagues stymied. Across the country, men and women are being kidnapped in broad daylight and then disappearing completely. These people are not being taken for ransom, Alex realizes. They are being bought and sold. And it looks as if a shadowy figure called the Wolf - a master criminal who has brought a new reign of terror to organize crime - is behind this business in which ordinary men and women are sold as slaves. Even as he admires the FBI's vast resources, Alex grows impatient with the Bureau's clumsiness and caution when it is time to move. A lone wolf himself, he has to go out on his own in order to track the Wolf and try to rescue some of the victims while they are still alive. As the case boils over, Alex is in hot water at home too. His ex-fiancee, Christine Johnson, comes back into his life - and not for the reasons Alex might have hoped.
London Bridges
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- 15 uur lezen
Alex Cross must face the world's most dangerous agents, criminals, and assassins. The fate of the world rests in his hands. In broad desert daylight, a mysterious platoon of soldiers evacuates the entire population of Sunrise Valley, Nevada. Minutes later, a huge bomb detonates a hundred feet above the ground and lays waste to homes, cars, and playgrounds: a town annihilated in an instant. The Russian supercriminal known as the Wolf claims responsibility for the blast. Alex Cross is on vacation in San Francisco with his girlfriend, Jamilla Hughes, when he gets the call. World leaders have just four days to prevent an unimaginable cataclysm. Racing down the hairpin turns of the Riviera in the most unforgettable finale James Patterson has ever written, he confronts the truth of the Wolf's identity, a revelation that even Cross himself may be unable to survive.
FBI Agent Alex Cross is on vacation with his family in Disneyland when he gets a call from the Director. A well-known actress was shot outside her home in Beverly Hills. Shortly afterward, an editor for the Los Angeles Times receives an e-mail describing the murder in vivid details. Alex quickly learns that this is not an isolated incident. The killer, known as Mary Smith, has done this before and plans to kill again. Right from the beginning, this case is like nothing Alex has ever been confronted with before. Is this the plan of an obsessed fan or a spurned actor, or is it part of something much more frightening? Now members of Hollywood's A-list fear they're next on Mary's list, and the case grows by blockbuster proportions as the LAPD and FBI scramble to find a pattern before Mary can send one more chilling update.
Een koppel moordenaars doodt belangrijke politici uit Washington, terwijl de politie zijn handen al vol heeft aan een seriemoordenaar van kinderen.
Tweestrijd / druk 2
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Just when Alex thought his life was calming down into a routine of patients and therapy sessions, he finds himself back in the game--this time to catch a criminal mastermind like no other. A spate of elaborate murders in Washington D.C. have the whole East Coast on edge. They are like nothing Alex Cross and his new girlfriend, Detective Brianna Stone, have ever seen. With each murder, the case becomes increasingly complex. There's only one thing Alex knows: the killer adores an audience. As victims are made into gruesome spectacles citywide, inducing a media hysteria, it becomes clear to Alex that the man he's after is a genius of terror--and he's after fame. The killer has the whole city by its strings--and he'll stop at nothing to become the most terrifying star that Washington D.C. has ever seen
When the home of Alex Cross's longtime friend Ellie Cox is turned into the worst murder scene Alex has ever seen, he is devastated. The destruction leads him to believe that he's chasing a horrible new breed of killer. As Alex and his girlfriend Brianna Stone begin the hunt for the villain responsible for the killings, they quickly find themselves entangled in the deadly Nigerian underworld of Washington, D.C. What they discover is shocking: a strongly organized gang of teenage thugs headed by a powerful, diabolical man—The Tiger. As the killing spree escalates, Alex and Brianna realize they are not dealing with any ordinary killer, but one who has brought his personal war of vengeance to America's capital. But just when the detectives think they're closing in on the elusive murderer, the Tiger disappears into thin air. Unable to let the killer get away with this narrow escape, Alex makes it his duty to bring the brutal butcher to justice. He knows that he must follow the Tiger. Alone. When Alex arrives in Nigeria, he discovers a world where justice is as foreign as he is. Unprotected and alone in a strange country, bombarded on all sides by the murderous threats of The Tiger, Alex must draw on his fiercest instincts just to survive in a lawless world.
From his grandmother, Alex Cross has heard the story of his great-uncle Abraham and his struggles for survival in the era of the Ku Klux Klan. Now, Alex passes the family tale along to his own children in a novel he's written - a novel called Trial. As a lawyer in early-twentieth-century Washington DC, Ben Corbett represents the toughest cases. Fighting against oppression and racism, he risks his family and his life in the process. When President Theodore Roosevelt asks Ben to return to his hometown to investigate rumours of the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan there, he cannot refuse. Arriving in Eudora, Mississippi, Ben meets the wise Abraham Cross and his beautiful daughter, Moody. Ben enlists their help, and the two Crosses introduce him to the hidden side of the idyllic Southern town. Lynchings have become commonplace and residents of the town's black quarter live in constant fear. Ben aims to break the reign of terror - but the truth of who is really behind it could break his heart. Written in the fearless voice of Detective Alex Cross, Alex Cross's Trial is a gripping story of murder, love, and, above all, bravery.
I, Alex Cross
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A Cross family member is murdered, and the case catapults Alex into a world where power masks unfathomable evil. Detective Alex Cross is pulled out of a family celebration and given the devastating news that his niece, Caroline, has been found brutally murdered. Cross vows to hunt down the killer, and soon learns that Caroline was mixed up in one of Washington's wildest scenes. And she was not this killer's only victim. The search leads Cross to a place where every fantasy is possible, if you have the credentials to get in. Alex is soon facing down some very important, very protected, very dangerous people in levels of society where only one thing is certain - they will do anything to keep their secrets safe. As Cross closes in on the killer, he discovers evidence that points to the unimaginable - a revelation that could rock the entire world. 'Sharp, sassy and guaranteed to send shivers down your spine, this is a tense thriller' Woman [Alex Cross logo]
Cross fire
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Alex Cross heeft eindelijk zijn vriendin Brianna Stone ten huwelijk gevraagd. Maar de feestelijkheden moeten worden uitgesteld als twee corrupte politici worden neergeschoten. De onbekende schutter maakt nog meer slachtoffers en wilde theorieën doen de ronde: gaat het hier om een held of een crimineel? De zaak loopt uit de hand en Alex Cross wordt samen met FBI-agent Max Siegel op de zaak gezet. Maar terwijl zij bekvechten over de taakverdeling gaat het moorden door. Er is een professional aan het werk die zijn slachtoffers door en door kent. Dan krijgt Alex Cross een telefoontje van zijn grootste vijand, Kyle Craig. Het Meesterbrein is neergestreken in Washington D.C. en zijn enige doel is om voorgoed af te rekenen met Cross, en zijn gezin.
Kill Alex Cross
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Alex Cross wordt als een van de eerste experts opgeroepen als de zoon en dochter van de Amerikaanse president worden ontvoerd. Hij probeert het onderzoek op te zetten, maar wordt van verschillende kanten tegengewerkt. Iemand achter de schermen lijkt zijn invloed bij de FBI, CIA en de veiligheidsdienst aan te wenden om Alex Cross van de zaak te houden. Wanneer vervolgens de watertoevoer van de stad besmet mraakt, komt Alex op het spoor van een samenzwering mdie heel Amerika in gevaar brengt. Als de ontknoping van beide zaken nadert, wordt Alex gedwongen een beslissing te nemen die indruist tegen alles waar hij voor staat – een beslissing die de toekomst van het hele land kan veranderen.
Merry Christmas, Alex Cross
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The 19th novel in the bestselling Alex Cross seriesDetective Alex Cross is called into action on Christmas Eve - and he'll be lucky to see the New Year...Celebrating Christmas with his family, Alex Cross knows that his phone ringing means this won't be a Merry Christmas.
Three killers are on the rampage in the capital and dead bodies are piling up. Alex Cross is in charge of all three investigations and has never been under more pressure. But with a crisis at home that threatens to tear his family apart, Alex's attention is divided. While Cross tracks the killers, he doesn't notice that someone is tracking him. Can Alex unravel the cases and find the killers in time? Or will he be the next dead body on the list?
Erewoord, Alex Cross
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- 16 uur lezen
Voor Alex Cross is er niets in de wereld zo belangrijk als zijn familie. Zijn kinderen, grootmoeder en vrouw Bree komen op de eerste plaats en geven hem de kracht om het kwaad in deze wereld te bestrijden. Maar er is één crimineel die koste wat kost wil bewijzen dat hij de grootste genius is in de geschiedenis van de misdaad, en die de middelen heeft om de familie van Cross in te zetten als wapen in zijn strijd. Om zijn geliefden te beschermen moet Cross in de aanval, maar als hij terugvecht dan zullen ze sterven. Alex Cross gaat de grootste uitdaging in zijn leven aan, met dat wat hij het meest liefheeft als inzet.
Een psychopaat jaagt op Alex Cross, die het dodelijkste spel uit zijn carrière zal moeten spelen. Zijn vrouw Bree, zijn wijze grootmoeder en zijn twee kinderen zijn hem bruut ontnomen. Doodsbang en wanhopig zal Cross de eisen van de man moeten opvolgen. De ontvoerder van zijn geliefden lijkt Cross beter te kennen dan wie dan ook, hij lijkt in zijn hoofd te zitten en zijn gedachten te lezen. Om hem te kunnen vinden zal Cross de rollen moeten omdraaien en het antwoord zien te vinden op de vraag waarom de psychopaat het op hem heeft gemunt. En wie is deze man, die de perfecte misdaad lijkt te plegen? --Bron: bol.com
Gerechtigheid
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- 11 uur lezen
Als zijn neef verdacht wordt van een verschrikkelijke misdaad keert Alex Cross voor het eerst in dertig jaar weer terug naar zijn geboortestad in North Carolina. In zijn poging de onschuld van zijn neef aan te tonen stuit hij op een duister familiegeheim. Intussen vraagt de plaatselijke politie zijn hulp bij het oplossen van een aantal gruwelijke moordzaken. Cross moet al zijn ervaring en expertise inzetten om de moordenaar te stoppen, terwijl hij ook antwoorden probeert te vinden op de raadsels uit zijn eigen verleden.
Cross The Line
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Alex Cross chases a cold-blooded killer...with a conscience. Shots ring out in the early morning hours in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. When the smoke clears, a prominent police official lies dead, leaving the city's police force scrambling for answers. Under pressure from the mayor, Alex Cross steps into the leadership vacuum to investigate the case. But before Cross can make any headway, a brutal crime wave sweeps across the region. The deadly scenes share only one common thread - the victims are all criminals. And the only thing more dangerous than a murderer without a conscience, is a killer who thinks he has justice on his side. As Cross pursues an adversary who has appointed himself judge, jury, and executioner, he must take the law back into his own hands before the city he's sworn to protect descends into utter chaos.
Detective Alex Cross has never been on the wrong side of the law. Charged with murdering followers of his old nemesis Gary Soneji, Alex Cross becomes the poster child for trigger-happy cops. He's the only one who knows that there's a real murderer watching from the shadows, one Cross must stop - even if it means he can't save himself
Target: Alex Cross
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Alex Cross and his family join men and women from across the nation lining the streets of Washington, DC to mourn the unexpected death of the President. With the country still in shock, the assassination of a prominent Senator strikes another devastating blow to the heart of the nation's capital. The new President calls on Cross to lead an unparalleled FBI investigation to help capture America's most wanted criminal. But what follows will plunge the country into chaos, and draw Cross into the most important case of his life.
Criss Cross
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Could a ghost from his past take everything away from Alex Cross? Mere hours after witnessing the execution of a killer he helped put behind bars, Alex Cross is called to the scene of a copycat murder. A note signed 'M' rests on the corpse- 'You messed up big time, Dr. Cross.' Was an innocent man just put to death? As the executed convict's family launch a vicious campaign against Cross, his abilities as a detective are called into question. The enigmatic 'M' lures Cross out of Washington, DC to the sites of multiple homicides, all marked with distressingly familiar details that conjure up decades-old cases and Cross family secrets. Details that make it clear M is after a prize so dear that - were the killer to attain it - Cross's life would be destroyed
Deadly Cross
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- 16 uur lezen
A scandalous double homicide in the nation's capital opens the psychological case files on Detective Alex Cross. Until Kay Willingham's shocking murder inside a luxury limousine, the Georgetown socialite, philanthropist, and ex-wife of the sitting vice-president led a public life. Yet few, including her onetime psychologist, had any inkling of Kay's troubled past in the Deep South. Murdered alongside her is Randall Christopher, a respected educator whose political ambitions may have endangered both their lives. While John Sampson of DC Metro Police tracks Randall's final movements, Alex Cross and FBI Special Agent Ned Mahoney travel to Alabama to investigate Kay's early years. They discover that although Kay had many enemies, all of them needed her alive. Alex is left without a viable suspect, even as he faces a desperate choice between breaking a trust and losing his way, as a detective, and as the protector of his family
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