This is the first of the Alex Cross novels to feature his name, presumably James Patterson ran out of nursery rhyme titles.This novel takes a step back in time. His wife was gunned down and killed before the first novel but we never discovered why. In this novel we find out. The killer was never caught, the most important of Alex Cross's unsolved cases. Just another drive by shooting?
He has moved on in his professional life and left the FBI, having earlier left the Washington DC Police Department. He is using that other string to his professional bow and set up a practice as psychologist.
His family life with Nana Mama, Damon, Jannie and Little Alex appears to be on track and he has a little romance in his life.
His ex police partner and great friend John Sampson wants a favour too. This too links back to a serial rapist from the past, another unsolved crime. This links in to the killing of Cross's wife Maria.
This novel is up close and personal and ties up many loose ends from previous novels that had been nagging away at me.
9/10 for me on this one.
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