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 entangeled 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 the author "Time" magazine has called
"the man who can't miss,""Cross Country" is
the most breathtaking, heart-stopping, electrifing Alex Cross
thriller yet.
"[Cross Country] opens with one of the most chilling murder scenes I've read in a long time ... High-octane stuff" Daily Express "It was absolutely fantastic ... Cross Country has an amazing sense of speed, there's a really brilliant tension in the plot ... You're just completely engrossed in it from start to finish ... The story is unrelentingly exciting" The Simon Mayo show, BBC Radio 5 Live
