Target: Alex Cross

James Patterson

Nov 2018 · Alex Cross Book 26 · Sold by Little, Brown

About this ebook

When a ring of six elite assassins strikes D. C., Alex Cross teams up with the Secret Service and the FBI to take down a dangerous threat that could destroy America.
A leader has fallen, and Alex Cross joins the procession of mourners from Capitol Hill to the White House. Then a sniper's bullet strikes a target in the heart of D.C. Alex Cross's wife, Bree Stone, must either solve the case or lose her position as the city's newly elevated chief of detectives. The Secret Service and the FBI deploy as well in the race to find the shooter. Alex is tasked by the new President to lead an investigation unprecedented in scale and scope. But is the sniper's strike only the beginning of a larger attack on the nation?

Ratings and reviews

The book was good, but it had too many characters. I had to highlight names just to keep up with them. Not the author's usual Aex Cross books that I'm use to. To many crooks and turns.

Doesn't move until halfway through book. I couldn't get interested in Alex's family..too disjointed. Then there were two side stories that didn't get resolved. Not his best book.

Not the best Cross installment. The predominant story didn't really need Cross. He was never a target. It did pick up during the second half, though.

About the author

James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time. He is the creator of unforgettable characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Jane Smith, and Maximum Ride, and of breathtaking true stories about the Kennedys, John Lennon, and Tiger Woods, as well as our military heroes, police officers, and ER nurses. Patterson has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton, and collaborated most recently with Michael Crichton on the blockbuster Eruption. He has told the story of his own life in James Patterson by James Patterson and received an Edgar Award, ten Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal.