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Roses Are Red

Part of the Alex Cross series

  • 409 pages · about 7 hours
  • First published 2000
  • 54 editions

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1 About this book

In this heart-pounding but touchingly romantic thriller, Detective Alex Cross pursues the most complex and brilliant killer he's ever confronted - mysterious criminal who calls himself the Mastermind. In a series of crimes that has stunned Washington, D.C., bank robbers have been laying out precise demands when they enter the building - and then killing the bank employees and their families if those instructions are not followed to the letter.

Detective Alex Cross takes on the case, certain that this is no ordinary bank robber at work - the pathological need for control and perfection is too great. Cross is in the midst of a personal crisis at home, but the case becomes all-consuming as he learns that the Mastermind is plotting one huge, last, perfect crime.

Good for readers who want: a mystery and a thriller.

  • Mystery
  • Thrillers
  • Mystery & detective, police procedural
  • Adventure
  • Crime & mystery
  • Police
  • Kidnapping
  • Alex Cross

2 About James Patterson

Born 1947

James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is an American author. Among his works are the Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, Women's Murder Club, Maximum Ride, Daniel X, NYPD Red, Witch & Wizard, Private and Middle School series, as well as many stand-alone thrillers, non-fiction, and romance novels. Patterson's books have sold more than 425 million copies, and he was the first person to sell one million e-books.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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