Roses Are Red - (Alex Cross Novels) by James Patterson (Paperback)

About the Book

In this heart-pounding but touchingly romantic thriller, Detective Alex Cross pursues the most complex and brilliant killer he's ever confronted--a 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.

Book Synopsis

In this #1 New York Times bestseller from the world's most popular storyteller, Alex Cross is in a race against time as a series of crimes stuns Washington, DC--and he faces down his most brilliant enemy yet.

Inspiration for the heart-pounding Prime Video show, Cross.

Homicide detective and forensic psychologist Alex Cross turns his powers of observation on the criminal known as Mastermind, whose every act is marked by a pathological need for control and perfection. Even with Cross's home life in crises, it's Mastermind who captivates the investigator's attention by dropping a series of clues that he is plotting one huge, last, perfect crime.

"Clever and engrossing ... Roses Are Red is definitely in the can't-put-down-until-the-final-page category." --Orlando Sentinel

"It starts out, bang! ... Patterson has got the material dead-on ... another winner." --Baltimore Sun

About the Author

James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time and the creator of such unforgettable characters and series as Alex Cross, the Women's Murder Club, Jane Smith, and Maximum Ride. He has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton, Dolly Parton, Michael Crichton, and Viola Davis, as well as collaborated on #1 bestselling nonfiction, including The Idaho Four, Walk in My Combat Boots, and Filthy Rich. Patterson has told the story of his own life in the #1 bestselling autobiography James Patterson by James Patterson. He is the recipient of an Edgar Award, ten Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal.