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Violence
Very heavy
Graphic crime violence including murder, torture, and threat against the protagonist's family
Language
Some
Moderate language in a crime thriller register
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The psychological toll of being hunted by someone who knows you completely, a villain with a personal grudge, the cost of Cross's career on everyone around him
What this book is about
Kyle Craig — the Mastermind, Alex Cross's most dangerous adversary — has escaped from a supermax prison, and everything that follows is personal. While a second killer operates in Washington DC, Cross has to run both investigations while knowing that Craig is watching, planning, and coming for him and his family. Patterson's thriller is relentless and escalating, built around the cat-and-mouse dynamic that has defined the Alex Cross series.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
graphic violence and murder throughout
a serial killer who targets Cross personally
threat against family members
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