HOW HARD IS IT TO IMAGINE A NOBLE DETECTIVE BROUGHT LOW BY THE HORRORS OF HIS JOB? HOW HARD TO IMAGINE A DETECTIVE SO BEATEN DOWN THAT HE FINDS LIFE MEANINGLESS... AND BECOMES A PERFECT KILLER HIMSELF? THAT'S NOT HARD TO IMAGINE AT ALL, NOW, IS IT?
Alex Cross is legendary as Washington, DC's, top detective, a man who has devoted his life to protecting others. With unwavering strength and courage, Cross handles the city's most complex and shocking cases. But none of the atrocities he's seen has prepared him for the sight of a homicide detective at his own front door.
Alex Cross's family has been abducted - and a madman named Thierry Mulch is threatening to kill them one by one. Blinded by rage and gripped with fear, Cross would do anything to have Bree, Nana Mama, and his beautiful children back home. But Mulch doesn't care about money or mercy. He is obsessed with studying the psychology behind the perfect criminal. As Cross races to save his family, he realizes a deeply terrifying truth: Thierry Mulch doesn't want to become the perfect killer - he wants to create one.
And he's picked Detective Alex Cross to be the guinea pig in his ruthless experiment of good versus evil.
With unstoppable action and mind-blowing twists, Hope to Die propels Alex Cross's greatest nightmare to its astonishing finish, proving why Jeffery Deaver says, "Nobody does it better" than James Patterson.
JAMES PATTERSON has created more enduring fictional characters than any other novelist writing today. He is the author of the Alex Cross novels, the most popular detective series of the past twenty-five years. His other bestselling novels feature the Women's Murder Club, Michael Bennett, Private, and NYPD Red. Since his first novel won the Edgar Award in 1977, James Patterson's books have sold more than 300 million copies. James Patterson has also written numerous #1 bestsellers for young readers, including the Maximum Ride, Witch & Wizard, Middle School, and Treasure Hunters series. In total, these books have spent more than 330 weeks on national bestseller lists. In 2010, James Patterson was named Author of the Year at the Children's Choice Book Awards. His lifelong passion for books and reading led James Patterson to create the innovative website ReadKiddoRead.com, giving adults an invaluable tool to find the books that get kids reading for life. He writes full-time and lives in Florida with his family.