Along Came a Spider

Along Came a Spider

by JamesPatterson (Author)

Synopsis

The spectacular international bestseller that introduced Washington-based homicide detective Alex Cross and launched James Patterson's career as one of the fastest-selling thriller writers in the world -- now reissued in striking new cover style. He had always wanted to be famous. When he kidnapped two well-known rich kids, it was headline news. Then one of them was found -- dead -- and the whole nation was in uproar. For such a high-profile case, they needed the top people -- Alex Cross, a black detective with a PhD in psychology, and Jezzie Flanagan, an ambitious young Secret Service agent -- yet even they were no match for the killer. He had the unnerving ability to switch from blood-crazed madness to clear-eyed sanity in an instant. But was he the helpless victim of a multiple-personality disorder -- or a brilliant, cold-blooded manipulator?

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 448
Edition: 1st Uk Paperback Printing
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 1993

ISBN 10: 0006476155
ISBN 13: 9780006476153
Book Overview: The spectacular international bestseller that introduced Washington-based homicide detective Alex Cross and launched James Patterson's career as one of the fastest-selling thriller writers in the world -- now reissued in striking new cover style. *Re-issued in a stunning new style to coincide with a major TV campaign. *Since the original publication, Along Came a Spider has become a highly successful movie starring Morgan Freeman as our hero Alex Cross. *James Patterson is one the world's bestselling novelists still writing today. *Along Came a Spider continues to sell over thirty thousand copies per year. Making it one of Harper Collin's bestselling backlist titles. * Competition: Thomas Harris. Jeffery Deaver.

Media Reviews
'Brilliantly terrifying! so exciting that I had to stay up all night to finish it! packed with white-knuckle twists.' Daily Mail 'An incredibly suspenseful read with a one-of-a-kind villain who is as terrifying as he is intriguing. One of the best thrillers of the year.' CLIVE CUSSLER 'Terror and suspense that grab the reader and won't let go. Just try running away from this one.' ED MCBAIN
Author Bio
James Patterson combines his position as one of the fastest-rising stars of modern thriller writing with a career as the chairman of the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency in New York. He first reached the top of bestseller lists around the world with Along Came a Spider, which introduced his popular detective hero Alex Cross, who also appears in Kiss the Girls, Jack and Jill, Cat and Mouse and his most recent novel, Pop Goes the Weasel.