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Alex Cross, genialny psycholog i detektyw, staje w obliczu najciemniejszych zakamarków ludzkiej psychiki, aby schwytać nieuchwytnych przestępców. Każda sprawa to złożona zagadka, która wystawia na próbę jego determinację i intelekt. W miarę zbliżania się do prawdy, napięcie rośnie, a niebezpieczeństwo staje się coraz bardziej realne. Jego osobiste demony również nie dają mu spokoju, co czyni tę serię niezwykle wciągającą.

Roses are Red
Pop goes the weasel
Cat and Mouse
Jack & Jill
Kiss the girls
Along came a spider

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  1. Along came a spider

    • 528 stron
    • 19 godzin czytania

    Discover the classic thriller that launched the #1 detective series of the past twenty-five years, now one of PBS's "100 Great American Reads" Alex Cross is a homicide detective with a Ph.D. in psychology. He works and lives in the ghettos of D. C. and looks like Muhammad Ali in his prime. He's a tough guy from a tough part of town who wears Harris Tweed jackets and likes to relax by banging out Gershwin tunes on his baby grand piano. But he also has two adorable kids of his own, and they are his own special vulnerabilities. Jezzie Flanagan is the first woman ever to hold the highly sensitive job as supervisor of the Secret Service in Washington. Blond, mysterious, seductive, she's got an outer shell that's as tough as it is beautiful. She rides her black BMW motorcycle at speeds of no less than 100 mph. What is she running from? What is her secret? Alex Cross and Jezzie Flanagan are about to have a forbidden love affair-at the worst possible time for both of them. Because Gary Soneji, who wants to commit the "crime of the century," is playing at the top of his game. Soneji has outsmarted the FBI, the Secret Service, and the police. Who will be his next victim? Gary Soneji is every parent's worst nightmare. He has become Alex Cross's nightmare. And now, reader, he's about to become yours.

    Along came a spider1
    4,2

  2. Kiss the girls

    • 496 stron
    • 18 godzin czytania

    As two serial killers terrorize different regions of America, the FBI begins to suspect that the two are competing with each other, and Washington, D.C. police detective Alex Cross embarks on a personal quest to find the perpetrators

    Kiss the girls2
    4,0

  3. Jack & Jill

    Join Alex Cross in a heart-stopping thrill ride as he pieces together the clues of two gruesome murders. Will he find the killers in time? In the middle of the night, a controversial U.S. senator is found murdered in bed in his Georgetown pied-a-terre. The police turn up only one clue: a mysterious rhyme signed "Jack and Jill" promising that this is just the beginning. Jack and Jill are out to get the rich and famous, and they will stop at nothing until their fiendish plan is carried out. Meanwhile, Washington, D. C. homicide detective Alex Cross is called to a murder scene only blocks from his house, far from the corridors of power where he spends his days. The victim: a beautiful little girl, savagely beaten and deposited in front of the elementary school Cross's son attends. No one in Washington is safe-not children, not politicians, not even the President of the United States. Only Alex Cross has the skills and the courage to crack the case, but will he discover the truth in time? A relentless roller coaster of heart-pounding suspense and jolting plot twists, Jack and Jill proves that no one can write a more compelling thriller than James Patterson, the master of the nonstop nightmare.

    Jack & Jill3
    4,0

  4. Cat and Mouse

    • 502 strony
    • 18 godzin czytania

    Alex Cross is back-and so is a raging and suicidal Gary Soneji. Out of prison and dying from the AIDS virus he contracted there, he will get revenge on Cross before he dies. In addition, we are introduced to a new pair of rivals whose paths cross that of Alex and Soneji. Thomas Augustine Pierce has been chasing his demon, Mr. Smith, since the savage murder of his fiancee. Mr. Smith is a unique monster, with actions toward his victims so insane-so unimaginable-that he is thought of as "not of the earth." Pierce, known in the business as St. Augustine because of his track record for catching killers and his invaluable status to the FBI and Interpol, may even be better than Cross.When things heat up and Alex is in a near-death coma following an attack in his own home, Pierce goes to Washington to help with the investigation. But just as he begins to piece together the mystery of how Gary Soneji could have mortally wounded Cross after he was believed to be dead, he is summoned to Paris with a postcard from Mr. Smith inviting him to a very special killing.The body count is high, the tension the highest, and the two killers on the loose are watching every move their pursuers make. Who is the cat, and who is the mouse? What and where is the final trap? And who survives?

    Cat and Mouse4
    3,8

  5. Pop goes the weasel

    • 512 stron
    • 18 godzin czytania

    In POP GOES THE WEASEL, James Patterson has created a formidable villain every reader will see in the shadows when the lights are out, a tender love story, a plot powered by relentless suspense and psychological thrills kicked up to an all-time high. 'It's all just a game, darling. I play with three other men. Their names are FAMINE, WAR and CONQUEROR. My name is DEATH. You're a very lucky girl - I'm the best player of all.' Geoffrey Shafter: a man who never loses, he is prepared to play the game of games for the highest stakes of all. Alex Cross: senior Washington, DC homicide detective, he is determined, whatever the consequences, to unmask the man he has nicknamed the weasel, the prime suspect for a spate of killings that Cross has been forbidden to investigate.

    Pop goes the weasel5
    4,0

  6. Roses are Red

    • 435 stron
    • 16 godzin czytania

    A series of meticulously planned bank robberies ends in murder, and detective Alex Cross must pit his wits against the bizarre and sadistic mastermind behind the crimes. Although torn between dedication to his job and commitment to his family, Cross cannot ignore the case, despite the risks he knows will come with hunting down a killer - and the heartbreaking cost. James Patterson's bestseller takes us from deep inside the crazy world of a psychopath's masquerade right to the heart of fiction's most brilliant detective, Alex Cross, in an explosive tale where mind games lead to violence and the slightest mistake will be punished with death.

    Roses are Red6
    4,1

  7. Violets Are Blue

    • 468 stron
    • 17 godzin czytania

    Two joggers have been found dead in San Francisco - bitten and hung by their feet to drain the blood. Further murders in California, and then on the East Coast as well, completely baffle Alex and the FBI. Is this the work of a cult, or role players, or even of modern-day vampires? Desperate to stop the deaths, Alex teams up with Jamilla Hughes, a savvy woman detective, and the FBI's Kyle Craig. But Alex has never been closer to defeat, or in greater danger. He must survive a deadly confrontation - only to learn at last the awful secret of the Mastermind.

    Violets Are Blue7
    4,0

  8. Four Blind Mice

    • 416 stron
    • 15 godzin czytania

    Detective Alex Cross is on his way to resign from the Washington, D.C., police force when his partner shows up at his door with a case he can't refuse. One of John Sampson's oldest friends, from their days together in Vietnam, has been arrested for murder. Worse yet, he is subject to the iron hand of the United States Army. The evidence against him is strong enough to send hem to the gas chamber.

    Four Blind Mice8
    4,0

  9. The big bad wolf

    • 432 strony
    • 16 godzin czytania

    Alex Cross battles the most ruthless and powerful killer he has ever encountered - a predator known only as "the Wolf. "Alex Cross's first case since joining the FBI has his new colleagues stymied. Across the country, men and women are being kidnapped in broad daylight and then disappearing completely. These people are not being taken for ransom, Alex realizes. They are being bought and sold. And it looks as if a shadowy figure called the Wolf - a master criminal who has brought a new reign of terror to organize crime - is behind this business in which ordinary men and women are sold as slaves. Even as he admires the FBI's vast resources, Alex grows impatient with the Bureau's clumsiness and caution when it is time to move. A lone wolf himself, he has to go out on his own in order to track the Wolf and try to rescue some of the victims while they are still alive. As the case boils over, Alex is in hot water at home too. His ex-fiancee, Christine Johnson, comes back into his life - and not for the reasons Alex might have hoped.

    The big bad wolf9
    4,0

  10. London Bridges

    • 416 stron
    • 15 godzin czytania

    Alex Cross must face the world's most dangerous agents, criminals, and assassins. The fate of the world rests in his hands. In broad desert daylight, a mysterious platoon of soldiers evacuates the entire population of Sunrise Valley, Nevada. Minutes later, a huge bomb detonates a hundred feet above the ground and lays waste to homes, cars, and playgrounds: a town annihilated in an instant. The Russian supercriminal known as the Wolf claims responsibility for the blast. Alex Cross is on vacation in San Francisco with his girlfriend, Jamilla Hughes, when he gets the call. World leaders have just four days to prevent an unimaginable cataclysm. Racing down the hairpin turns of the Riviera in the most unforgettable finale James Patterson has ever written, he confronts the truth of the Wolf's identity, a revelation that even Cross himself may be unable to survive.

    London Bridges10
    4,0

  11. Mary, Mary

    • 403 strony
    • 15 godzin czytania

    FBI agent Alex Cross is on vacation when he gets a call from the Director. An actress has been shot outside her home in Beverly Hills. Afterward, an editor for the Los Angeles Times receives an e-mail recounting the murder in shocking detail, signed Mary Smith. Her calling card - The authorities fear this is only the beginning. Mary Smith is targeting Hollywood stars and power brokers, and she is getting better every time. This case is like nothing Alex has ever confronted before. Could this be the plan of an obsessed fan or a spurned actor, or is it part of something much more terrifying? And how could a woman be capable of these vicious crimes?

    Mary, Mary11
    4,0

  12. Alex Cross

    • 352 strony
    • 13 godzin czytania

    W początkach swojej kariery w waszyngtońskiej policji Alex Cross przeżył wielką osobliwą tragedię - na oczach detektywa niezidentyfikowany snajper zastrzelił jego ciężarną żonę Marię, pozostawiając go z trójką małych dzieci. Minęło kilkanaście lat; Alex awansował, zrobił karierę w FBI, stał się jednym z najbardziej cenionych specjalistów do tropienia seryjnych zabójców. Po jednej z niebezpiecznych akcji agent decyduje się opuścić FBI i otworzyć własną praktykę psychiatryczną. Kiedy o pomoc prosi go dawny partner, John Sampson, Alex nie odmawia. Nie potrafi. W sprawie, którą prowadzi Sampson - seryjnego gwałciciela i mordercy Michaela Sullivana, który terroryzuje kobiety pokazując im zdjęcia ofiar - pojawił się trop na wskazujący na nierozwiązane zabójstwo Marii sprzed 12 lat. Czy tym razem sprawiedliwość zatriumfuje?

    Alex Cross12
    4,0

  13. Podwójna gra

    • 368 stron
    • 13 godzin czytania

    Dw�ch seryjnych zab�jc�w zmienia Waszyngton w przedsionek piekła... Waszyngton terroryzuje szaleniec, kt�rego chora fantazja nie zna granic. Pozbawiając swoje ofiary życia, przekształca ich śmierć w spektakle wyrafinowanego okrucieństwa dla szerokiej publiczności. Znana pisarka zrzucona z dwunastego piętra, aktor podpalony na scenie w trakcie przedstawienia, para nastolatk�w zabitych na kładce przechodzącej nad autostradą. Zab�jca prowadzi nawet stronę internetową , na kt�rej daje upust swoim sadystycznym skłonnościom. Tymczasem z najsilniej strzeżonego więzienia w Kolorado ucieka inny psychopata ? Kyle Craig, znany jako Superm�zg, dawny przyjaciel i partner Crossa. Trasę jego ucieczki znaczą trupy pomordowanych. Oba potwory w ludzkiej sk�rze za gł�wny cel obrały sobie detektywa Alexa Crossa i nową towarzyszkę jego życia ? Bree Stone z wydziału zab�jstw...

    Podwójna gra13
    4,0

  14. Cross Country

    When Detective Alex Cross is called to investigate a massacre-style murder scene, he is shocked to find that one of the victims is an old friend. Angry, grieving, and more determined than ever, Cross begins the hunt for the perpetrators of this vicious crime. He is drawn into a dangerous underworld right in the heart of Washington DC that leads him on a life-threatening journey to the Niger Delta, where heroin dealing, slave trading and corruption are rife. At the centre of this terrifying world, Cross finds the Tiger - the psychopathic leader of a fearsome gang of killers who are not what they seem. As Cross tracks the elusive Tiger through Africa, he must battle against conspiracy and untold violence. Alex Cross is in a heart-stopping chase that takes him across a vast and uncompromising landscape and finds him not only hunting for a horrific killer, but also fighting for his own survival.

    Cross Country14
    3,7

  15. Proces Alexa Crossa

    Czarnoskóry detektyw Alex Cross, specjalista od tropienia seryjnych zabójców, cofa się do początku XX wieku, by opowiedzieć historię, która wydarzyła się na amerykańskim Południu za rządów prezydenta Theodore'a Roosvelta. Jej bohaterem jest młody biały prawnik Benjamin Corbett, który wraz z stryjecznym dziadkiem Alexa, Abrahamem Crossem, rzuca wyzwanie członkom Ku Klux Klanu. Rok 1906. Ben Corbett, były żołnierz, obecnie wzięty waszyngtoński prawnik, podejmuje się misji zleconej przez prezydenta Roosvelta: ma powrócić do położonego w Missisipi rodzinnego miasteczka Eudora, by zbadać coraz bardzo niepokojące doniesienia o nasilających się aktach agresji i samosądach na czarnoskórych. Jego łącznikami ze światem kolorowych mieszkańców miasta stają się Abraham i jego wnuczka Moody. Działania Bena w obronie czarnych przysparzają mu niebezpiecznych wrogów. Grupa ekstremistów, zwana Białymi Najeźdźcami, szykuje się do wymordowania rodziny Crossów. Tylko Ben ma odwagę się im przeciwstawić. Czy uda mu się przerwać spiralę terroru, odkryć, kto stoi za rasistowskimi atakami i doprowadzić do historycznego procesu?

    Proces Alexa Crossa15
    3,9

  16. I, Alex Cross

    • 374 strony
    • 14 godzin czytania

    Determined to capture the psychopath responsible for murdering his niece, Alex Cross discovers that the young woman was among a dangerous group of people and was not the only one to have disappeared, a case that draws Alex into the heart of an underworld fantasy club, in a book by a best-selling author.

    I, Alex Cross16
    4,0

  17. W krzyżowym ogniu

    Alex Cross i Bree Stone są prawie w drodze do ołtarza, gdy dochodzi do morderstwa. Ofiarami zabójcy padają dwaj skorumpowani mieszkańcy Waszyngtonu - sprzedajny kongresman oraz stosujący pokrętne machlojki lobbysta. Wkrótce giną kolejni zdeprawowani politycy. W mediach wrze - opinia publiczna chce wiedzieć, czy zabójca jest samotnym bohaterem, który postawił sobie za cel oczyszczenie kręgów władzy, czy członkiem samozwańczej straży obywatelskiej. Po kolejnej fali zabójstw do sprawy zostaje oddelegowany agent FBI, Max Siegel, człowiek, który kompletnie nie umie dogadać się z Crossem i wszczyna wojnę o zakres kompetencji własnych i detektywa. Niebawem staje się jasne, że zabójca jest zawodowcem zbrojnym w wiedzę o wszystkich zwyczajach swoich ofiar i że musi współpracować z kimś z wewnątrz elit. Niestety, obecność Siegla jest dla Alexa bardziej przeszkodą niż pomocą. Cross musi użerać się z nadgorliwym agentem, tropić snajpera i planować ślub. Jakby tego było mało, na horyzoncie pojawia się również Kayle Craig, śmiertelny wróg detektywa, który wybrał sobie znakomity czas na zemstę.

    W krzyżowym ogniu17
    4,1

  18. Zabić Alexa Crossa

    • 352 strony
    • 13 godzin czytania

    W osiemnastej powieści z serii Alex Cross detektyw waszyngtońskiej policji rozwiązuje dwie zagadki: uprowadzenia oraz zamach�w terrorystycznych.�Dzieci prezydenta USA zostają porwane ze szkoły. Cross dowiaduje się o tym przypadkiem, ponieważ sprawę prowadzi FBI i Tajna Służba, zdecydowane trzymać policję na dystans. Dopiero interwencja Pierwszej Damy powoduje wciągnięcie Alexa, będącego ekspertem od porwań, w śledztwo. Uprwadzenie ma nietypowy charakter -�przekazane przez sprawc�w informacje -�list i nagranie -�nie zawierają żadnych żądań, a sugerują, że może to być akt prywatnej zemsty.R�wnocześnie toczy się sprawa wykrycia sprawc�w atak�w dokonywanych przez organizację terrorystyczną, zwaną Rodziną. Wsp�lnie z innymi członkami ugrupowania małżeństwo Al Dossari dokonuje udanego zamachu na Sekretarza Stanu oraz szeregu innych pr�b atak�w terrorystycznych. Istnieje także podejrzenie, że to Rodzina stoi za porwaniem dzieci prezydenckiej pary.

    Zabić Alexa Crossa18
    3,9

  19. Merry Christmas, Alex Cross

    • 417 stron
    • 15 godzin czytania

    The 19th novel in the bestselling Alex Cross seriesDetective Alex Cross is called into action on Christmas Eve - and he'll be lucky to see the New Year...Celebrating Christmas with his family, Alex Cross knows that his phone ringing means this won't be a Merry Christmas.

    Merry Christmas, Alex Cross19
    3,9

  20. Alex Cross, Run

    • 401 stron
    • 15 godzin czytania

    Detective Alex Cross arrests renowned plastic surgeon Elijah Creem for sleeping with teenage girls. Now, his life ruined, Creem is out of jail, and he's made sure that no one will recognize him--by giving himself a new face. A young woman is found hanging from a sixth-floor window, and Alex is called to the scene. The victim recently gave birth, but the baby is nowhere to be found. Before Alex can begin searching for the missing newborn and killer, he's called to investigate a second crime. All of Washington, D.C., is in a panic, and when a third body is discovered, rumours of three serial killers send the city into an all-out frenzy. Alex's investigations are going nowhere, and he's too focused on the cases to notice that someone has been watching him--and will stop at nothing until he's dead. With white-hot speed, relentless drama, and hairpin turns, ALEX CROSS, RUN is James Patterson's ultimate thrill ride.

    Alex Cross, Run20
    4,0

  21. Alex Cross - 19: Cross My Heart

    • 419 stron
    • 15 godzin czytania

    James Patterson raises the stakes to their highest level, ever-when Alex Cross becomes the obsession of a genius of menace set on proving that he is the greatest mind in the history of crime. Detective Alex Cross is a family man at heart--nothing matters more to him than his children, his grandmother, and his wife Bree. His love of his family is his anchor, and gives him the strength to confront evil in his work. One man knows this deeply, and uses Alex's strength as a weapon against him in the most unsettling and unexpected novel of James Patterson's career.When the ones Cross loves are in danger, he will do anything to protect them. If he does anything to protect them, they will die.CROSS MY HEART is the most powerful Alex Cross novel ever, propelled by the ever-ingenious mind of James Patterson, the world's #1 bestselling writer.

    Alex Cross - 19: Cross My Heart21
    4,1

  22. Hope to Die

    • 512 stron
    • 18 godzin czytania

    Detective Alex Cross is being stalked by a psychotic genius, forced to play the deadliest game of his career. Cross' family - his loving wife Bree, the wise and lively Nana Mama, and his precious children - have been ripped away. Terrified and desperate, Cross must give this mad man what he wants if he has any chance of saving the most important people in his life. The stakes have never been higher: What will Cross sacrifice to save the ones he loves? Widely praised by the greatest crime and thriller writers of our time, Cross My Heart set a jaw-dropping story in motion. Hope to Die propels Alex Cross' greatest challenge to its astonishing finish, proving why Jeffery Deaver says nobody does it better than James Patterson.

    Hope to Die22
    4,2

  23. Cross Justice

    • 448 stron
    • 16 godzin czytania

    The toughest cases are the ones that hit close to home. When his cousin is accused of a heinous crime, Alex Cross returns to his North Carolina hometown for the first time in over three decades. As he tries to prove his cousin's innocence in a town where everyone seems to be on the take, Cross unearths a family secret that forces him to question everything he's ever known. Chasing a ghost he believed was long dead, Cross gets pulled into a case that has local cops scratching their heads and needing his help: a grisly string of socialite murders. Now he's hot on the trail of both a brutal killer, and the truth about his own past - and the answers he finds might be fatal.

    Cross Justice23
    4,3

  24. Cross the Line

    • 400 stron
    • 14 godzin czytania

    Homicide Detective Alex Cross teams up with his wife to beat a D. C. criminal at his own game. Washington, DC, has never been more dangerous. After shots pierce the tranquil nighttime calm of Rock Creek Park, a man is dead: what looks at first like road rage might be something much more sinister. But Alex has only just begun asking questions when he's called across town to investigate a new murder, one that hits close to home: his former boss and the beloved mentor of Alex's wife, Bree. Now there's a killer on the loose, a long list of possible suspects, a city in panic, and nobody in charge of the besieged police force. . . until Bree gets tapped for the job. As Bree scrambles to find her footing and close two high-profile cases, new violence stuns the capital. What should be a time for her to rely on Alex for support and cooperation is instead a moment of crisis in their marriage as well as their city when their investigative instincts clash and their relationship reaches a breaking point. And the fiendish mind behind all the violence has appointed himself judge, jury, and executioner, with a terrifying master plan he's only begun to put in motion. To beat him at his own game, Alex and Bree must take the law back into their own hands before he puts them both out of commission . . . permanently.

    Cross the Line24
    4,1

  25. The People VS Alex Cross

    Detective Alex Cross has never been on the wrong side of the law. Charged with murdering followers of his old nemesis Gary Soneji, Alex Cross becomes the poster child for trigger-happy cops. He's the only one who knows that there's a real murderer watching from the shadows, one Cross must stop - even if it means he can't save himself

    The People VS Alex Cross25
    4,1

  26. Target: Alex Cross

    • 448 stron
    • 16 godzin czytania

    Alex Cross and his family join men and women from across the nation lining the streets of Washington, DC to mourn the unexpected death of the President. With the country still in shock, the assassination of a prominent Senator strikes another devastating blow to the heart of the nation's capital. The new President calls on Cross to lead an unparalleled FBI investigation to help capture America's most wanted criminal. But what follows will plunge the country into chaos, and draw Cross into the most important case of his life.

    Target: Alex Cross26
    3,9

  27. Criss Cross

    • 432 strony
    • 16 godzin czytania

    Could a ghost from his past take everything away from Alex Cross? Mere hours after witnessing the execution of a killer he helped put behind bars, Alex Cross is called to the scene of a copycat murder. A note signed 'M' rests on the corpse- 'You messed up big time, Dr. Cross.' Was an innocent man just put to death? As the executed convict's family launch a vicious campaign against Cross, his abilities as a detective are called into question. The enigmatic 'M' lures Cross out of Washington, DC to the sites of multiple homicides, all marked with distressingly familiar details that conjure up decades-old cases and Cross family secrets. Details that make it clear M is after a prize so dear that - were the killer to attain it - Cross's life would be destroyed

    Criss Cross27
    4,2

  28. Deadly Cross

    • 448 stron
    • 16 godzin czytania

    A scandalous double homicide in the nation's capital opens the psychological case files on Detective Alex Cross. Until Kay Willingham's shocking murder inside a luxury limousine, the Georgetown socialite, philanthropist, and ex-wife of the sitting vice-president led a public life. Yet few, including her onetime psychologist, had any inkling of Kay's troubled past in the Deep South. Murdered alongside her is Randall Christopher, a respected educator whose political ambitions may have endangered both their lives. While John Sampson of DC Metro Police tracks Randall's final movements, Alex Cross and FBI Special Agent Ned Mahoney travel to Alabama to investigate Kay's early years. They discover that although Kay had many enemies, all of them needed her alive. Alex is left without a viable suspect, even as he faces a desperate choice between breaking a trust and losing his way, as a detective, and as the protector of his family

    Deadly Cross28
    4,2

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