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Alex Cross

A Thriller & Suspense Series by James Patterson & Brendan DuBois & Brian Sitts

Along Came a Spider is the first book of the Alex Cross series

FIRST PUBLISHED 1993

NUMBER OF BOOKS 36 books

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Psychologist detective thrillers with family pressure
Washington D.C. cat-and-mouse hunts against taunting killers
Personal stakes crashing into rule-breaking investigations

Book Series In Order

Along Came a Spider

1

Along Came a Spider

Kiss the Girls

2

Kiss the Girls

Jack & Jill

3

Jack & Jill

Cat & Mouse

4

Cat & Mouse

Pop Goes the Weasel

5

Pop Goes the Weasel

Roses Are Red

6

Roses Are Red

Violets Are Blue

7

Violets Are Blue

Four Blind Mice

8

Four Blind Mice

The Big Bad Wolf

9

The Big Bad Wolf

London Bridges

10

London Bridges

Mary, Mary

11

Mary, Mary

Cross

12

Cross

Double Cross

13

Double Cross

Cross Country

14

Cross Country

Alex Cross's Trial

15

Alex Cross's Trial

I, Alex Cross

16

I, Alex Cross

Cross Fire

17

Cross Fire

Kill Alex Cross

18

Kill Alex Cross

Merry Christmas, Alex Cross

19

Merry Christmas, Alex Cross

Alex Cross, Run

20

Alex Cross, Run

Cross My Heart

21

Cross My Heart

Hope to Die

22

Hope to Die

Cross Justice

23

Cross Justice

Cross the Line

24

Cross the Line

The People vs. Alex Cross

25

The People vs. Alex Cross

Target: Alex Cross

26

Target: Alex Cross

Criss Cross

27

Criss Cross

Deadly Cross

28

Deadly Cross

Fear No Evil

29

Fear No Evil

Triple Cross

30

Triple Cross

Cross Down

31

Cross Down

Alex Cross Must Die

32

Alex Cross Must Die

The House of Cross

33

The House of Cross

Return of the Spider

34

Return of the Spider

Cross and Sampson

35

Cross and Sampson

The Family Cross

36

The Family Cross

Companion Books

Cross Kill

Cross Kill

Detective Cross

Detective Cross

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