Cross fire [text (large print)] / James Patterson.
By: Patterson, James
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BookSeries: Patterson, James, Alex Cross series: 17.; Alex Cross: 17.; An Alex Cross novel: Publisher: Leicester : Charnwood ; Thorpe, 2012, c2010Edition: Large print edition.Description: 329 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781444811964 (hbk.); 1444811967 (hbk.).Subject(s): Cross, Alex (Fictitious character) -- Fiction | Police -- Washington (D.C.) -- Fiction | Politicians -- Crimes against -- Fiction | Serial murder investigation -- Fiction | Large type booksGenre/Form: Thrillers (Fiction) | Large type books. | Detective and mystery fiction.DDC classification: PAT Online resources: Click here to access online Summary: Detective Alex Cross and Bree's wedding plans are put on hold when Alex is called to the scene of the perfectly executed assassination of two of Washington D.C.'s most hated public figures: a corrupt congressman and an underhanded lobbyist. As more crooked politicians are picked off with similar long-range shots, public opinion is divided - is the marksman a vigilante or a hero? Media coverage of the case explodes, and the FBI assigns agent Max Siegel to the investigation. As Alex and Siegel battle over jurisdiction, the murders continue. It becomes clear that they are the work of a professional who has detailed knowledge of his victims' movements - information that only a Washington insider could possess. As Alex contends with the sniper, Siegel, and the wedding, he receives a call from his deadliest adversary, Kyle Craig. The Mastermind is in D.C. and will not relent until he has eliminated Cross, and his family, for good.
| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due |
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| Large Print | Home Service Large Print | Large Print | PAT | 1 | Checked out | 07/11/2019 |
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Alex Cross and Bree's wedding plans are put on hold when Alex is called to the scene of the perfectly executed assassination of two of Washington D.C.'s most hated public figures. As more crooked politicians are picked off with similar long-range shots, public opinion is divided. Is the marksman a vigilante or a hero?
Standard print edition originally published: London: Century, 2010.
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Detective Alex Cross and Bree's wedding plans are put on hold when Alex is called to the scene of the perfectly executed assassination of two of Washington D.C.'s most hated public figures: a corrupt congressman and an underhanded lobbyist. As more crooked politicians are picked off with similar long-range shots, public opinion is divided - is the marksman a vigilante or a hero? Media coverage of the case explodes, and the FBI assigns agent Max Siegel to the investigation. As Alex and Siegel battle over jurisdiction, the murders continue. It becomes clear that they are the work of a professional who has detailed knowledge of his victims' movements - information that only a Washington insider could possess. As Alex contends with the sniper, Siegel, and the wedding, he receives a call from his deadliest adversary, Kyle Craig. The Mastermind is in D.C. and will not relent until he has eliminated Cross, and his family, for good.
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