Cross and Sampson
- Published
- 9 February 2026
- Pages
- 368
- ISBN-13
- 9780316599849
- Type
- novel
About this book
"Cross and Sampson" (2026, 368 pages), credited to James Patterson and Brian Sitts, is the newest Alex Cross novel, following "Return of the Spider" and continuing the series' three-decade run of pairing Cross with his oldest friend and partner John Sampson against another theatrical case.
Key facts about Cross and Sampson
Brian Sitts and James Patterson wrote Cross and Sampson, a novel on our list. It has been out since 9 February 2026. The book has 368 pages.
We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780316599849 to find the main one.
Cross and Sampson is book 35 of 35 in the Alex Cross series. The series has 35 published books. However, the series starts with Along Came a Spider (1993). It is also the latest book in the series with a full release date.
Additionally, James Patterson writes Women's Murder Club, Honeymoon and Michael Bennett, plus 12 more series. Those series sit on our thriller, science fiction thriller and legal thriller shelves. Meanwhile, Delusional is the latest published James Patterson book on file, from 17 August 2026.
About James Patterson
James Patterson is an American author widely regarded as one of the bestselling and most prolific novelists in publishing history, with hundreds of books credited to his name across thrillers, young-adult fiction and non-fiction. See every James Patterson book in order.
Its place in Alex Cross
Cross and Sampson is book 35 in the Alex Cross series. It follows Return of the Spider. See the full Alex Cross reading order.
Dr. Alex Cross is a Washington, D.C. homicide detective and forensic psychologist — a widowed father raising his family in Southeast D.C. with the help of his indomitable grandmother, Nana Mama. That home life is the series' anchor, because everything else in Cross's world is chaos: James Patterson has spent three decades throwing history's most theatrical serial killers and criminal masterminds at him, from Gary Soneji in Along Came a Spider to Kyle Craig, the Mastermind, whose vendetta spans many books. The…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780316599849
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781529978476
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781529978506