Cross
- Published
- 13 November 2006
- Pages
- 400
- ISBN-13
- 9781455523535
- Type
- novel
About this book
"Cross" (2006-11-13, 400 pages) is book twelfth in James Patterson's Alex Cross series, following "Mary, Mary" -- like the rest of the series, it drops the D.C. homicide detective and forensic psychologist into another theatrical case, told in Patterson's trademark ultra-short chapters with cliffhangers built for one-more-chapter reading.
Key facts about Cross
Cross is a novel by James Patterson. Readers have had it since 13 November 2006. It runs to 400 pages.
Our list holds 3 editions of Cross. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781455523535 to find the main one.
Cross is book 12 of 35 in the Alex Cross series. The series has 35 published books. However, the series starts with Along Came a Spider (1993). Cross and Sampson is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 9 February 2026.
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 is book 12 in the Alex Cross series. It follows Mary, Mary. It is followed by Double Cross. 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 9781472229502
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780755323166
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780755323173