Return of the Spider
- Published
- 17 November 2025
- Pages
- 408
- ISBN-13
- 9780316569569
- Type
- novel
About this book
"Return of the Spider" (2025, 408 pages) is a direct companion to the 1993 series opener "Along Came a Spider," bringing back the legacy of Cross's first great villain, Gary Soneji, decades into the detective's career -- making publication order more rewarding than usual for readers who want the connection to land.
Key facts about Return of the Spider
James Patterson wrote Return of the Spider, a novel on our list. It has been out since 17 November 2025. The book has 408 pages.
We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780316569569 to find the main one.
Return of the Spider is book 34 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
Return of the Spider is book 34 in the Alex Cross series. It follows The House of Cross. It is followed by Cross and Sampson. 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 9781529922189
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781529922172
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780316569569