Return of the Spider
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- $23.99
Publisher Description
Return of the Spider is the stunning companion to Along Came a Spider, the New York Times bestselling series debut that introduced Detective Alex Cross, “the real deal, a character who matters” (Rolling Stone).
The suspense classic Along Came a Spider introduced an unsurpassed rivalry:
Detective Alex Cross; the “human superhero” (New York Times) versus Gary Soneji; the "most deliciously wicked character since Hannibal Lecter” (Lexington Herald-Leader).
But that wasn’t their first meeting...
Police discover that Soneji kept a murder book, Profiles in Homicidal Genius, detailing his transformation from substitute teacher to hardened serial killer—including clues that imply missteps that Alex Cross may have made a rookie homicide detective.
Now, Alex must retrace the steps of that long-ago investigation and face…the Return of the Spider.
Enter the world of the #1 bestselling detective series behind the #1 streaming show Cross.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
The murder case that kicked off a superstar detective’s career comes back to haunt him in this tense, turbulent thriller. James Patterson’s Alex Cross series began back in 1993 with Along Came a Spider. Here, Cross uncovers unsettling info about crazed killer Gary Soneji that makes him question that whole case and, by extension, his career. Return of the Spider travels back and forth in time between hardboiled veteran Cross’ present and newbie detective Cross’ initial encounter with Soneji. We were dazzled by the bewitching latticework of clues, questions, and blind alleys Patterson dreamed up for him to decipher. Veteran narrator Dion Graham’s got just the right brand of weathered gravitas for voicing Cross, and Fred Berman brings a deliciously twisted intensity to Soneji. This surprise-filled brain buster shows us how even a crime-fighting wonder’s world can get turned upside down.
