Audio Book Description:
Alex Cross returns in the most harrowing case of his career-one that risks the life of his closest friend and partner John Sampson.Detective Alex Cross is on hisway to resign from the Washington DC police force when his partner shows up at his door with a case he can`t refuse. One ofJohn Sampson`s oldest friends from theirdays together in Vietnam, has been arrested for murder. Worse yet, he is subjectto the iron hand of the UnitedState Army. The evidence against him is strong enough to send him to the gas chamber. Sampsonis certain his friend has beenframed, and Alex`s investigation turns up evidence overlooked-or concealed-by military autorities. Drawing on their years of street training and almosttelepathic mutual trust, Cross and Sampson go deep begind the military lines to confront the most ruthless and deadliest killers they have everencountered. Behind these threehighly skilled killing machines there appears to be an even more threatening controller.Discovering the identity of this lethalgenius will prove to beCross`s most terrifying challenge ever. On his visits home, Alex must confrontanother, more disturbing mystery: what`steh matter with Nana Mama? As he explores the possibility of a relationship with a woman who offershim new hope, Alex must also face the fact that his beloved grandmother is only human.
