Alex Cross Books in Order

Crime thriller series featuring detective and psychologist Alex Cross.

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Reading the Alex Cross Series

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  • The series has 15 books total
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  • More books are coming

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James Patterson planned specific plot reveals and character arcs. Skip around and you'll spoil major twists.

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