From #1 New York Times bestselling author and the world's most popular storyteller, for Alex Cross, the toughest cases hit close to home--and in this deadly thrill ride, he's trying to solve the most personal mystery of his life. The inspiration for #1 hit streaming show, Cross.​ When his cousin is accused of a heinous crime, Alex Cross returns to his North Carolina hometown for the first time in over three decades. As he tries to prove his cousin's innocence in a town where everyone seems to be on the take, Cross unearths a family secret that forces him to question everything he's ever known. Chasing a ghost he believed was long dead, Cross gets pulled into a case that has local cops scratching their heads and needing his help: a grisly string of socialite murders. Now he's hot on the trail of both a brutal killer, and the truth about his own past-and the answers he finds might be fatal.