18 books like Double Cross

What to read after Double Cross — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Four Blind Mice James Patterson · 2002 · ★ 4.1 · 416p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Detective Alex Cross is on his way to resign from the Washington, D.C., Police Force when his partner shows up at his door with a case he can't refuse. One of John Sampson's oldest friends, from their days together in Vietnam, has been arrested for murder. Worse yet, he is subject to the iron hand of the United States Army. The evidence against him is strong enough to send him to the gas… Shares: Police psychologists, African American police, Alex Cross, Cross

Jack & Jill James Patterson · 1714 · ★ 4.0 · 390p · ≈ 13h · Demanding In the middle of the night, a controversial U.S. senator is found murdered in bed in his Georgetown pied-a-terre. The police turn up only one clue: a mysterious rhyme signed "Jack and Jill" promising that this is just the beginning. Jack and Jill are out to get the rich and famous, and they will stop at nothing until their fiendish plan is carried out.Meanwhile, Washington, D. C., homicide… Shares: Police psychologists, African American police, Alex Cross, Cross

Violets Are Blue James Patterson · 2001 · ★ 4.0 · 401p · ≈ 13h · Moderate D.C. Detective Alex Cross has seen a lot of crime scenes. But even he is appalled by the gruesome murders of two joggers in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park - killings that look more like the work of savage beasts than humans. Local police are horrified and even the FBI is baffled. Then, as Cross is called in to take on the case, the carnage takes off, leaving a trail of bodies across America… Shares: Police psychologists, African American police, Alex Cross, Cross

Along Came a Spider James Patterson · 1993 · ★ 4.1 · 454p · ≈ 15h · Moderate A missing little girl named Maggie Rose.A family of three brutally murdered in the projects of Washington, D.C.The thrill-killing of a beautiful elementary school teacher.A psychopathic serial kidnapper/murderer who calls himself the Son of Lindbergh. He is so terrifying that the FBI, the Secret Service, and the police cannot outsmart him - even after he's been captured. Gary Soneji is a… Shares: Police psychologists, African American police, Alex Cross, Cross

Roses Are Red James Patterson · 1752 · ★ 4.1 · 441p · ≈ 14h · Demanding In this heart-pounding but touchingly romantic thriller, Detective Alex Cross pursues the most complex and brilliant killer he's ever confronted - mysterious criminal who calls himself the Mastermind.In a series of crimes that has stunned Washington, D.C., bank robbers have been laying out precise demands when they enter the building - and then killing the bank employees and their families if… Shares: Police psychologists, African American police, Alex Cross, Cross

Kiss the Girls James Patterson · 1995 · ★ 4.0 · 464p · ≈ 15h · Moderate First came the stunning number-one bestseller Along Came a Spider. Now comes the scariest, most unforgettable novel in several years. In Los Angeles, a reporter investigating a series of murders is killed. In Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a beautiful medical intern suddenly disappears. Washington D.C.'s Alex Cross is back to solve the most baffling and terrifying murder case ever. Two clever… Shares: Police psychologists, African American police, Alex Cross, Cross

Kill Alex Cross James Patterson · 2011 · ★ 4.1 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate The President's son and daughter are abducted, and Detective Alex Cross is one of the first on the scene. But someone very high-up is using the FBI, Secret Service, and CIA to keep him off the case and in the dark. A deadly contagion in the water supply cripples half of the capital, and Alex discovers that someone may be about to unleash the most devastating attack the United States has ever… Shares: Alex Cross, Cross, Washington, African Americans

Pop Goes the Weasel James Patterson · 1999 · ★ 4.3 · 346p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Detective Alex Cross is in love. But his happiness is threatened by a series of chilling murders in Washington, D.C., murders with a pattern so twisted, it leaves investigators reeling. Cross's ingenious pursuit of the killer produces a suspect-a British diplomat named Geoffrey Shafer. But proving that Shafer is the murderer becomes a potentially deadly task. As the diplomat engages in a… Shares: Alex Cross, Cross, Washington, Serial murders

Cross Country James Patterson · 2008 · ★ 3.9 · 379p · ≈ 12h · Moderate When the home of Alex Cross's oldest friend, Ellie Cox, is turned into the worst murder scene Alex has ever seen, the destruction leads him to believe that he's chasing a horrible new breed of killer. As Alex and his girlfriend, Brianna Stone, become entangled in the deadly Nigerian underworld of Washington D.C., what they discover is shocking: a stunningly organized gang of lethal teenagers… Shares: Alex Cross, Cross, Washington, Police

I, Alex Cross James Patterson · 2002 · ★ 4.1 · 374p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Ihre Auftraggeber sind der CIA, die Cosa Nostra und die örtliche Regierung. Damian und Carrie Rose sind psychopathische Killer, bezahlt dafür, Verwirrung zu stiften. Im karibisches Urlaubsparadies San Dominica fallen ahnungslose Touristen einer Serie von brutalen Morden zum Opfer. Als die Ereignisse eskalieren, beschliessen die Auftragsgeber, die Roses als unkalkulierbares Risiko zu beseitigen. Shares: Alex Cross, Cross, Washington, Criminals

Alex Cross, Run James Patterson · 2012 · ★ 4.1 · 408p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Kill Alex Cross was "Patterson at the top of his game" (Washington Post). Alex Cross, Run is even better. DON'T LOOK, ALEX CROSS Top plastic surgeon Elijah Creem is renowned for his skills in the operating room, and for his wild, no-expense-spared "industry parties," bringing in underage exotic dancers and models for nights of drugs, champagne, and uninhibited sex. That is, until Detective Alex… Shares: Alex Cross, Cross, Serial murderers, Police

What It Was George Pelecanos · 2012 In this hard-boiled noir, former police officer turned private investigator Derek Strange's search for a lost ring leads him down a twisted path of crime and corruption—and on the chase for a dangerous killer. Washington, DC, 1972. Derek Strange has left the police department and set up shop as a private investigator. His former partner, Frank "Hound Dog" Vaughn, is still on the force. When a… Shares: Washington, African Americans

Right as Rain George Pelecanos · 2001 In this thrilling noir, ex-cop Derek Strange is hired by the mother of a slain police officer to investigate the killing, and quickly stumbles across a cop filled with guilt after being involved in the incident. Derek Strange is a black ex-cop in Washington DC who now makes a living running his own private detective agency. He is hired to investigate the killing of an off-duty black policeman… Shares: Washington, African Americans

Guilty of Nothing Kevin King · 2008 · 70p · ≈ 2h · Moderate When Bill Eck is accused of a crime he didn't commit, the evidence is compelling but not complete. With enough loopholes in the case to run a racehorse through, it seems as though any logical juror or judge would need more evidence to convict anyone in this position. A serial killer who strikes at the site of the racehorse track has every citizen on edge, and Bill is no exception. He is, however,… Shares: Serial murderers, Serial murders

Aftermath Peter Robinson · 2001 · ★ 4.1 · 464p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Number 35 The Hill is a house in an ordinary street, owned by an apparently ordinary young couple. When constables Janet Taylorand Dennis Morrisey are sent to the house following a report ofa disturbance, they stumble upon a truly horrific scene. Shares: Serial murderers, Serial murders, Police, Thriller

In the Heat of the Night John Ball · 1981 · 176p · ≈ 5h · Moderate A small southern town in the 1960s. A musician found dead on the highway. It's no surprise when white detectives arrest a black man for the murder. What is a surprise is that the black man-Virgil Tibbs-is a skilled homicide detective, passing through racially tense Wells, South Carolina, on his way back to California. Even more surprising, Wells's new police chief recruits Tibbs to help with the… Shares: African American police, African Americans, Police

Cross the Line James Patterson · 2016 · ★ 4.5 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate When a prominent Washington D.C. police official is murdered, Alex Cross steps in to investigate but his efforts are impeded by a series of deadly attacks by a vigilante killer who is targeting suspected criminals. Shares: Cross, Washington, Police

The Fourth Monkey J. D. Barker · 2017 · ★ 4.2 · 404p · ≈ 13h · Moderate "Se7en meets The Silence of the Lambs in this dark and twisting novel from the author Jeffery Deaver called, "A talented writer with a delightfully devious mind." For over five years, the Four Monkey Killer has terrorized the residents of Chicago. When his body is found, the police quickly realize he was on his way to deliver one final message, one which proves he has taken another victim who may… Shares: Serial murderers, Mystery

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