Along Came a Spider

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Brought to you by Penguin.

The legendary thriller that launched the Alex Cross phenomenon

Adapted into a major Hollywood movie starring Morgan Freeman
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Two children have been kidnapped from an elite private school in Washington DC, and Detective Alex Cross is charged with finding them.

The kidnapper's identity is quickly determined as one of the children's teachers. But capturing him is the true challenge.

As Cross gets pulled deeper into the strange world of the kidnapper, it becomes clear he is far more dangerous than anyone could have anticipated.
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'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. The Alex Cross series proves it.' LEE CHILD

'Alex Cross is a legend' HARLAN COBEN

'I wrote, "Along Came a Spider is the best thriller I've come across in many a year. It deserves to be this season's no. 1 bestseller and should instantly make James Patterson a household name." A household name, indeed.' NELSON DEMILLE

'Brilliantly terrifying! So exciting that I had to stay up all night to finish it! Packed with white-knuckle twists.' DAILY MAIL

'An incredibly suspenseful read with a one-of-a-kind villain who is as terrifying as he is intriguing.' CLIVE CUSSLER

'Terror and suspense that grab the reader and won't let go. Just try running away from this one.' ED MCBAIN

© James Patterson 2017 (P) Penguin Audio 2018

Critics Review

  • Brilliantly terrifying! So exciting that I had to stay up all night to finish it! Packed with white-knuckle twists.

    DAILY MAIL
  • An incredibly suspenseful read with a one-of-a-kind villain who is as terrifying as he is intriguing. One of the best thrillers of the year.

    CLIVE CUSSLER, bestselling author of the Dirk Pitt Adventures
  • I wrote, “Along Came a Spider is the best thriller I’ve come across in many a year. It deserves to be this season’s no. 1 bestseller and should instantly make James Patterson a household name.” A household name, indeed.

    NELSON DEMILLE
  • Terror and suspense that grab the reader and won’t let go. Just try running away from this one.

    ED MCBAIN, bestselling author of the 87th Precinct series
  • [Alex Cross] has become one of the greatest fictional detectives of all time, a character for the ages.

    DOUGLAS PRESTON and LINCOLN CHILD

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