Cross Down: The Sunday Times bestselling thriller

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As the book goes along, John realizes that he can't trust anyone except for Alex and their FBI friend Ned Mahoney. As a long-time fan of the Alex Cross series, I was surprised to see a collaboration with this one as it has normally always been a James Patterson standalone series. Random car bombings, shootings, and public attacks taking place across the country may actually be connected in a more deadly plot than previously imagined. His time with Metro PD in Washington has been quite eye-opening, an experience shared with his partner, John Sampson. The first clue is that it is co-authored with Brendan DuBois, which is only the second time out of 31 books that Patterson has allowed that to happen.

This one with Brenden Dubois is more political-military thriller style which is fine but not a true Alex Cross style. This book will grab you from the first chapters and take you on a Crack the Whip ride to the end, while you yell for more. Alex Cross was benched early in the game and wasn’t really able to help solve this one, but John put on his cape and saved the day. Sampson must use his own strengths and experience to hunt down those who tried to kill his partner and best friend.Huge disappointment but it was inevitable that this great series would eventually go the way other Patterson series have gone….

I remember reading the Alex’s first adventure, “Along came a Spider” and almost cried when Alex, then a widower, faced the loss of his new love in an ending twist I would never forget. This is a big first in the series; Alex Cross was shot at the beginning of the book; and hospitalized in critical condition. I can see a great deal of potential with this new spin to the series, involving John Sampson a great deal more. Among his creations are some of the world's most popular series including Alex Cross, the Women's Murder Club, Michael Bennett and the Private novels. As a shadow force advances on the nation’s capital, Sampson alone must protect the Cross family, his own young daughter, and every American, including the president.In this installment, Sampson is carrying the weight of justice on his own and I feel we see how he develops. Even though Alex was absent from the screen about 80% of the time, that was okay, because the story was good.