{"product_id":"criss-cross-9780316535649","title":"Criss Cross","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen a mysterious serial killer known as \"M\" launches a deranged \"investigation\", Alex Cross and his partner must unearth long-forgotten secrets to survive -- or risk getting buried themselves.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a Virginia penitentiary, Alex Cross and his partner, John Sampson, witness the execution of a killer they helped convict. Hours later, they are called to the scene of a copycat crime. A note signed \"M\" rests on the corpse. \"You messed up big time, Dr. Cross.\"\u003cbr\u003eWas an innocent man just put to death? Alex soon realizes he may have much to answer for, as \"M\" lures the detective out of the capital to the sites of multiple homicides, all marked with distressingly familiar details -- details that conjure up decades-old cases. Details that conjure up Cross family secrets. Details that make clear that M is after a prize so dear that -- were the killer to attain it -- Alex's heart would no longer have reason to beat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Patterson\u003c\/b\u003e has had more \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers than any other writer, ever, according to \u003ci\u003eGuinness World Records\u003c\/i\u003e. Since his first novel won the Edgar Award in 1977 James Patterson's books have sold more than 375 million copies. He is the author of the Alex Cross novels\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e the most popular detective series of the past twenty-five years, including \u003ci\u003eKiss the Girls \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAlong Came a Spider\u003c\/i\u003e. He writes full-time and lives in Florida with his family.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Little Brown and Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50526975918354,"sku":"9780316535649","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9ff5f826-1331-4acf-86e5-1316625d9536.jpg?v=1731288495","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/criss-cross-9780316535649","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}