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The Family Cross

The new thrilling novel in the Sunday Times bestselling series and inspiration for the hit TV show CROSS

James Patterson

Written by
James Patterson
Length
8 hrs 9 min
Series
Alex Cross Adventures, Book 36
Publisher
Penguin
Released
2026-10-19

Shelved under

Thriller & SuspenseMysterySuspenseCrime ThrillersPolice Procedurals

What it is

Discover the latest gripping thriller in the globally bestselling Alex Cross series - now the inspiration for the original series CROSS on Prime Video starring Aldis Hodge as Alex Cross.

Alex Cross is a psychologist who hunts criminals for the FBI and the DC Metro Police.

Family matriarch Nana Mama is proud of the man she raised.

Though that doesn’t stop her worrying every time he ventures into the shadowy underworld of Washington DC – despite his promise to always be careful.

When a man is found shot and burned beneath an overpass, Cross is pulled into a brutal murder investigation.

But with every step closer to the truth, he risks breaking his promise to Nana Mama… and putting the entire Cross family in the line of fire.

Behind all the noise and the numbers, we shouldn't forget that 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

© James Patterson 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026

About the series

Alex Cross Adventures in order →

Alex Cross Adventures — 78 books, showing the 24 around this one

  1. 25 The People vs. Alex Cross: (Alex Cross 25)4.8
  2. 25 The People vs. Alex Cross4.6
  3. 26 Target: Alex Cross4.6
  4. 26 Target: Alex Cross: (Alex Cross 26)3.8
  5. 27 Criss Cross: (Alex Cross 27)4.5
  6. 27 Criss Cross4.6
  7. 28 Deadly Cross: (Alex Cross 28)4.1
  8. 28 Deadly Cross: Alex Cross, Book 284.6
  9. 29 Fear No Evil: (Alex Cross 29)3.9
  10. 29 Fear No Evil4.5
  11. 30 Triple Cross: (Alex Cross 30)4.4
  12. 30 Triple Cross (Alex Cross #28): An Alex Cross Thriller4.6
  13. 31 Cross Down: An Alex Cross and John Sampson Thriller4.7
  14. 31 Cross Down: The Sunday Times bestselling thriller5.0
  15. 32 Alex Cross Must Die: A Thriller4.6
  16. 32 Alex Cross Must Die: The Sunday Times bestselling thriller4.5
  17. 33 The House of Cross: The Sunday Times bestselling thriller from the creator of Alex Cross4.5
  18. 33 The House of Cross: An Alex Cross Thriller4.7
  19. 34 Return of the Spider: An Alex Cross Thriller4.4
  20. 34 Return of the Spider: The latest thrilling novel in the Sunday Times bestselling series4.0
  21. 35 Cross and Sampson: The thrilling new spin-off in the bestselling Alex Cross series, now an original series on Amazon Prime5.0
  22. 35 Cross and Sampson: An Alex Cross and John Sampson Thriller4.6
  23. 36 The Family Cross: The new thrilling novel in the Sunday Times bestselling series and inspiration for the hit TV show CROSS
  24. 36 The Family Cross: An Alex Cross Thriller4.8

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