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Alex Cross is a character created by James Patterson and is the protagonist of more than 30 novels by Patterson. Alex is a Black psychologist and police detective working for the Washington, DC, police department. He is a widower with two children. His wife, Maria, was a social worker who died in what he believes was a drive-by shooting. However, in later novels, it is revealed that Maria was murdered by a man named Jimmy “Hats” Galati. Alex lives in a poor section of Washington, DC, known as Washington Southeast, the same neighborhood where he grew up. As a cop living in a neighborhood where the police are feared, he believes he can help build trust. He also gives back to the neighborhood by volunteering at St. Anthony’s Church, a task encouraged by his late wife.
Alex was born in South Carolina, but both his parents died, and at the age of eight, he was sent to live with his grandmother, Regina Hope, in Washington, DC. It is there where Alex met his lifetime friend, John Sampson. As teens, Alex and John would shoplift from local stores, but later became police officers and partners.
By James Patterson
1st to Die
1st to Die
James Patterson
Alex Cross
Alex Cross
James Patterson
Ali Cross
Ali Cross
James Patterson
Ambush
Ambush
James O. Born, James Patterson
Becoming Muhammad Ali
Becoming Muhammad Ali
James Patterson, Kwame Alexander
Cross Down
Cross Down
James Patterson
Eruption
Eruption
Michael Crichton, James Patterson
Four Blind Mice
Four Blind Mice
James Patterson
Holmes, Marple & Poe
Holmes, Marple & Poe: The Greatest Crime-Solving Team of the Twenty-First Century
James Patterson, Brian Sitts
I Funny
I Funny: A Middle School Story
James Patterson, Chris Grabenstein
Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment
Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment
James Patterson
Med Head
Med Head
James Patterson
Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life
Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life
Chris Tebbetts, James Patterson, Illustr. Laura Park
Nevermore
Nevermore
James Patterson
Roses Are Red
Roses Are Red
James Patterson
Sam's Letters to Jennifer
Sam's Letters to Jennifer
James Patterson
Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas
Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas
James Patterson
The Big Bad Wolf
The Big Bad Wolf
James Patterson
The House of Wolves
The House of Wolves
James Patterson, Mike Lupica
The President is Missing
The President is Missing
Bill Clinton, James Patterson
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