Title::
Return of the spider
First Author value, for Searching:
Patterson, James, 1947- author.
General Note:
Return of the Spider is the stunning prequel to Along Came a Spider.
"Meet Alex Cross as a rookie cop in Return of the spider, the stunning companion to Along came a spider" -- Inside cover.
Format:
Book
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Abstract:
"The suspense classic Along Came a Spider introduced an unsurpassed rivalry: Detective Alex Cross, the 'human superhero' (New York Times) versus Gary Soneji, the 'most deliciously wicked character since Hannibal Lecter' (Lexington Herald-Leader). But that wasn't their first meeting. Police discover that Soneji kept a murder book, Profiles in Homicidal Genius, detailing his transformation from substitute teacher to hardened serial killer--including clues that imply missteps that Alex Cross may have made as a rookie homicide detective. Now Alex must retrace the steps of that long-ago investigation and face the return of the spider"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject:
| African American detectives -- Fiction. |
| Police -- Washington (D.C.) -- Fiction. |
| Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction. |
| Serial murderers -- Fiction. |
| Inspecteurs de police noirs américains -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. |
| Policiers -- Washington (D.C.) -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. |
| Meurtre -- Enquêtes -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. |
| Tueurs en série -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. |
| Washington (D.C.) -- Fiction. |
| Suspense fiction. |
| Detective and mystery fiction. |
| Psychological fiction. |
| Thrillers (Fiction) |
| Cross, Alex (Fictitious character) -- Fiction. |
| Mystery fiction. |
Summary:
"The suspense classic Along Came a Spider introduced an unsurpassed rivalry: Detective Alex Cross, the 'human superhero' (New York Times) versus Gary Soneji, the 'most deliciously wicked character since Hannibal Lecter' (Lexington Herald-Leader). But that wasn't their first meeting. Police discover that Soneji kept a murder book, Profiles in Homicidal Genius, detailing his transformation from substitute teacher to hardened serial killer--including clues that imply missteps that Alex Cross may have made as a rookie homicide detective. Now Alex must retrace the steps of that long-ago investigation and face the return of the spider"--
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