In all of Alex Cross's years with Homicide, Washington, DC, has never
been more dangerous.
After shots pierce the tranquil nighttime calm of Rock Creek Park, a man
is dead: what looks at first like road rage might be something much more
sinister. But Alex has only just begun asking questions when he's called
across town to investigate a new murder, one that hits close to home:
Washington's own chief of detectives. And Alex's former boss, beloved
mentor of Alex's wife, Bree.
Now there's a killer on the loose, a long list of possible suspects, a
city in panic, and nobody in charge of the besieged police force.
Until Bree gets tapped for the job.
As Bree scrambles to find her footing and close two high-profile cases,
new violence stuns the capital. What should be a time for her to rely on
Alex for support and cooperation is instead a moment of crisis in their
marriage as well as their city when their investigative instincts clash
and their relationship reaches a breaking point.
And the fiendish mind behind all the violence has appointed himself
judge, jury, and executioner, with a terrifying master plan he's only
begun to put in motion. To beat him at his own game, Alex and Bree must
take the law back into their own hands before he puts them both out of
commission...permanently.