Cross

图书标准信息

• 作者 James Patterson 著
• 出版社 Grand Central Publishing
• 出版时间 2007-10
• ISBN 9780446619059
• 定价 81.80元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 416页
• 正文语种 英语
• 丛书 Alex Cross Series； #12

【内容简介】

AlexCrosswasarisingstarintheWashington,DC,PoliceDepartmentwhenanunknownshootergunneddownhiswife,Maria,infrontofhim.Thekillerwasneverfound,andthecaseturnedcold,filedamongtheunsolveddrive-bysinD.C.'sroughneighborhoods.

Yearslater,stillhauntedbyhiswife'sdeath,Crossismakingaboldmoveinhislife.NowafreeagentfromthepoliceandtheFBI,he'ssetuppracticeasapsychologistonceagain.HislifewithNanaMama,Damon,Jannie,andlittleAlexisfinallygettinginorder.Heevenhasachanceatanewlove.

ThenCross'sformerpartner,JohnSampson,callsinafavor.HeistrackingaserialrapistinGeorgetown,onewhosebrutalmodusoperandirecallsacaseSampsonandCrossworkedtogetheryearsearlier.WhenthecaserevealsaconnectiontoMaria'sdeath,Crosslatchesonforthemosturgentandterrifyingrideofhislife.

FromthemanUSATODAYhascalledthe"masterofthegenre,"CROSSisthehigh-velocitythrillerJamesPattersonandAlexCross'sfanshavewaitedyearstoread-andthepinnacleofthebestsellingdetectiveseriesofthepasttwodecades.

【作者简介】

JamesPatterson
Notmakinganybonesabouthisbidforsuccess,JamesPattersononcedeclaredhewantedtobeknownas“thekingofthepage-turners.”Whilethatmayseemlikeaprettygrandambition,Pattersonisasworthyofthattitleasanyauthorworkingtoday.

Biography
JamesPattersonhadbeenworkingasaverysuccessfuladvertisingcopywriterwhenhedecidedtoputhisMastersdegreeinEnglishtoasomewhatdifferentuse.Inspiredbybestsellinghair-raisingthrillerslikeTheDayoftheJackalandTheExorcist,Pattersonwenttoworkonhisfirstnovel.Publishedin1976,TheThomasBerrymanNumberestablishedhimasawriteroftightlyconstructedmysteriesthatmoveforwardwiththevelocityofabullet.Forhisstartlingdebut,PattersonwasawardedtheprestigiousEdgarAwardforBestFirstMysteryNovel—anauspiciousbeginningtooneofthemostsuccessfulcareersinpublishing.Astringofgrippingstandalonemysteriesfollowed,butitwasthe1992releaseofAlongCameaSpiderthatelevatedPattersontosuperstarstatus.IntroducingAlexCross,abrilliantblackpolicedetective/forensicpsychologist,thenovelwasthefirstinstallmentinaseriesofbestsellingthrillersthathasprovedtobeacashcowfortheauthorandhispublisher.ExaminingPatterson'strackrecord,it'sobviousthathebelievesonegoodseriesdeservesanothermaybeevenathird!In2001,hedebutedtheWomen'sMurderClubwith1sttoDie,afast-pacedthrillerfeaturingfourfemalecrimefighterslivinginSanFranciscoahomicidedetective,amedicalexaminer,anassistantD.A.,andacubreporter.Thesuccessfulserieshascontinuedwithothernumericallytitledinstallments.Then,spinningoffasetofcharactersfromapreviousnovel(1998'sWhentheWindBlows),in2005hepublishedMaximumRide:TheAngelExperiment.Featuringa"flock"ofgeneticallyengineeredflyingchildren,thenovelwasahugehit,especiallywithteenreaders,andspawnedaseriesofvastlypopularfantasyadventures.Inadditiontocontinuinghisbestsellingliteraryfranchises,Pattersonhasalsofoundtimetoco-authorthrillerswithotherwritersincludingPeterdeJonge,AndrewGross,MaxinePaetro,andHowardRoughanandhasevenventuredintoromance(Suzanne'sDiaryforNicholas,Sam'sLetterstoJennifer)andchildren'sliterature(santaKid).Writingatanastonishingpace,thisprolificauthorhasturnedhimselfintoaone-manpublishingjuggernaut,fulfillinghisclearlystatedambitiontobecome"thekingofthepage-turners."

GoodToKnow
Patterson'sSuzanne'sDiaryForNicholaswasinspiredbyadiaryhiswifekeptthattrackedthedevelopmentoftheirtoddlerson.TwoofPatterson'sAlexCrossmysteries(AlongCameaSpiderandKisstheGirls)havebeenturnedintofilmsstarringMorganFreeman;in2007,aweeklytelevisionseriespremiered,basedonthebestsellingWomen'sMurderClubnovels.