Which author created the FBI forensic psychologist Alex Cross?
"Mercier is arrested in Indonesia, where he will be condemned to death by firing squad. Having avenged Maria's murder, Cross decides to accept the job offer from the FBI and moved to Washington with his family. A reboot film about Alex Cross character began development in 2010, with a screenplay by Kerry Williamson and James Patterson. David Twohy was attached as director, and was set to rewrite the screenplay. In August 2010, Idris Elba was cast as Cross. Towards the end of 2010, QED International purchased the rights, and initial screenplay by Williamson and Patterson. By January 2011, Tyler Perry"
"Roses Are Red (novel) Roses Are Red is the sixth novel featuring the Washington, D.C. homicide detective and forensic psychiatrist Alex Cross written by James Patterson. Alex Cross returns for the sixth book in the series with a new killer on the loose. A series of meticulously planned bank robberies leave behind a wake of bodies. Alex Cross must not only battle against the sadistic criminal who calls himself The Mastermind, but also the risks that he may be putting his family in. Cross takes a plunge into a case where mind games lead to violence and the slightest mistake"
"will be punished with death. The events continue in ""Violets Are Blue"". Roses Are Red (novel) Roses Are Red is the sixth novel featuring the Washington, D.C. homicide detective and forensic psychiatrist Alex Cross written by James Patterson. Alex Cross returns for the sixth book in the series with a new killer on the loose. A series of meticulously planned bank robberies leave behind a wake of bodies. Alex Cross must not only battle against the sadistic criminal who calls himself The Mastermind, but also the risks that he may be putting his family in. Cross takes a plunge into"
"Four Blind Mice Four Blind Mice is the eighth novel featuring the Washington, D.C. homicide detective and forensic psychologist Alex Cross written by James Patterson. The novel features Washington D.C. Metro Police homicide detectives Alex Cross and John Sampson as protagonists. While investigating the wrongful conviction and execution of US Army Sergeant Ellis Cooper, their investigation uncovers a series of Army personnel wrongfully convicted and executed for murdering countless civilians. In each instance, the murderer's ""modus operandi"" involved painting the corpse. In the course of the investigation, Cross and Sampson discover that three Army Rangers had committed similar crimes during"
"the James Patterson Pledge with Scholastic Book Clubs to put books in the hands of young readers. James Patterson James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is an American author and philanthropist. Among his works are the ""Alex Cross"", ""Michael Bennett"", ""Women's Murder Club"", ""Maximum Ride"", ""Daniel X"", ""NYPD Red"", ""Witch and Wizard"", and ""Private"" series, as well as many stand-alone thrillers, non-fiction and romance novels. His books have sold more than 300 million copies and he was the first person to sell 1 million e-books. In 2016, Patterson topped ""Forbes"" list of highest-paid authors for the third consecutive year,"
"his life any further, Cross returns home to spend time with his family. Alex Cross: An African-American forensic psychologist as well as a detective, described as good-looking and well-built. He is often referred to as ""Doctor Detective."" Despite being very dedicated to his job, he manages to be a devoted father to his two children. His wife, Maria, was killed in a shooting before the novel begins and he is romantically involved with Jezzie Flannagan before he finds out her role in Maggie Rose's disappearance. Jezzie Flannagan: Before the kidnapping of Maggie Rose and Michael Goldberg, she held an esteemed"
"James Patterson James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is an American author and philanthropist. Among his works are the ""Alex Cross"", ""Michael Bennett"", ""Women's Murder Club"", ""Maximum Ride"", ""Daniel X"", ""NYPD Red"", ""Witch and Wizard"", and ""Private"" series, as well as many stand-alone thrillers, non-fiction and romance novels. His books have sold more than 300 million copies and he was the first person to sell 1 million e-books. In 2016, Patterson topped ""Forbes"" list of highest-paid authors for the third consecutive year, with an income of $95 million. His total income over a decade is estimated at $700 million."
"Double Cross (novel) Double Cross is the 13th novel in the Alex Cross series featuring Detective Alex Cross by James Patterson. It was released on November 13, 2007. On December 2, 2007 Double Cross became the number 1 best seller in ""The New York Times"". Four years prior to the beginning of the story, Kyle Craig is sent to prison after his crimes in Roses Are Red and Violets Are Blue and swears revenge upon Detective Alex Cross, who was responsible for his capture. In the present day, Alex Cross is on a date with police officer, Brianna 'Bree' Stone,"
"Cross Country (novel) Cross Country is the 14th novel in the Alex Cross series by James Patterson. According to the ""Library Journal"" it was the second most borrowed fiction book in United States libraries in 2009. An African warlord known as the Tiger, aided by his crew of angry young men, horrifically murders author Eleanor 'Ellie' Cox and her entire family. Alex Cross and girlfriend Bree Stone go investigate, when Alex recalls Ellie had been his one time girlfriend, whom he had loved at one point. He is instantly terrified by this so much he gets no sleep, does no"
"it got a #2 at the Wall Street Journal. Cross Country (novel) Cross Country is the 14th novel in the Alex Cross series by James Patterson. According to the ""Library Journal"" it was the second most borrowed fiction book in United States libraries in 2009. An African warlord known as the Tiger, aided by his crew of angry young men, horrifically murders author Eleanor 'Ellie' Cox and her entire family. Alex Cross and girlfriend Bree Stone go investigate, when Alex recalls Ellie had been his one time girlfriend, whom he had loved at one point. He is instantly terrified by"
"feared criminal in America. A film adaptation of the same name was released on April 6, 2001, starring Morgan Freeman as Alex Cross, Monica Potter as Jezzie Flannagan, and Michael Wincott as Gary Soneji. The adaptation makes substantial changes to the plot, omitting much of Soneji's background and his split personality, as well as changing the identity of the kidnapped children's parents and many characters' eventual fate. Along Came a Spider (novel) Along Came a Spider is the first novel in James Patterson's series about forensic psychologist Alex Cross. First published in 1993, its success has led to eighteen sequels"
"favorable reviews, especially ""Double Cross;"" ""Cross Fire;"" ""I, Alex Cross;"" and ""Alex Cross, Run"". The series is published worldwide, with Little, Brown currently holding publication rights in the United States, in paperback, hardcover, and audiobook editions. The first book in the series, ""Along Came a Spider"", was released in 1993 to positive reviews, spawning a series of over twenty subsequent novels. The series has led to three films, ""Kiss the Girls"" (1997), ""Along Came a Spider"" (2001), and ""Alex Cross"" (2012). Alex Cross is a widower-detective-father who often fights against threatening villains—and criminals—who wish to kill Cross and others. It"
"Kyle Craig Kyle Craig is a fictional character and antagonist in James Patterson's series of novels featuring Washington, D.C. detective Alex Cross. Craig, a Special Agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, is initially a close friend of Cross and assists the detective in his high-profile investigations, and also occasionally asks Cross for help with his own cases. However, in the 2001 novel ""Roses Are Red"", Craig is revealed to be a criminal who calls himself ""The Mastermind"", having organized a series of brutal bank robberies and murders. He is eventually brought to justice by Cross. From ""Violets Are Blue"""
"Jack & Jill (novel) Jack & Jill is the third novel in a series written by James Patterson which features Washington, D.C. psychologist and homicide police detective Alex Cross. The previous two books are ""Along Came a Spider"" and ""Kiss the Girls"". A man named Sam Harrison or Jack (not his real name) and a woman Sara Rosen or Jill set up a United States Senator. They kill him and videotape it. On the other side of Washington D.C. a different killer kills a child named Shanelle Green using a baseball bat. Cross is awoken by his partner, John Sampson"
"D.C. detective, forensic psychologist and author Alex Cross (Morgan Freeman) loses control of a sting operation, resulting in the death of his partner, he opts to retire from the force. He finds himself drawn back to police work when Megan Rose (Mika Boorem), the daughter of a United States senator, is kidnapped from her exclusive private school by computer science teacher Gary Soneji (Michael Wincott). US Secret Service Special Agent Jezzie Flannigan (Monica Potter), held responsible for the breach in security, joins forces with Cross to find the missing girl. Soneji contacts Cross by phone and alerts him to the"
"killed so as to not jeopardize Hutchinson's candidacy for the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Hutchinson captures Cross, but before he can murder him, Hutchinson is killed by members of a Vietnamese street gang in retaliation for his sanctioning of and involvement in Vietnam War atrocities. Four Blind Mice Four Blind Mice is the eighth novel featuring the Washington, D.C. homicide detective and forensic psychologist Alex Cross written by James Patterson. The novel features Washington D.C. Metro Police homicide detectives Alex Cross and John Sampson as protagonists. While investigating the wrongful conviction and execution of US Army Sergeant Ellis Cooper, their"
"Alan Cross (screenwriter) Alan Cross is an American television screenwriter, producer and director. Cross is best known for co-creating the television version of ""Weird Science"", for which he co-wrote the pilot and numerous episodes, directed two episodes, and served as co-executive producer. His other most notable screenwriting and producing work includes writing ten and producing twelve episodes of the series ""Parker Lewis Can't Lose"" with his then-partner Tom Spezialy. His other work includes the co-executive producer of ""Veronica's Closet"" and consulting producer for both ""Dawson's Creek"" and ""Get Real"". He has written episodes of the series ""She Spies"", ""Players"", """""
"he will come for him and he's the one who left Rosie the Cat at their home. Alex hangs up and goes back to do the tree. Jack & Jill (novel) Jack & Jill is the third novel in a series written by James Patterson which features Washington, D.C. psychologist and homicide police detective Alex Cross. The previous two books are ""Along Came a Spider"" and ""Kiss the Girls"". A man named Sam Harrison or Jack (not his real name) and a woman Sara Rosen or Jill set up a United States Senator. They kill him and videotape it. On"
"in the series is ""The Tortured Path"", written as by Kendell Foster Crossen, featuring Major Kim Locke of the CIA, on assignment in Communist China. Two other Kim Locke novels, in which Locke works with a military dog, were omitted from the Paperback Library series: ""The Big Dive"" and ""The Gentle Assassin"", the latter as by Clay Richards. Crossen's papers and works are collected at the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston University. Kendell Foster Crossen Kendell Foster Crossen (July 25, 1910 – November 29, 1981) was an American pulp fiction and science fiction writer. He was the creator"
"""The Writer's Inkwell"" gave the book three out of five stars; the last line of the review said, ""I still feel the time may have come to say goodbye to Alex Cross."" Cross Justice Cross Justice is the 23rd book of the ""Alex Cross"" series, written by James Patterson. Alex Cross and his family, who live in Washington, D.C., travel to Starksville, North Carolina, so Alex and his wife Bree can help clear Alex's cousin Stefan Tate of a murder they suspect he did not commit. Stefan, a school teacher, is on trial for supposedly murdering Rashawn Turnbull, a boy"
"runs back to the house where Casanova, who is revealed to be Sikes' partner, Ruskin, hits him with a stun gun. With Cross incapacitated, Casanova heads for Kate, but she fights him and defeats him. As he aims his gun at her, Cross recovers in time to shoot and kill him. Cross and McTiernan later go their separate ways even though they have become close friends. Once back in Washington, Cross and Sampson receive a new case. Dr. Alex Cross: An African-American forensic psychologist as well as a detective, described as good-looking and well-built. He is often referred to as"
"arrests them, after discovering they and Flaherty were associated with Tiger. The book ends as Alex gets an alarming phone call from Kyle Craig, who has escaped from prison and wants revenge on Alex Cross, after the events in the previous book. A sequel was released on August 29, 2009 and was titled ""Alex Cross' Trial"" and was followed by six others featuring Cross, ""I, Alex Cross"", ""Cross Fire"", ""Kill Alex Cross"", ""Merry Christmas, Alex Cross"", ""Alex Cross, Run"", and ""Cross My Heart"". The novel has received a mostly negative response, and maintains a 2.5 rating (out of a possible"
"Gillian Cross Gillian Cross (born 1945) is a British author of children's books. She won the 1990 Carnegie Medal for ""Wolf"" and the 1992 Whitbread Children's Book Award for ""The Great Elephant Chase"". She also wrote ""The Demon Headmaster"" series of books that were later turned into a television series by the BBC. Gillian Arnold was born in 1945 and she married Martin Cross in 1967. Their four children Jonathan, Elizabeth, Anthony, and Katherine, are now adults. She was educated at North London Collegiate School, Somerville College, Oxford and the University of Sussex. Her first published book was ""The Runaway"""
"Alex rushes to her home. Kyle is sent to prison, Alex officially starts dating Jamilla Hughes, and things start to calm down for the first time in years for the Cross family. Violets Are Blue (novel) Violets Are Blue is the seventh novel by James Patterson to feature the Washington, D.C. homicide detective and forensic psychiatrist Alex Cross. Alex is in his room when his cellphone rings. Alex answers and the Mastermind is on the line. He tells Alex that he killed Cavalierre to toy with Alex. Kyle Craig calls Alex about a similarity between two murders in San Francisco"
"O. Sanders. Kyle Craig Kyle Craig is a fictional character and antagonist in James Patterson's series of novels featuring Washington, D.C. detective Alex Cross. Craig, a Special Agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, is initially a close friend of Cross and assists the detective in his high-profile investigations, and also occasionally asks Cross for help with his own cases. However, in the 2001 novel ""Roses Are Red"", Craig is revealed to be a criminal who calls himself ""The Mastermind"", having organized a series of brutal bank robberies and murders. He is eventually brought to justice by Cross. From ""Violets"
"Perry is closer, physically and artistically, to his own internal conception of what Dr. Cross is like. Cross (novel) Cross is James Patterson's 12th novel featuring his most famous character, Alex Cross. It was released in 2006. This novel was also released in some markets under the title Alex Cross. Patterson portrays him as a lonely person but also as a model father who tries to spend as much time as possible with his family. Her real name is Regina Hope Cross and she’s Alex’s grandmother who looked after him when he grew up. She’s 81 years old and still"
"encephalitis throughout the first season. In January 2015, creators of the TV show ""Criminal Minds"" confirmed that the characters of FBI profilers Jason Gideon and David Rossi were based on Douglas. A screenplay adapted from the book """" was picked up by Netflix. ""Mindhunter"" stars Jonathan Groff, who plays the character Special Agent Holden Ford, a lead character based on Douglas. John E. Douglas John Edward Douglas (born June 18, 1945) is a retired special agent and unit chief in the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). He was one of the first criminal profilers and has written books"
"Alex Jones, the Pulitzer Prize-winning director of Harvard Kennedy School of Government's Shorenstein Center, declared in presenting the award that ""the reporter who's done more than any other to change the world is Nick Kristof."" In the same year, Kristof was named an International Freedom Conductor by the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, largely for his work exposing human trafficking and linking it to modern slavery. The last person named to receive the title, two years earlier, was the Dalai Lama. Kristof's books, all best-sellers and all co-authored with his wife Sheryl WuDunn, include """" (1994), """" (1999), """" (Knopf,"
"Violets Are Blue (novel) Violets Are Blue is the seventh novel by James Patterson to feature the Washington, D.C. homicide detective and forensic psychiatrist Alex Cross. Alex is in his room when his cellphone rings. Alex answers and the Mastermind is on the line. He tells Alex that he killed Cavalierre to toy with Alex. Kyle Craig calls Alex about a similarity between two murders in San Francisco and a murder in Washington DC that they’d worked on a few months before. The case involved a runaway girl that was found hung from a light fixture in a hotel room."
"and ""Desperate Housewives"". Alan Cross (screenwriter) Alan Cross is an American television screenwriter, producer and director. Cross is best known for co-creating the television version of ""Weird Science"", for which he co-wrote the pilot and numerous episodes, directed two episodes, and served as co-executive producer. His other most notable screenwriting and producing work includes writing ten and producing twelve episodes of the series ""Parker Lewis Can't Lose"" with his then-partner Tom Spezialy. His other work includes the co-executive producer of ""Veronica's Closet"" and consulting producer for both ""Dawson's Creek"" and ""Get Real"". He has written episodes of the series ""She"
"Kiss the Girls (novel) Kiss the Girls is a psychological thriller novel by American writer James Patterson, the second to star his recurring main character Alex Cross, an African-American psychologist and policeman. It was first published in 1995, and was adapted into a movie of the same name in 1997. As a teenage boy in 1975 Boca Raton, Florida, a future serial killer calling himself Casanova kills his first four victims. Elsewhere in 1981 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, another killer calling himself The Gentleman Caller kills a young couple on a lake. Years later, Casanova leaves a young woman to"
"Merry Christmas, Alex Cross Merry Christmas, Alex Cross is the 19th novel in the Alex Cross series. Detective Alex Cross is called out on Christmas Eve to deal with a hostage situation that has spiraled out of control. Released on November 12, 2012, the novel was well received by fans and critics alike. However, its commercial success was somewhat lukewarm in comparison to past installments, peaking at #2 and #3 on the ""New York Times"" and ""USA Today"" bestsellers lists, respectively. It's Christmas Eve and Alex Cross has been called out to catch someone who is robbing his church's poor"
"Cross (novel) Cross is James Patterson's 12th novel featuring his most famous character, Alex Cross. It was released in 2006. This novel was also released in some markets under the title Alex Cross. Patterson portrays him as a lonely person but also as a model father who tries to spend as much time as possible with his family. Her real name is Regina Hope Cross and she’s Alex’s grandmother who looked after him when he grew up. She’s 81 years old and still lives with Alex and his three children in Washington DC. Nana used to work as an English"