Alex Cross is a crime, mystery, and thriller novel series written by James Patterson. The protagonist, Alex Cross, is an African-American detective for the Metropolitan Police Department and a father who confronts threats to his family and to Washington, D.C.. Supporting characters include Cross's children, Damon, Janelle, and Ali (Little Alex), as well as his grandmother, Nana Mama. The series is typically narrated in the first-person by Alex Cross, with occasional shifts to the villains' third-person perspectives. The series began in 1993 and is ongoing. Some of the entries in the series that have achieved bestseller status and garnered favorable reviews include Double Cross, Cross Fire, I, Alex Cross, and Alex Cross, Run.
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Alex Cross was adapted into a 2024 television series.
Cross2024 · television series · IMDb ↗IMDb7.2Alex Cross is a brilliant but flawed homicide detective and full of contradictions. A doting father and family man, Cross is single-minded to the point of obsession when he hunts killers. He is desperate for love, but his wife’s murder has left him too damaged to receive it.
