No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. As the book goes along, John realizes that he can't trust anyone except for Alex and their FBI friend Ned Mahoney.

D. has taken out one of the attackers and driven off and possibly wounding one or two of the others. The brilliant crime-solving duo of Washington, DC’s, Metro PD and the FBI has a proven Detective Alex Cross makes his own rules.The tempo was fast moving with lots of drama and action, pulling on the emotional strings of the Cross family and supporting characters that have made the Cross universe a bestselling series that has stood the test of time.

As I mentioned earlier, it shouldn’t be a surprise to readers, as the book cover and description were up front about it. Alex Cross has taken a step back, allowing John Sampson to shine and perhaps show his mettle for upcoming novels.Following the next day, Alex and John agree to meet at the DC Metro headquarters before the second round of meetings.

Sampson will have to work solo for a time, at least until he can find a partner of his own to help diffuse all that is going on. If you haven’t read this but plan on doing so I highly recommend you check your local library; not worth the money to purchase. Sampson must use his own strengths and experience to hunt down those who tried to kill his partner and best friend.What really pisses me off is that Patterson doesn’t give a shit that his once good name as an author is going down the toilet. As a shadow force advances on the nation’s capital, Sampson alone must protect the Cross family, his own young daughter, and every American, including the president. Patterson has long held onto this series as his own, working to prove to be that he still has what it takes to pen his own thrillers.

In the previous Alex Cross novels, the story was told from Alex’s point-of-view and this one was told from John’s point-of-view, which kept the same rhythm and flow without disrupting the storytelling style. The attacks are untraceable, with patterns too random to decipher, leaving Sampson struggling to find a link amongst the carnage. While Cross fights for his life, Sampson must move forward without his partner’s great intelligence for profiling and hunting down serial killers. And now a cross book strictly focused on insurrections and takeovers of the White House by conservative patriots.The violence rises to the level of “John Wick” as Patterson and Dubois try to bring their own killer video game into a thriller.