Return of the Spider

**Instant** ***New York Times*** **Bestseller!**
***Return of the Spider*** **is the stunning companion novel to** ***Along Came a Spider*** **, the** ***New York Times*** **bestselling classic thriller from the world's #1 bestselling author,** ***James Patterson*** **.**
**Enter the thrilling world of the #1 bestselling detective series that inspired the Prime Video show,** ***Cross*** **.**
*Along Came a Spider* introduced Detective Alex Cross to readers around the globe and delivered an unsurpassed rivalry: Cross—named the “human superhero” by *The New York Times* —versus Gary Soneji, who the *Lexington-Herald Leader* called the “most deliciously wicked character since Hannibal Lecter”. But that wasn’t their first meeting ...
Police discover that Soneji kept a murder book, Profiles in Homicidal Genius, detailing his transformation from substitute teacher to hardened serial killer—including clues that imply missteps that Alex Cross may have made as a rookie homicide detective.
Now, Alex must retrace the steps of that long-ago investigation and face ... the *Return of the Spider*.
**“Alex Cross is a legend. He has thrilled us and kept us on the edge of our seats for twenty years now.” —Harlan Coben,** ***New York Times*** **bestselling coauthor of** ***Gone Before Goodbye***