Cross justice / James Patterson.

420 p. ; 21 cm.

Alex Cross left hometown, and some family tragedies, for a better life with Nana Mama in Washington, D.C. He hasn't looked back. Now his cousin is accused of an unthinkable murder, and Cross returns to Starksville, North Carolina, for the first time in thirty-five years. He discovers a community down on its luck, local residents who don't welcome him, and countless memories from his horrific childhood. He brings all his skill to finding out the truth about his cousin's case. But truth is hard to come by in a town where no one feels safe to speak.

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