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Book Review of Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross, Bk 1)

Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross, Bk 1)
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It begins with the double kidnapping of the daughter of a famous Hollywood actress and the young son of the secretary of the treasury. Gary Soneji is a murderous serial kidnapper who wants to commit the crime of the century. Alex Cross is the brilliant homicide detective pitted against him. Jezzi Flanagan is the female supervisor of the Secret Service who completes one of the most unusual suspense triangles in any thiller you have ever read. It is a must read.