01842cam a2200373 4500 2623987349 TxAuBib 20251119120000.0 251106s2025||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 2025935458 9780316569569 0316569569 (OCoLC)1549671006 TxAuBib Patterson, James, author. Return of the Spider / James Patterson. First edition. New York, NY : Little, Brown and Company, 2025. 404 p ; 24 cm. Alex Cross [AC] ; 34 The suspense classic Along Came a Spider introduced an unsurpassed rivalry: Detective Alex Cross, the 'human superhero' (New York Times) versus Gary Soneji, the 'most deliciously wicked character since Hannibal Lecter' (Lexington Herald-Leader). 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 a rookie homicide detective. Now Alex must retrace the steps of that long-ago investigation and face the return of the spider. 20251119. Cross, Alex (Fictitious character) Fiction. African American detectives Fiction. Police Fiction Washington (D.C.) Murder Investigation Fiction. Serial murderers Fiction. Washington (D. C) Fiction. Detective and mystery fiction. fast Psychological fiction. fast Thrillers (Fiction.) fast Alex Cross [AC] ; 34. TXGID