{"id":3555,"date":"2026-09-14T15:59:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T15:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3555"},"modified":"2026-09-14T15:59:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T15:59:46","slug":"deadly-cross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3555","title":{"rendered":"Deadly Cross"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/deadly-Cross-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Deadly Cross book cover\" class=\"wp-image-3561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/deadly-Cross-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/deadly-Cross-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/deadly-Cross-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/deadly-Cross.jpg 1368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Deadly Cross<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Part of the Alex cross series, this book is written by James Patterson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Plot<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A scandalous double homicide opens the psychological case files on Alex Cross\u2026<\/strong><br><br>When a glamorous socialite and a high school principal are found murdered, the shocking double homicide dominates tabloid headlines.<br><br>Detective Alex Cross knew both victims well, especially Kay who had been his patient once. And maybe more.<br><br>Alex\u2019s former Metro Homicide Partner tracks the slain principal\u2019s final movements to Alabama where Alex investigates Kay\u2019s past. They discover that although she had many enemies, all of them needed her alive.<br><br><strong>The more the investigators push, the more resistance they find, and Alex is left facing a desperate choice between breaking trust and losing his way.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deadly Cross is 28th book in the series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Available<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Available from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uk.bookshop.org\/a\/3668\/9781787461895\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">City Adventurers Solve The Murder<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also available from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3NlsMds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/solvethemurder.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/img_4884.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/solvethemurder.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/img_4884.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Deadly Cross - photo by Juliamaud\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3333333333333333;width:1024px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Deadly Cross \u2013 photo by Juliamaud<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Part of the Alex cross series, this book is written by James Patterson. The Plot A scandalous double homicide opens the psychological case files on Alex Cross\u2026 When a glamorous socialite and a high school principal are found murdered, the shocking double homicide dominates tabloid headlines. Detective Alex Cross knew both victims well, especially Kay&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3555\">More <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Deadly Cross<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3561,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69,52,225],"tags":[273,620,484,96,51],"class_list":["post-3555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-murder-mystery","category-murder-mystery-books","category-mystery-books","tag-alex-cross","tag-alex-cross-run","tag-city-adventurers-solve-the-murder","tag-james-patterson","tag-murder-mystery"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Deadly Cross - Solve The Murder<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3555\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Deadly Cross - Solve The Murder\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Part of the Alex cross series, this book is written by James Patterson. 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