Alex Cross

He had been a Southern gentleman.
A gentleman scholar.
Now he was the very finest gentleman in Los Angeles.
Always a gentleman, though. A hearts-and-flowers kind of guy.
An orangish-red sun had begun its long, slow shimmy and slide toward the Pacific Ocean. Dr. William Rudolph thought it looked visually stunning as he strolled at a leisurely pace along Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles.

I didn't care for this one as much as his others. I do believe some people can be as sick and uncaring as the killers in this one but I don't really want all the graphic details. I love a good murder mystery but using kids to kill, just don't want to go there. I didn't think this was as well thought out as most of his others. Threads didn't connect to make this one believable.

Blurb: Alex Cross was a rising star in the Washington, DC, Police Department when an unknown shooter gunned down his wife, Maria, in front of him.

A serial killer is drawing Alex Cross back into the police world.  This killer, dubbed the Audience Killer, wants attention.  Each kill is executed in a spectacular fashion, heightening the public’s fear.  Meanwhile, Alex’s nemesis, Kyle Craig, should be safely locked away in a maximum security prison… but never underestimate the genius of the man dubbed the Mastermind!  Alex will have his hands full if he hopes to solve this spree of killings.

Just when Alex thought his life was calming down into a routine of patients and therapy sessions, he finds himself back in the game--this time to catch a criminal mastermind like no other.