Alex Cross book 35 · 2026
Cross and Sampson
Sampson investigates a suspected bombing in Washington while Cross searches for his son Damon in North Carolina.
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Book facts
- Author
- James Patterson
- Series
- Alex Cross, book 35 of 36
- Published
- 2026
- Setting
- Set in Washington, D.C.
- Characters charted
- 7
- Chart confidence
- Low
Who is in Cross and Sampson
7 recurring or key characters from James Patterson’s chart.
Lead 2
- Alex CrossWashington DC detective and forensic psychologist
- John SampsonAlex’s oldest friend and police partnerShares the lead
Major 1
- Bree StoneDetective, later Alex’s wife
Minor and cameo 4
- Nana MamaRegina Cross, the grandmother who raised Alex
- Damon CrossAlex’s elder son
- Jannie CrossAlex’s daughter
- Ali CrossAlex’s youngest son
Also featuring these characters
Other James Patterson books that share the most characters with Cross and Sampson.
- The House of Cross2024 · Alex Cross · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Alex Cross Must Die2023 · Alex Cross · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Cross Down2023 · Alex Cross · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Triple Cross2022 · Alex Cross · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon