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Character · The Cross family and friends · 36 books

Alex Cross

Washington DC detective and forensic psychologist · James Patterson

Alex Cross is a Washington DC detective and forensic psychologist.

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Character facts

First appearance
Along Came a Spider (1993)
Latest appearance
The Family Cross (2026)
Books
36 (35 as lead, 1 minor)
Series
Alex Cross
Author
James Patterson
Circle
The Cross family and friends

Where to meet Alex Cross

Alex Cross first appears in Along Came a Spider (1993), as the lead, book 1 of the Alex Cross series.

Buy Along Came a Spider

Every book with Alex Cross

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1993LAlong Came a Spiderlead · Alex CrossBuy
  2. 1995LKiss the Girlslead · Alex CrossBuy
  3. 1996LJack & Jilllead · Alex CrossBuy
  4. 1997LCat & Mouselead · Alex CrossBuy
  5. 1999LPop Goes the Weasellead · Alex CrossBuy
  6. 2000LRoses Are Redlead · Alex CrossBuy
  7. 2001LViolets Are Bluelead · Alex CrossBuy
  8. 2002LFour Blind Micelead · Alex CrossBuy
  9. 2003LThe Big Bad Wolflead · Alex CrossJoins the FBIBuy
  10. 2004LLondon Bridgeslead · Alex CrossBuy
  11. 2005LMary, Marylead · Alex CrossBuy
  12. 2006LCrosslead · Alex CrossBuy
  13. 2007LDouble Crosslead · Alex CrossBuy
  14. 2008LCross Countrylead · Alex CrossBuy
  15. 2009·Alex Cross’s Trialminor role · Alex CrossFrames the story of an ancestor in 1900s MississippiBuy
  16. 2009LI, Alex Crosslead · Alex CrossBuy
  17. 2010LCross Firelead · Alex CrossBuy
  18. 2011LKill Alex Crosslead · Alex CrossBuy
  19. 2012LMerry Christmas, Alex Crosslead · Alex CrossBuy
  20. 2013LAlex Cross, Runlead · Alex CrossBuy
  21. 2013LCross My Heartlead · Alex CrossBuy
  22. 2014LHope to Dielead · Alex CrossBuy
  23. 2015LCross Justicelead · Alex CrossBuy
  24. 2016LCross the Linelead · Alex CrossBuy
  25. 2017LThe People vs. Alex Crosslead · Alex CrossBuy
  26. 2018LTarget: Alex Crosslead · Alex CrossBuy
  27. 2019LCriss Crosslead · Alex CrossBuy
  28. 2020LDeadly Crosslead · Alex CrossBuy
  29. 2021LFear No Evillead · Alex CrossBuy
  30. 2022LTriple Crosslead · Alex CrossBuy
  31. 2023LCross Downlead · Alex CrossBuy
  32. 2023LAlex Cross Must Dielead · Alex CrossBuy
  33. 2024LThe House of Crosslead · Alex CrossBuy
  34. 2025LReturn of the Spiderlead · Alex CrossBuy
  35. 2026LCross and Sampsonlead · Alex CrossBuy
  36. 2026LThe Family Crosslead · Alex CrossBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Damon CrossAlex’s elder son35
Jannie CrossAlex’s daughter35
John SampsonAlex’s oldest friend and police partner35
Nana MamaRegina Cross, the grandmother who raised Alex35
Ali CrossAlex’s youngest son29
Bree StoneDetective, later Alex’s wife23