The Recurring Cast
Character · The Cross family and friends · 29 books

Ali Cross

Alex’s youngest son · James Patterson

Ali Cross is Alex’s youngest son.

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Character facts

First appearance
Violets Are Blue (2001)
Latest appearance
The Family Cross (2026)
Books
29 (29 minor)
Series
Alex Cross
Author
James Patterson
Circle
The Cross family and friends

Where to meet Ali Cross

Ali Cross first appears in Violets Are Blue (2001), in a minor role, book 7 of the Alex Cross series.

Buy Violets Are Blue

Every book with Ali Cross

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

  1. 2001·Violets Are Blueminor role · Alex CrossBuy
  2. 2002·Four Blind Miceminor role · Alex CrossBuy
  3. 2003·The Big Bad Wolfminor role · Alex CrossBuy
  4. 2004·London Bridgesminor role · Alex CrossBuy
  5. 2005·Mary, Maryminor role · Alex CrossBuy
  6. 2006·Crossminor role · Alex CrossBuy
  7. 2007·Double Crossminor role · Alex CrossBuy
  8. 2008·Cross Countryminor role · Alex CrossBuy
  9. 2009·I, Alex Crossminor role · Alex CrossBuy
  10. 2010·Cross Fireminor role · Alex CrossBuy
  11. 2011·Kill Alex Crossminor role · Alex CrossBuy
  12. 2012·Merry Christmas, Alex Crossminor role · Alex CrossBuy
  13. 2013·Alex Cross, Runminor role · Alex CrossBuy
  14. 2013·Cross My Heartminor role · Alex CrossBuy
  15. 2014·Hope to Dieminor role · Alex CrossBuy
  16. 2015·Cross Justiceminor role · Alex CrossBuy
  17. 2016·Cross the Lineminor role · Alex CrossBuy
  18. 2017·The People vs. Alex Crossminor role · Alex CrossBuy
  19. 2018·Target: Alex Crossminor role · Alex CrossBuy
  20. 2019·Criss Crossminor role · Alex CrossBuy
  21. 2020·Deadly Crossminor role · Alex CrossBuy
  22. 2021·Fear No Evilminor role · Alex CrossBuy
  23. 2022·Triple Crossminor role · Alex CrossBuy
  24. 2023·Cross Downminor role · Alex CrossBuy
  25. 2023·Alex Cross Must Dieminor role · Alex CrossBuy
  26. 2024·The House of Crossminor role · Alex CrossBuy
  27. 2025·Return of the Spiderminor role · Alex CrossBuy
  28. 2026·Cross and Sampsonminor role · Alex CrossBuy
  29. 2026·The Family Crossminor role · Alex CrossBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Alex CrossWashington DC detective and forensic psychologist29
Damon CrossAlex’s elder son29
Jannie CrossAlex’s daughter29
John SampsonAlex’s oldest friend and police partner29
Nana MamaRegina Cross, the grandmother who raised Alex29
Bree StoneDetective, later Alex’s wife23