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Roses Are Red
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Roses Are Red Mass market paperbound - 2001

by James Patterson

Detective Alex Cross meets his match in this heart-pounding national bestseller, when he pursues the Mastermind, the most brilliant killer he's ever confronted. Bank robbers have been killing Washington, D.C. bank employees and their families when the robbers' instructions are not followed to the letter. Cross takes the case, certain it's no ordinary bank robber at work.


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In this heart-pounding but touchingly romantic thriller, Detective Alex Cross pursues the most complex and brilliant killer he's ever confronted - mysterious criminal who calls himself the Mastermind.In a series of crimes that has stunned Washington, D.C., bank robbers have been laying out precise demands when they enter the building - and then killing the bank employees and their families if those instructions are not followed to the letter.Detective Alex Cross takes on the case, certain that this is no ordinary bank robber at work - the pathological need for control and perfection is too great. Cross is in the midst of a personal crisis at home, but the case becomes all-consuming as he learns that the Mastermind is plotting one huge, last, perfect crime.

From the publisher

Alex Cross races against time as a series of crimes stuns Washington, D. C.--and he might be facing his most brilliant enemy yet.
In a series of terrifying crimes, bank robbers have been laying out precise demands when they enter the building-and then killing the bank employees and their families if those instructions are not followed to the letter. Detective Alex Cross takes on the case, certain that this is no ordinary bank robber at work; the pathological need for control and perfection is too great. Cross is in the midst of a personal crisis at home, but the case becomes all-consuming as he learns that the Mastermind is plotting one huge, last, perfect crime.

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From the rear cover

The Mastermind orchestrates a series of bank robberies that are notable for their precise demands-and their explosive violence when demands are not met excatly. Detective Alex Cross takes on the case and recognizes that a particular kind of criminal mind is at work. Cross's investigation gets under the Mastermind's skin, and he makes it his personal goal to take revenge on Cross and his entire team.
Amidst all this, Cross's relationship with his girlfriend Christine is falling apart, and his beloved daughter Jannie is hospitalized with unexplained seizures. The pressure riseson every front, culminating in a shocking and explosive climax.

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The Mastermind orchestrates a series of bank robberies that are notable for their precise demands-and their explosive violence when demands are not met excatly. Detective Alex Cross takes on the case and recognizes that a particular kind of criminal mind is at work. Cross's investigation gets under the Mastermind's skin, and he makes it his personal goal to take revenge on Cross and his entire team.
Amidst all this, Cross's relationship with his girlfriend Christine is falling apart, and his beloved daughter Jannie is hospitalized with unexplained seizures. The pressure riseson every front, culminating in a shocking and explosive climax.

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  • Title Roses Are Red
  • Author James Patterson
  • Binding Mass Market Paperbound
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 416
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Warner Books (NY), Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  • Date 2001-10-01
  • ISBN 9780446605489 / 0446605484
  • Weight 0.45 lbs (0.20 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.8 x 4.4 x 1.4 in (17.27 x 11.18 x 3.56 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Mid-Atlantic
    • Demographic Orientation: Urban
    • Geographic Orientation: District of Columbia
    • Locality: Washington, D.C.
  • Library of Congress subjects Mystery fiction, Washington (D.C.)
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

About the author

James Patterson has had more New York Times bestsellers than any other writer, ever, according to Guinness World Records. Since his first novel won the Edgar Award in 1977 James Patterson's books have sold more than 300 million copies. He is the author of the Alex Cross novels, the most popular detective series of the past twenty-five years, including Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider. He writes full-time and lives in Florida with his family.
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