Hope to Die (Alex Cross #22) (Hardcover) James Patterson

Book 22 of 33: Alex Cross How hard is it to imagine a noble detecitve brought low by the horrors of his job? How hard to imagine a detective so beaten down that he finds life meaningless... and becomes a perfect killer himself? That's not hard to imagine at all, now, is it? Alex Cross is legendary as Washington, DC's, to detective, a man who has devoted his life to protecting others. With unwavering strength and courage, Cross handles the city's most complex and shocking cases. But none of the atrocities he's seen has prepared him for the sight of a homicide detective at his own front door. Alex Cross's family has been abducted-- and a madman named Thierry Mulch is threatening to kill them one by one. Blinded by rage and gripped with fear, Cross would do anything to have Bree, Nana Mama, and his beautiful children back home. But Mulch doesn't care about money or mercy. He is obsessed with studying the psychology behind the perfect criminal. As Cross races to save his family, he realize