Roses Are Red

In this #1 New York Times bestseller from the world’s most popular storyteller, Alex Cross is in a race against time as a series of crimes stuns Washington, DC—and he faces down his most brilliant enemy yet.  Inspiration for the heart-pounding Prime Video show, Cross.   Homicide detective and forensic psychologist Alex Cross turns his powers of observation on the criminal known as Mastermind, whose every act is marked by a pathological need for control and perfection. Even with Cross's home life in crises, it’s Mastermind who captivates the investigator’s attention by dropping a series of clues that he is plotting one huge, last, perfect crime.    "Clever and engrossing … Roses Are Red is definitely in the can’t-put-down-until-the-final-page category.” —Orlando Sentinel “It starts out, bang! … Patterson has got the material dead-on … another winner.” —Baltimore Sun

James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time and the creator of such unforgettable characters and series as Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Jane Smith, and Maximum Ride. He has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton, Dolly Parton, Michael Crichton, and Viola Davis, as well as collaborated on #1 bestselling nonfiction, including The Idaho Four, Walk in My Combat Boots, and Filthy Rich. Patterson has told the story of his own life in the #1 bestselling autobiography James Patterson by James Patterson. He is the recipient of an Edgar Award, ten Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal.