10 books for fans of Step on a Crack
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Cross and Sampson
Alex Cross • Book 35
by James Patterson, Brian Sitts
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Detective partners Cross and Sampson split up to investigate a terrorist bombing in Washington and a campus murder in Chapel Hill. Patterson explores how the duo function when separated by distance and different cases.
★ 4.50 Goodreads (6.2K ratings) - 2
26 Beauties
Women's Murder Club • Book 26
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San Francisco's most beautiful women are disappearing in a terrifying pattern that crashes Detective Lindsay Boxer's celebration. Patterson crafts a chilling hunt through Golden Gate Park and beyond.
★ 4.55 Goodreads (11 ratings) - 3
25 Alive (WMC #25): A Women's Murder Club Thriller
Women's Murder Club • Book 25
by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
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Detective Lindsay Boxer and her crime-solving partners tackle the shocking murder of a former police chief in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. This twenty-fifth series entry promises familiar characters and Bay Area settings.
★ 4.16 Goodreads (29.0K ratings) - 4
NYPD Red 2
NYPD Red • Book 2
by James Patterson, Marshall Karp
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Patterson's elite NYPD Red unit faces high-stakes crimes among Manhattan's wealthy elite, where every case involves million-dollar scandals and political pressure.
★ 4.15 Goodreads (25.5K ratings) - 5
Ricorda Maggie Rose
Alex Cross • Book 1
by James Patterson, Franco Ferrario, Maria Barbara Piccioli
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Psychologist-turned-detective Alex Cross profiles kidnapper Gary Soneji after he takes two high-profile children from an elite Washington school. Patterson launches his flagship series with this cat-and-mouse thriller.
★ 4.13 Goodreads (491.9K ratings) - 6
Along Came a Spider
Alex Cross • Book 1
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Patterson launches his Alex Cross series with a kidnapper so methodical he operates like he's solving puzzles—except children's lives hang in the balance. Fast chapters and escalating stakes make this impossible to put down.
★ 4.13 Goodreads (491.9K ratings) - 7
Cross Fire
Alex Cross • Book 17
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As Alex Cross plans his wedding, a marksman eliminates corrupt congressmen and lobbyists with surgical precision across Washington. Patterson questions whether vigilante justice serves the greater good.
★ 4.12 Goodreads (39.5K ratings) - 8
Alex Cross, Run
Alex Cross • Book 20
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Two killers stalk Washington DC: a plastic surgeon preying on young models and an assassin hunting Cross's loved ones. Patterson balances procedural investigation with personal stakes in this taut double thriller.
★ 4.12 Goodreads (34.9K ratings) - 9
22 Seconds
Women's Murder Club • Book 22
by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
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Gun smuggling across the Mexican border intersects with a killer hunting ex-cops, leaving cryptic warnings for Lindsay Boxer. Patterson weaves current political tensions into personal danger.
★ 4.11 Goodreads (38.9K ratings) - 10
Roses Are Red
Alex Cross • Book 6
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The Mastermind's bank heist spree isn't just about money—it's psychological warfare designed to break Cross piece by piece.
★ 4.10 Goodreads (76.8K ratings)