Character Analysis
(Avoiding Spoilers)
Grew Up… not as planned, but surrounded by love. With both his parents dying when he was a child, Alex was raised by his grandmother Regina (Nana Mama). Nana Mama remains a very important part of his life.
Living… Washington, D.C. However, Alex is sent to Durham, North Carolina, when his niece, Naomi, goes missing.
Profession… a weathered D.C. detective and forensic psychologist. Alex's experience has given him a preternatural intuition, and an even tougher stomach for the more grisly cases out there. However, when it's his niece's life on the line, Alex springs into action. Alex figures out the "whys" and "hows" of a crime scene as well as anyone. That skill will be sorely tested in North Carolina, where Alex learns from local police that Naomi is just the latest in a long string of missing girls. Matters are complicated when one of the missing girls is found dead, tied to a tree, and a medical intern, Kate, disappears as well.
Interests... these days, Alex doesn’t have time for much but trying to find these girls. Soon he makes a surprising claim that at least provides a bit of hope: "I think killing's not his ulterior motive. This guy's a collector. I bet these women are alive." They’ve dubbed the criminal “Casanova,” and if Alex is right, at least they have a chance to find some of these women – including his niece – still alive. But time is running out.
Relationship Status… single, but sparks fly somewhat with Kate. When Kate escapes from Casanova's lair, she tries to help Alex find the underground hiding spot where Casanova is keeping the kidnapped women. While working together Alex and Kate forge a bond based on their common purpose, but is it more than just professional? It could be a budding romance, though the timing is pretty lousy.
Challenge… stopping Casanova and saving the missing women. With so many lives in jeopardy, he'll need to work fast and break down the clues with Kate before it's too late. They have the help of a local police detective, Nick Ruskin, but it’s not always easy to know who to trust in such situations.
Personality… good-natured, sweet, and quick to act. He generally does his job coolly and calmly, without getting his emotions in the way. Alex is quick to make the conclusion that no one else has made yet, and he's usually right. For the sake of the women abducted by Casanova, he better be.
Get to Know him in...
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After Washington DC detective Alex Cross is told that a family member has been murdered, he vows to track down the killer. He soon discovers that she was not his first victim and that things are not what they seem.
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When a teacher kidnaps a girl from a prestigious school, homicide detective, Alex Cross takes the case and teams up with young security agent, Jezzie Flannigan in hope of finding the girl and stopping the brutal psychopath. Every second counts as Alex and Jezzie attempt to track down the kidnapper before the spider claims another victim for its web.
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Forensic psychologist Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail leads to Los Angeles, where the duo discovers that the psychopath may not be working alone.
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The second novel in the bestselling Alex Cross series Detective Alex Cross is caught between two murderous masterminds – and so is his family... When his niece Naomi goes missing, Alex Cross follows the trail – and discovers links to a string of recent abductions and murders, with one horrifying complication. There are two killers at work on opposite sides of the country, collaborating and competing to commit the worst crimes the country has ever seen. With his family at risk, Cross knows that his investigation is putting him directly in the line of fire... Adapted as a major Hollywood movie, starring Morgan Freeman
