RESEARCH R. ADVANCED ULT. RESEARCH LOGIN LIBRARY CENTER BOOK card of the book Title KILL ALEX CROSS Author PATTERSON JAMES publisher LONGANESE Edition Sector / topic Necklace THE GAJA SCIENCE Necklace number 1176 Publication date 19/03/15 Price Euro 16.40 Situation Available (in catalog) Pages 300 State of the book at 15:39 of 21-04-2015 the title is available in bookstores. Other information Vol. 1 Peso 495 Translator BIAVASCO A .; GUANI V. Format 8 Ill.RIL. Abstract / Back cover Ethan and Zoe, twelve and fourteen-year-old brother and sister, attend a prestigious private school in Washington, the last place they were seen before the kidnapping. In fact, now the two children have disappeared, taken away by a mysterious hand, which has managed to evade even the surveillance of the Secret Service. Yes, because Ethan and Zoe are not just any two kids, but the children of the president of the United States of America. Detective Alex Cross is among the first to arrive at the crime scene, but he quickly realizes that his presence is unwelcome and that the FBI and CIA want him out of the investigation, despite the First Lady herself asking for her intervention. Cross, who before being a detective is above all a father, only investigates everyone. Who took Ethan and Zoe and why? No claims, no request for ransom ... There is instead a claim from an unspecified Islamic terrorist cell for the poisoning of the Washington aqueduct: someone is about to unleash the most devastating attack the United States has ever suffered. Are the two cases connected? As time is running out, Cross makes a dramatic decision that goes against everything he believes in and could cost him his life ... Copyright © 2003-2004 CentroBiblioteche, All Rights Reserved.