Alex Cross's Trial

Overview

The year is 1906, and America is segregated. Hatred and discrimination plague the streets, the classroom, and the courts. But in Washington D.C., Ben Corbett, a smart and courageous lawyer, makes it his mission to confront injustice at every turn. He represents those who nobody else dares defend, merely because of the color of their skin. When President Roosevelt, under whom Ben served in the Spanish-American war, asks Ben to investigate rumors of the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan in his home town in Mississippi, he cannot refuse.

The details of Ben's harrowing story--and his experiences with a remarkable man named Abraham Cross--were passed from generation to generation, until they were finally recounted to Alex Cross by his grandmother, Nana Mama. From the first time hear heard the story, Alex was unable to forget the unimaginable events Ben witnessed in Eudora and pledged to tell it to the world. Alex Cross's Trial is unlike any story Patterson has ever told, but offers the astounding action and breakneck speed of any Alex Cross novel.

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Author Information

Bio of James Patterson

The subject of a recent Time magazine feature called, "The Man Who Can't Miss," James Patterson is the bestselling author of the past year, bar none, with more than 16 million books sold in North America alone. In 2007, one of every 15 hardcover fiction books sold was a Patterson title. In total, James's books have sold an estimated 150 million copies worldwide. He is the first author to have #1 new titles simultaneously on The New York Times adult and children's lists and is the only author to have five new hardcover novels debut at #1 on the list in one year -- a record-breaking feat he's accomplished every year since 2005. To date, James Patterson has had nineteen consecutive #1 New York Times Bestselling Novels, and holds the New York Times record for most bestselling titles by a single author (40 total). Patterson is a champion of reading and the founder of the PageTurner awards, which seek to spread the excitement and joy of books and reading in the United States. James's first foray into family fiction, the critically acclaimed Maximum Ride series, debuted on the New York Times list at #1 and remained there for 12 straight weeks. The series has so far made appearances on The New York Times bestsellers lists 87 times, proving that kids of all ages love page turners. Patterson is the creator of the #1 new detective series of the past dozen years, featuring "Alex Cross" and including the Hollywood-adapted "Along Came a Spider" and "Kiss the Girls," starring Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman. He is also the creator of the #1 new detective series of the past five years, featuring Lindsay Boxer and the other members of the Women's Murder Club, from which the ABC television drama series is adapted. He has authored books behind six films on the Hollywood fast-track, including the upcoming Maximum Ride movie from Avi Arad, the producer of X-Men and Spiderman. Most recently, New Regency Pictures has optioned The Dangerous Days of Daniel X, James's newest family Pageturner due out in July of 2008. He is the author of novels -- from The Thomas Berryman Number (1976) to Honeymoon (2005) -- that have won awards including the Edgar, the BCA Mystery Guild's Thriller of the Year, the International Thriller of the Year award, and the Reader's Digest Reader's Choice Award. One of Forbes magazine's Celebrity 100, James appeared as a guest star on the popular FOX TV show "The Simpsons" in March, 2007.

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Customer Reviews

• Different for Patterson

  Posted September 11, 2009 by Sharon O'Brien Vander May, Blairstown,N.J.

  I think it is one of his best. It is really a surprise reading. Not his usual style ,so different . I would love more like it.

• not a good alex cross book

  Posted September 12, 2009 by helene, brooklyn

  i didn't like any part of this book. of all the books i read, this is the only one i would request a refund. the ending was horrible.

• Beatifully written!

  Posted September 16, 2009 by Susan, Bocas Del Toro, Panama

  This book was unlike the other Patterson books I've read in that there was no mystery. It was written in the 1st person as a memoir of man sent to help the black residents of a southern town who were terrorized by lynchings and random acts of hatred. This was a transitional time in the south. A book about the strength of character and dignity of the protagonist and of the black americans whom he was sent to help. I thought it was beautifully written and an absolutely brilliant book. Read it now!

• A sad chapter in US history

  Posted October 17, 2009 by John K. Murphy, Sammamish, Washington

  This is one of the best books written by James Patterson. Well researched and powerful in its description of man's inhumanity to man. The story line was interesting and provided a great background to the characters. Thank you for writing this book, I was moved by the content, story line and message.

• Great Read

  Posted October 22, 2009 by Stox, Blackstone

  I loved the book. But not really what I'm looking for from Patterson/Cross book.

Additional Info

Imprint

Little Brown & Company

Filesize

1.81 MB

Number of Pages

400

eBook ISBN

9780316072625