

There are a lot of novels and the titles are sometimes pretty similar. The Alex Cross series is not a short one. How to read the Alex Cross Books in Order? His son Ali has even his own book series since 2019. The Alex Cross series has been running since the 1990s and contains now more than 30 novels. And now, Amazon Prime Video has announced a TV adaptation with Aldis Hodge as Cross.

The novel Cross was also adapted into a movie in 2013, but with Tyler Perry as Alex Cross.

The novels Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider were adapted–respectively in 19–into films starring Morgan Freeman as Alex Cross. Despite his profession, Cross often finds himself in dangerous situations and must use his intelligence, skills, and determination to outwit his enemies and bring criminals to justice. He is also deeply committed to his family and his community. This is mostly simple as that for us, not for Cross who ends up losing a lot and risking even more.Ĭross is a brilliant and dedicated detective who is determined to solve even the most complex and difficult cases. He often chases after serial killers and other violent criminals who target him in return.

He is an African-American Police Department detective in the city of Washington, D.C. We are here to talk books, not movies! What is the Alex Cross series about?Īlex Cross is the main protagonist in a long-running series of books by James Patterson. That said, I was aware of the books when they did the Tyler Perry one. So, you know, we learn new things every day. When I watched Along Came a Spider and Kiss The Girls with Morgan Freeman a long time ago, I didn’t even know they were movie adaptations of James Patterson’s novels. Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, we may earn commissions from qualifying purchases from Amazon.
