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Sampson & Cross

A Thriller

Coming Soon

Contributors

By James Patterson

By Brian Sitts

Formats and Prices

On Sale
Feb 9, 2026
Page Count
400 pages
ISBN-13
9780316599849

Price

$32.00

Price

$42.00 CAD

Detectives Alex Cross and John Sampson are better together—until they’re called to separate locations to investigate a pair of serious crimes.  

In Washington, DC…
           Metro PD detective John Sampson stands in a crater in the middle of a DC street, calling in the bomb squad. “Dispatch, this is Sampson. Contact the FBI and the ATF. We’ve got a suspected terrorist attack here.”

In Chapel Hill, NC…
           Alex Cross searches the apartment of a missing psychology grad student—his own son Damon. Has following in his famous father’s footsteps made Damon a target? 

           From FBI headquarters, in police stations, on airplanes, and at murder scenes, the detectives track crimes committed hundreds of miles apart. It will take more than distance to weaken the partnership of Sampson & Cross.       

      

 

  • “John Sampson is a standout character, and his taking the lead here is a thing of beauty. Cross Down is non-stop action.”
     
    BookReporter.com

James Patterson

About the Author

James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time. He is the creator of unforgettable characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Jane Effing Smith, and Maximum Ride, and of breathtaking true stories about the Kennedys, John Lennon, and Princess Diana, as well as our military heroes, police officers, and ER nurses. He has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton, told the story of his own life in James Patterson by James Patterson, and received an Edgar Award, ten Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal.

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