Return of the Spider: An Alex Cross Thriller

By James Patterson

An instant New York Times bestseller

Return of the Spider is the stunning companion novel to Along Came a Spider, the New York Times bestselling classic thriller from the world's most popular storyteller.

Enter the thrilling world of the #1 bestselling detective series that inspired the Prime Video show, Cross.

Along Came a Spider introduced Detective Alex Cross to readers around the globe and delivered an unsurpassed rivalry: Cross--named the "human superhero" by The New York Times--versus Gary Soneji, who the Lexington-Herald Leader called the "most deliciously wicked character since Hannibal Lecter". But that wasn't their first meeting ...

Police discover that Soneji kept a murder book, Profiles in Homicidal Genius, detailing his transformation from substitute teacher to hardened serial killer--including clues that imply missteps that Alex Cross may have made a rookie homicide detective.

Now, Alex must retrace the steps of that long-ago investigation and face ... the Return of the Spider.

"Patterson knows how to sell thrills and suspense." --People, on Along Came a Spider

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538758768
• ISBN13: 9781538758762
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company
• Length: 416 Pages
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.3"