<p><b>''James Patterson is the gold standard by which all others are judged.'' </b>Steve Berry<br><b>''James Patterson is The Boss. End of.''</b> Ian Rankin<br><b>''Nobody does it better.''</b> Jeffrey Deaver<br><b>________________<br><br>With the country in chaos and corruption on all sides, there''s only one person to turn to.</b><br><br>When a series of military-style attacks erupt across the United States, Detective John Sampson is called in to investigate. The attacks are untraceable, with patterns too random to decipher, leaving Sampson struggling to find a link amongst the carnage.<br><br>As Sampson discovers a lead through an ex-military contact, his partner Alex Cross is brutally side-lined, leaving him certain about one thing: he can trust no one.<br><br>With soldiers called on secret assignments and others mysteriously disappearing, Sampson must revisit his military past if he''s to save his country''s future.<br><b>____________<br><br>Praise for the <i>Alex Cross </i>series