Along Came a Spider

Along Came A Spider is the first novel in a series of books written by James Patterson, about forensic psychologist Alex Cross. It was adapted into a movie of the same name in 2001, starring Morgan Freeman as Cross. Alex Cross is an African-American Washington, D.C. homicide investigator and forensic psychologist who also has a doctorate of Psychology from Johns Hopkins University. Cross is investigating the brutal murders of two black prostitute... more

Along Came A Spider is the first novel in a series of books written by James Patterson, about forensic psychologist Alex Cross. It was adapted into a movie of the same name in 2001, starring Morgan Freeman as Cross. Alex Cross is an African-American Washington, D.C. homicide investigator and forensic psychologist who also has a doctorate of Psychology from Johns Hopkins University. Cross is investigating the brutal murders of two black prostitutes, as well as an infant boy. The women were slashed with a razor, their pubic hair completely shaved and their breasts cut off. Meanwhile at Washington Day School, an exclusive private school, math teacher Gary Soneji kidnaps Maggie Rose Dunne and Michael Goldberg. Cross' lieutenant pulls him off the prostitute murder case in order to investigate the kidnapping. Cross is upset at first, feeling that his department cares more about two rich, white children than two black prostitutes. Once at the crime scene, he meets Jezzie Flannigan, the head... less