Alex Cross is preparing to resign from the Washington Police Force.
He's enjoying the feeling; not least, because the Mastermind is now in prison.
Also. Alex has met a woman. Jamilla Hughes, and he is talking about the future.
Then John Sampson shows up at the house, desperate for Alex's help. Three
young military wives have been savagely killed during a 'girls' night out' and
Sampson's friend, a master sergeant at the army base, stands accused.
Uncovering evidence of a series of suspicious murder convictions. Alex and
Sampson are determined to infiltrate the closed world of the military. But what
is the army trying to hide? And do the mysterious symbols daubed on the
homes of the accused mean that there are more sinister forces at work?
With his trademark razor-sharp plotting and adrenaline-filled action. James
Patterson takes us on a sensational rollercoaster tale of suspense, politics, and
intrigue that proves once again that he is. quite simply, in a class of his own.