Patterson, James, 1947-
Violets are blue / James Patterson - New York, N.Y. : Warner Vision Books, 2002, c2001 - 391 p. ; 18 cm.
In this electrifying new novel by suspense master James Patterson, Detective Alex Cross returns to confront his most terrifying nemesis ever. When two joggers are brutally slain in a manner that suggests a macabre ritual, Cross is called to San Francisco to investigate. The bizarre murders are reminiscent of a Washington, D.C., case the Cross has been unable to solve - one that appears to be the work of vampires. With the help of a dynamic female detective, Cross plunges into a menacing world where role-playing explodes into bloodlust and frenzy. At the same time, a vicious super-criminal from Cross's past known as the Mastermind is stalking him. And in a shocking, deadly endgame, the detective will at last discover the awful secret of the Mastermind. - Page before title page.
0446611212 (pbk.) 9780446611213 (pbk.) 0446678600 (pbk.)
Cross, Alex (Fictitious character)--Fiction.
Police--Washington (D.C.)--Fiction.
Role playing--Fiction.
Serial murders--United States--Fiction.
Vampires--Fiction.
San Francisco (Calif.)--Fiction.
Washington (D.C.)--Fiction.
813.54 / PAT 2002
Violets are blue / James Patterson - New York, N.Y. : Warner Vision Books, 2002, c2001 - 391 p. ; 18 cm.
In this electrifying new novel by suspense master James Patterson, Detective Alex Cross returns to confront his most terrifying nemesis ever. When two joggers are brutally slain in a manner that suggests a macabre ritual, Cross is called to San Francisco to investigate. The bizarre murders are reminiscent of a Washington, D.C., case the Cross has been unable to solve - one that appears to be the work of vampires. With the help of a dynamic female detective, Cross plunges into a menacing world where role-playing explodes into bloodlust and frenzy. At the same time, a vicious super-criminal from Cross's past known as the Mastermind is stalking him. And in a shocking, deadly endgame, the detective will at last discover the awful secret of the Mastermind. - Page before title page.
0446611212 (pbk.) 9780446611213 (pbk.) 0446678600 (pbk.)
Cross, Alex (Fictitious character)--Fiction.
Police--Washington (D.C.)--Fiction.
Role playing--Fiction.
Serial murders--United States--Fiction.
Vampires--Fiction.
San Francisco (Calif.)--Fiction.
Washington (D.C.)--Fiction.
813.54 / PAT 2002