RETURN OF THE SPIDER is the stunning companion to ALONG CAME A SPIDER, the New York Times bestselling series debut that introduced Detective Alex Cross, “the real deal, a character who matters” (Rolling Stone).

The suspense classic ALONG CAME A SPIDER introduced an unsurpassed rivalry: Detective Alex Cross; the “human superhero” (New York Times) versus Gary Soneji; the "most deliciously wicked character since Hannibal Lecter” (Lexington Herald-Leader). 

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.