The release date for the English version of 'Cross Country' by
James Patterson is Nov 2008. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Alex Cross is heartbroken to see his old friend Ellie Cox's house transformed into the most horrific murder scene he has ever seen. He is convinced that he is hunting a terrifying new kind of murderer as a result of the devastation. Alex and his girlfriend Brianna Stone soon get caught in the violent Nigerian underground of Washington, D.C., as they start searching for the criminal behind the deaths. What they find is startling: a well-organized gang of young criminals led by a formidable, evil guy known only as "The Tiger."
As the murderous rampage intensifies, Alex and Brianna come to understand that they are not dealing with a typical murderer, but rather a guy who has carried his personal conflict of retribution to the nation's capital. However, the Tiger vanishes out of thin air, just as the investigators believe they are getting close to the elusive killer. Alex decides it is his responsibility to bring the vicious butcher to justice after being unable to let the murderer go after this close call. He is aware that he needs to pursue the Tiger. By yourself.
Alex finds himself in a world where justice is as alien as he is when he gets to Nigeria. Alex has to rely on his strongest instincts to live in a lawless environment while he is alone, unprotected, and in a foreign nation under constant danger from The Tiger.