The third novel in the bestselling Alex Cross seriesMurders. Assassinations. Washington D.C. is under siege, and Detective Alex Cross has work to do.A controversial Senator, found murdered in his bed. A little girl, savagely beaten to death. Alex Cross is under pressure from two fronts – but he knows even he can’t solve both cases.Faced with an impossible choice, Cross has to come up with something incredible – because right now, nobody in Washington is safe, and it’s only a matter of time before the killer sets their sights on the ultimate target…