Publisher's Synopsis
The Mastermind of ROSES ARE RED is back - and he's hot on Alex Cross's trail...After Alex receives cold, taunting threats on his cell 'phone, he is angry and deeply concerned for his family's safety. Meanwhile, he is drawn into his most bizarre investigation yet. Two San Francisco joggers are found dead - bitten and hung by their feet to drain the blood. Further murders in California, and then on the East Coast, completely baffle Alex and the FBI. Alex teams up with Jamilla Hughes, a savvy woman detective from San Francisco, and the FBI's Kyle Craig. But Alex has never been closer to defeat, or in greater danger...