Prologue: Catch a Spider, Chapters 1-2 Summary

Cat and Mouse is another novel by James Patterson, featuring his popular character of Alex Cross. In this novel, Gary Soneji, the criminal mastermind from Along Came a Spider returns. Soneji blames Cross for the time he has spent in jail for his crimes and wants to punish him. First, however, Soneji want to commit crimes he knows will make him famous long after he dies. While Cross tries to find Soneji and stop his crime spree, he finds himself pulled into another case, the case of Mr. Smith, a cruel and ruthless serial killer. Cat and Mouse is an exciting novel of mystery and crime that will please even new readers to the Cross series.

Gary Soneji stands across the street from Alex Cross's home. Soneji studies the outside of the house...