London Bridges, published in 2004 and set in the present, is a fictional account of Alex Cross, FBI Special Agent and his search for a madman named the Wolf. The Wolf threatens to bomb New York City, London, Paris, Frankfurt and Tel Aviv if his multi-billion dollar ransom demand is not met. He bombs a small town in Nevada right off the map to prove his point.
The Wolf enlists the help of an old antagonist of Alex Cross's, the Weasel, by beating him bloody, hanging him naked by his ankles and shaking him senseless.
The book brings back protagonist Alex Cross, a former Washington, DC homicide detective and now FBI Special Agent. Alex is in the middle of a much-needed vacation, during which he flies to Seattle to visit his young son and then stops in San.....
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