Detectiu Alex Cross has lost everything and everyone he's ever cared about. His enemy, Thierry Mulch, is holding his family. Driven by feelings of hatred and revenge, Mulch is threatening to kill them all, and break Cross for ever. But Alex Cross is fighting back. In a race against estafi, he must defeat Mulch, and find his wife and children - no matter what it takes. The End-Game Has Begun.