Uccidete Alex Cross - 9788850243068

Uccidete Alex Cross: Ethan e Zoe, fratello e sorella, frequentano una prestigiosa scuola privata di Washington, l'ultimo luogo dove sono stati visti prima del rapimento. I due ragazzini sono stati portati via da una mano misteriosa, che è riuscita a eludere anche la sorveglianza del Secret Service. Sì, perché Ethan e Zoe non sono due ragazzini qualsiasi, ma i figli del presidente degli Stati Uniti d'America. Il detective Alex Cross è tra i primi a giungere sulla scena del crimine, ma si accorge subito che la sua presenza non è gradita e che FBI e CIA lo vogliono fuori dalle indagini, nonostante la First Lady in persona abbia chiesto il suo intervento. Chi ha preso Ethan e Zoe e perché? Mentre il tempo stringe, Cross prende una decisione drammatica che va contro tutto quello in cui crede e che potrebbe costargli la vita...
Ethan and Zoe, brother and sister of twelve and fourteen, attending a prestigious private school in Washington, the last place they were seen before the kidnapping. Now the two young boys are gone, taken away by a mysterious hand, which managed to evade the supervision of the Secret Service. Yes, because Ethan and Zoe are two little boys, but the children of the President of the United States of America. Detective Alex Cross is among the first to arrive at the scene, but he realizes now that his presence is not welcome and that FBI and CIA want him out from the investigation, although the First Lady herself has called for medical attention. Cross, that before being a detective is above all a father investigates alone against all. Who took Ethan and Zoe and why? No claim, no ransom demand. There is a claim from an unidentified Islamic terrorist cell for the poisoning of the Washington aqueduct: someone is about to unleash the most devastating attack that the United States has ever suffered. The two cases are related? While the clock is ticking, Cross takes a dramatic decision that goes against everything he believes in and that could cost him his life ...