01820cam a2200361 4500 1022447063 TxAuBib 20130617120000.0 110929s2012||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2011-037879 9780316210683 0316210684 TxAuBib Patterson, James, 1947- Merry Christmas, Alex Cross / James Patterson. 1st ed. New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2012. 323, 7, 6 p. ; 25 cm. Alex Cross Adventures ; 2 "Detective Alex Cross needs a miracle to make it through this holiday alive."--Cover. Includes excerpts from "Private: Berlin" and "Alex Cross, run.". It's Christmas Eve and Detective Alex Cross has been called out to catch someone who's robbing his church's poor box. That mission behind him, Alex returns home to celebrate with Bree, Nana, and his children. The tree decorating is barely underway before his phone rings again—a horrific hostage situation is quickly spiraling out of control. Away from his own family on the most precious of days, Alex calls upon every ounce of his training, creativity, and daring to save another family. Alex risks everything—and he may not make it back alive on this most sacred of family days. Accelerated Reader AR UG 5.6 8.0 155418EN. 20121113. Cross, Alex (Fictional character) Fiction. African American detectives Fiction. Mystery fiction. Christmas Fiction. Hostages Fiction. Washington, D.C Fiction. Alex Cross Adventures ; 2. TXNES