Double Cross - James Patterson [96]
“You’re going to have a great year, Day. In school and on the basketball court. I’m really proud of you. One hundred percent.”
“Thanks. I think you’re going to have a great year too. Keep an eye on Bree. She’s good for you. Everybody thinks so. Your decision, though. Of course.”
Just then, my cell phone rang. What now? I had a crazy thought—to throw the damn thing right out the car window.
And that’s what I did.
And Damon clapped, and we laughed as if it were the funniest thing I’d ever done. Maybe it was too.
We arrived at the school in Ashburnham, Massachusetts, and it was so gorgeous, such an eyeful, that I wished I could spend the next four years there myself, relive my youth, or something like that.
A message was waiting for me at the admin building. It was from Superintendent Davies. Alex, I have bad news. There have been some murders in Georgetown.
But that’s another story for another time.
About the Author
JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and bestselling writers of all time. He is the author of the two top-selling new detective series of the past decade: the Alex Cross novels, including Cross; Mary, Mary; London Bridges; Kiss the Girls; and Along Came a Spider, and the Women’s Murder Club series, including 1st to Die; 2nd Chance; 3rd Degree; 4th of July; The 5th Horseman; and The 6th Target. He has written many other #1 bestsellers, including Suzanne’s Diary for Nicholas, Lifeguard, Honeymoon, Beach Road, and Judge & Jury. He lives in Florida.
The Novels of James Patterson
FEATURING ALEX CROSS
Double Cross Roses Are Red
Cross Pop Goes the Weasel
Mary, Mary Cat & Mouse
London Bridges Jack & Jill
The Big Bad Wolf Kiss the Girls
Four Blind Mice Along Came a Spider
Violets Are Blue
THE WOMEN’S MURDER CLUB
The 6th Target (coauthor: Maxine Paetro)
The 5th Horseman (Maxine Paetro)
4th of July (Maxine Paetro)
3rd Degree (Andrew Gross)
2nd Chance (Andrew Gross)
1st to Die
OTHER BOOKS
You’ve Been Warned (coauthor: Howard Roughan)
Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports
The Quickie (Michael Ledwidge)
Step on a Crack (Michael Ledwidge)
Judge & Jury (Andrew Gross)
Maximum Ride: School’s Out—Forever
Beach Road (Peter de Jonge)
Lifeguard (Andrew Gross)
Maximum Ride
Honeymoon (Howard Roughan)
SantaKid
Sam’s Letters to Jennifer
The Lake House
The Jester (Andrew Gross)
The Beach House (Peter de Jonge)
Suzanne’s Diary for Nicholas
Cradle and All
Black Friday
When the Wind Blows
See How They Run
Miracle on the 17th Green (Peter de Jonge)
Hide & Seek
The Midnight Club
Season of the Machete
The Thomas Berryman Number
For more information about James Patterson’s novels, visit
www.jamespatterson.com.