Roses are Red

Roses are Red James Patterson paperback copyright 2000 378 pages ISBN 9780446605489 Meet The Mastermind. He's the man behind bank robberies and the murder of bank employees committed in Virginia and Maryland. Then a tour bus is hijacked in D.C. and a $30 million ransom demanded. Cross and an FBI team have less than two hours to deliver. — _______________________________________ — In this heart-pounding new thriller, Detective Alex Cross pursues the most brilliant killer he's ever confronted, a mysterious criminal who calls himself the Mastermind. In a series of crimes that has stunned Washington, D.C., bank robbers have been killing bank employees and their families if the robbers' instructions are not followed to the letter. Alex Cross knows this is no ordinary criminal--the pathological need for control and perfection is too great. Cross is in the midst of a crisis at home--but the case becomes all-consuming as he learns that the Mastermind is plotting one huge, last, perfect crime....