Summary[edit]
The president's son and daughter are kidnapped, and Alex Cross is the first one on the scene. Meanwhile, a deadly contagion has contaminated the water supply, crippling half of the capital's, and Cross discovers someone may be about to unleash the most devastating attack the United States has ever experienced. As his window for solving both crimes narrows, Alex makes a desperate decision that goes against everything he believes – one that may alter the fate of the entire country.[1