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Shots ring out in the early morning hours in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. When the smoke clears, a prominent police official lies dead, leaving the city's police force scrambling for answers. Under pressure from the mayor, Alex Cross steps into the leadership vacuum to investigate the case. But before Cross can make any headway, a brutal crime wave sweeps across the region. The deadly scenes share only one common thread -- the victims are all criminals....

"What do you do when somebody targets one of your own? Alone on the couch one night, Reed and his partner are both summoned to the hospital to find two of their colleagues have been viciously attacked, left for dead on the side of the road with very little evidence to go on. With emotions high and the entire department vowing revenge, Captain Grimes assigns the case to Reed and Billie, offering them any resources available in finding the culprit....

"The charges: explosive. Alex Cross has never been on the wrong side of the law -- until now. Charged with gunning down followers of his nemesis Gary Soneji in cold blood, Cross is being turned into the poster child for trigger-happy cops who think they're above the law. Cross knows it was self-defense. But will a jury see it that way? The evidence: shocking. As Cross fights for his professional life and his freedom, his former partner John Sampson...

Clanton, Misisipi. 1990. Jake Brigance se ve envuelto en un juicio profundamente divisivo cuando el tribunal lo nombra abogado de Drew Gamble, un timido muchacho de dieciseis anos acusado de asesinar a un diputado local. Muchos en Clanton quieren un juicio rapido y la pena de muerte, pero Brigance investiga y descubre que hay mas en la historia de lo que parece. El feroz compromiso de Jake de salvar a Drew de la camara de gas pone en peligro su carrera,...