Written in the fearless voice of Detective Alex Cross, Alex Cross’s Trial is a gripping story of murder, love, and, above all, bravery. Ben aims to break the reign of terror – but the truth of who is really behind it could break his heart. They’ve since released further stories featuring the detective, so on this page you can find a list of all the books in the Billy Harney series in order. Lynchings have become commonplace and residents of the town’s black quarter live in constant fear. On March 27, 2017, James Patterson and David Ellis released The Black Book, the first novel to feature Chicago detective Billy Harney. Ben enlists their help, and the two Crosses introduce him to the hidden side of the idyllic Southern town. When he arrives in Eudora, Mississippi, Ben meets the wise Abraham Cross and his beautiful granddaughter, Moody. When President Roosevelt asks Ben to return to his home town to investigate rumors of the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan there, he cannot refuse. Fighting against oppression and racism, he risks his family and his life in the process.
Now, Alex passes the family tale along to his own children in a novel he’s written – a novel called Trial.Īs a lawyer in turn-of-the-century Washington D.C., Ben Corbett represents the toughest cases. From his grandmother, Alex Cross has heard the story of his great uncle Abraham and his struggles for survival in the era of the Ku Klux Klan.
