The Secret Detective

by James Patterson

Book 3 in the Ali Cross series
published 2022

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The #1 bestselling kid detective is back! Mysteries, crime-solving, homeroom—all in a day’s work for Ali Cross. Ali has helped to solve two big cases and he knows he has what it takes to follow in the footsteps of his famous father, Alex Cross.

He has always looked up to his father, the famous detective Alex Cross. And after helping to solve two big cases, Ali knows he has what it takes to follow in his father’s footsteps. Eager to keep solving crimes, Ali and his friends hack into police calls and go to crime scenes to watch the detectives at work—and try to crack the cases themselves.

But when Ali witnesses something horrible, he has to grapple with tough questions about what it means to be a detective and a detective’s son. Will Ali find a way to follow in his father’s footsteps . . . or will he be the one in danger’s path?

Praise for the Ali Cross series

‘This one will fly off the shelves’ Booklist
‘A fresh look at the world of James Patterson’s most famous protagonist’ School Library Journal
‘The prolific king of the beach read is back with an intergenrational mystery for the 9-to-12-year-old set’ Kirkus