Saying about the author of the book it is worth mentioning that he is largely known for his series about American psychologist Alex Cross. This book is one of these thriller novels about, probably known to the reader by the earlier Cross novel, Jack, Jill, the principal at his children's school, and Cross in love with her. The plot is centered around the escape of a criminal, an old Alex’s enemy, whose target is Cross and his family, let alone a ruthless serial killer whose murders are monstrous. Running the danger, Cross is nearly murdered in his own home, through the narration the game of cat and mouse leads to one final trap. What and where is the final trap? And who survives? You won’t put the book down until you find all the answers. In a few words, this exciting novel of mystery and crime is one of those which won’t let the reader off till the last page and makes to look forward to the sequel of the series.