None of it was supposed to be real. The screams, The monsters. The blood. So Norah Lewis ignored her brother's screams. Just like everyone else at the Thicket. Management is quick to dismiss the incident as an isolated tragedy, promising heightened security and a new "no masks" policy. Parents' groups lobby for a shutdown while thrill seekers--including many of Norah's classmates--clamor for a chance to visit the notorious "real" haunted attraction....

"In Washington, DC, the president-elect is planning her inauguration. The list of Supreme Court candidates is highly confidential--until it becomes evidence in Detective Alex Cross's toughest investigation. One candidate is gunned down. A second is stabbed. A third is murdered near midnight on a city street. Cross is the FBI's top expert in criminal behavior. For the sake of his family, his city, and his country, he must put himself in the most dangerous...