Alex Cross faces his most diabolical villain a serial killer with a hunger for celebrity. Just when Alex Cross s life is calming down, he s drawn back into the game to confront the Audience Killer a terrifying genius who stages his killings as public spectacles in Washington, DC and broadcasts them live on the net. In Colorado, another criminal mastermind is planning a triumphant return. From his maximum-security prison cell, Kyle Craig has spent years plotting his escape and revenge. Craig prefers to work alone, but if joining forces with DC s Audience Killer helps him to get the man who put him away Alex Cross then so be it.