When billionaire Lance Durand's life is threatened, Alex Cross is called into action. But to find the killer, Cross must discover why someone would want to murder the man that feeds America.

After finding clues in the subway, Cross' team tracks the suspect to Texas where they must work with Homeland Security to uncover another criminal enterprise.

Two vigilantes meet in a Florida hotel room, and plans are hatched to exact justice. But when their connection endangers both their lives, an impossible decision is made: only one can live.

Ambition and proximity to truth can destabilize even the most disciplined investigator. As the case ascends, relationships strain under heightened pressure. Trust becomes fragile. Decisions carry greater consequence.

Cross discovers that the executioner kills people in a specific order and hurries to save the next person on the list before it's too late.

Those targeted are taken to a military base where the crowded billionaires turn against one another. Then someone reveals a secret that could completely change the case.