Roses Are Red (novel)

Roses Are Red is the sixth novel featuring the Washington, D.C. homicide detective and forensic psychiatrist Alex Cross written by James Patterson.

Roses Are Red

First edition
Author	James Patterson
Language	English
Series	Alex Cross
Genre	Crime, mystery, thriller
Publisher	Little, Brown and Company
Publication date	2000
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardcover, paperback)
Pages	400 pp
ISBN	0-316-69325-1
OCLC	43641257
Dewey Decimal	813/.54 21
LC Class	PS3566.A822 R67 2000
Preceded by	Pop Goes the Weasel
Followed by	Violets Are Blue

Plot summary

Alex Cross returns for the sixth book in the series with a new killer on the loose. A series of meticulously planned bank robberies leave behind a wake of bodies. Alex Cross must not only battle against the sadistic criminal who calls himself The Mastermind, but also the risks that he may be putting his family in. Cross takes a plunge into a case where mind games lead to violence and the slightest mistake will be punished with death.

The events continue in Violets Are Blue.