Along Came a Spider Audiobook By James Patterson cover art

Along Came a Spider

 Preview

Audible Standard 30-day free trial

Try Standard free
Select 1 audiobook a month from our entire collection of titles.
Yours as long as you’re a member.
Get unlimited access to bingeable podcasts.
Standard auto renews for $8.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Along Came a Spider

By: James Patterson
Narrated by: Taye Diggs
Try Standard free

$8.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $25.19

Buy for $25.19

Discover the classic thriller that launched the bestselling detective series from the world's most popular storyteller.

Alex Cross is in a race against time after two private-school children are kidnapped by their teacher—a man looking to commit the crime of the century.

The inspiration for the Prime Video show, Cross.

Alex Cross is a homicide detective with a Ph.D. in psychology. He works and lives in Southeast D.C. and looks like Muhammad Ali in his prime. He's a tough guy from a tough part of town who wears Harris Tweed jackets and likes to relax by banging out Gershwin tunes on his baby grand piano. But he also has two adorable kids of his own, and they are his own special vulnerabilities.

Jezzie Flanagan is the first woman ever to hold the highly sensitive job as supervisor of the Secret Service in Washington. Blond, mysterious, seductive, she's got an outer shell that's as tough as it is beautiful. She rides her black BMW motorcycle at speeds of no less than 100 mph. What is she running from? What is her secret?

Alex Cross and Jezzie Flanagan are about to have a forbidden love affair-at the worst possible time for both of them. Because Gary Soneji, who wants to commit the "crime of the century," is playing at the top of his game. Soneji has outsmarted the FBI, the Secret Service, and the police. Who will be his next victim?

Gary Soneji is every parent's worst nightmare. He has become Alex Cross's nightmare. And now, reader, he's about to become yours.

Accolades & Awards

Series Essentials
Crime Thrillers Psychological Series Essentials Thriller & Suspense Mystery Police Procedurals

Critic reviews

"Patterson's storytelling talent is in top form in this grisly escapist yarn."—Library Journal
"Brilliantly terrifying! So exciting that I had to stay up all night to finish it! Packed with white-knuckle twists."—Daily Mail
"An incredibly suspenseful read with a one-of-a-kind villain who is as terrifying as he is intriguing. One of the best thrillers of the year."—Clive Cussler
"Terror and suspense that grab the reader and won't let go. Just try running away from this one."—Ed McBain

Featured Article: The top 100 series of all time


The feeling of discovering that your favorite new listen is actually the start of a series is euphoric. That you can immediately hit play and re-enter a beloved new world, or love story, or era from history is a gift to the devoted listener. But how to pick just 100 of these unique and immersive listening journeys? We defined a series as having a minimum of three books, and—after some debate—we decided the titles had to be anchored in fiction. From YA to horror to historical fiction, from fresh voices to seminal tales, hours of discovery await.

Featured Article The top 100 series of all time
Gripping Plot • Unexpected Twists • Engaging Voice • Compelling Protagonist • Complex Storyline • Excellent Narration

Highly rated for:

All stars
Most relevant
When there is so much voice talent out there in the world, why would you match a great story and award-winning author with such poor narration? I don't know Mr. Diggs' resume for such work, but he is incapable of shifting between characters and his voice is really quite monotone for most of this work. Disappointing!

Good Story Ruined by Poor Narration

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
struggled to finish it, narration reminded me of high school reading, pauses between words long

narrator

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
James Patterson's writing was very good. The twist and turns in the plot were not predictable. But, the reader was stilted. One of the few times I wish I had the book in front of me.

Twisty book

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I really enjoyed the story line. It has lots of twist and turns. I couldn't put it down.

Well Written

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
This was the first James Patterson book I have heard and I must say it was excellent. Kept me wanting to hear more and every time I thought it was about to end it kept going with more intrigued. l highly recommend this book and look forward to hearing the next one.

Suspenseful

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews