Alex Cross, the detective hero of Along Came a Spider, Kiss the Girls, Cat and Mouse and Pop Goes the Weasel, makes his third appearance in the explosive international bestseller from one of the world's most popular thriller writers -- now reissued in striking new cover style. * First published in 1996 and now reissued to coincide with a huge marketing campaign that includes TV advertising. * A relentless rollercoaster of heart-pounding suspense and jolting plot twists, Jack and Jill proved once again that no one can write a more compelling thriller than James Patterson -- the master of the non-stop nightmare. *Both No 1 bestsellers around the world, Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider were made into major Hollywood films starring Morgan Freeman as Alex Cross. *James Patterson is one the world's bestselling novelists still writing today. * Jack and Jill sells in excess of 30,000 copies per year. Making it one of Harper Collins most successful backlist titles. * Competition: Thomas Harris

'Flawless... Patterson, among the best writers of crime stories ever, has reached his pinnacle with Jack and Jill.' Larry King, USA Today 'Compulsively page-turning stuff.' Sunday Express 'Quick and scary.' New York Daily News

James Patterson combines his position as one of the fastest-rising stars of modern thriller writing with a career as the chairman of the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency in New York. He first reached the top of bestseller lists around the world with Along Came a Spider, which introduced his popular detective hero Alex Cross, who also appears in Kiss the Girls, Jack and Jill, Cat and Mouse and his most recent novel, Pop Goes the Weasel.