TY - BOOK AU - Patterson, James, TI - Merry Christmas, Alex Cross T2 - Alex Cross SN - 9781780890692 (hbk.) U1 - 813.6 23 PY - 2012/// CY - London PB - Century KW - Cross, Alex (Fictitious character) KW - Fiction KW - Police KW - Washington (D.C.) KW - Hostage negotiations KW - Christmas stories KW - Suspense fiction N2 - It's Christmas Eve and Detective Alex Cross is called away from his family to resolve a horrific hostage situation that is spiraling out of control ER -