"A “chip off the old block” Ali Cross is the perfect image of his D.C. detective dad, Alex Cross. However, he is still a kid with typical growing-up issues like obedience to parents, impulsivity, and appropriate cell phone use. His loving family and his best buds are there to help. At a local concert in the park, one of his pals is shot in the hand leading Ali and the gang to doggedly pursue the identity of the shooter while the police, including his father, are doing the same. The search leads the kids through homeless encampments, parties with a popular musical star, and eventually to a courtroom. All this and so much more get rolled into one dynamite social studies project!"
Alex Cross's son Ali is an accomplished mystery-solver and #1 bestseller. A crime at a concert near his school sparks his newest investigation, and it gets dangerous fast. Sometimes it's good to have a father in the detective business.

ALEX CROSS is a genius detective.

ALI CROSS is following in his father's footsteps.

When Ali sees a friend get hurt, he's the best person to find out who did it. Even if he's only a kid.

After all, he's Alex Cross's son. Solving crimes runs in the family.