Mary, Mary

Somebody is murdering Hollywood's A-list FBI agent Alex Cross is on vacation in Disneyland when he gets the call.

A well-known actress has been shot outside her home in Beverly Hills.

Then an editor for the Los Angeles Times receives an e-mail recounting the murder in shocking detail, signed Mary Smith.

More killings, and more emails, follow. Mary Smith is targeting Hollywood stars and powerbrokers, and getting better every time.

Right from the beginning, this case is like nothing Alex has ever confronted.

Is it the plan of an obsessed fan or a spurned actor - or part of something much more terrifying Hollywood glitterati dread being Mary's next target, as Cross and the LAPD scramble to find a pattern before she can send one more chilling update.