Well-known author James Patterson continues to create books for younger readers. His famous detective character Alex Cross has a son Ali, named after Muhammad Ali, who is solving crimes on his own.
In book #1 in the series, Ali's best friend goes missing. Gabe Qualls is a quiet kid who likes to be on his own unless he is in the thick of things in an online game called Outpost. Now he is missing, and no one seems to be looking for him. Ali begins snooping around and with the help of a couple of other friends, they find some clues they think might get the cops to take Gabe's disappearance a bit more seriously.
At the same time multiple break ins in Ali's neighborhood have the cops focused on other things. Ali's own house was broken into on Christmas Eve. Missing presents and his parents' police service weapons were among the things taken. The police suspect Gabe could be involved, and Ali is beginning to think the same thing especially when the weapons and a few other items are mysteriously returned.
Patterson uses his trademark short chapters and non-stop action to hold his readers' attention. The adventure continues in ALI CROSS: LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON.
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