The suspense classic Along Came a Spider introduced an unsurpassed rivalry: Detective Alex Cross versus Gary Soneji. But that wasn't their first meeting... Police discover that Soneji kept a murder book, Profiles in Homicidal Genius, detailing his transformation from substitute teacher to hardened serial killer--including clues that imply missteps that Alex Cross may have made a rookie homicide detective. Now, Alex must retrace the steps of that long-ago investigation and face... the Return of the Spider.