Roses are Red

This is an okay book written by James Patterson. A brilliant criminal known only as the Mastermind orchestrates a series of bank robberies that are notable for their very precise demands – and their explosive violence when the demands are not met exactly. Detective Alex Cross takes on the case and recognizes that a particular kind of criminal mind is at work. But before he gets near identifying the suspect, the Mastermind pulls off the most outrageous kidnapping scheme in U.S. history – and walks away with the largest ransom ever paid. This is the sixth book in the series. A film version is being planned.