Alex Cross (2012)
Alex Cross, a genius homicide detective/psychologist is trying to clean up the mean streets of Detroit while keeping his family out of the line of fire. As he mulls over accepting a job with the FBI, he is told that a friend has been murdered and he vows to track down the killer. Soon, he and his team are forced to match wits with a psychotic contract killer, who displays a disturbing commitment towards seeing his job through. based on novel or book, pain, prequel, torture, detroit, michigan, psychotic, childhood friends, pregnant wife, police psychologist, multiple murder, contract killer, homicide detective, ex military, sadistic psychopath, twisted, personal, married with children, suspense thriller, paralyzing drug