Suzanne Flannigan

Lore & Background

Flannigan is introduced as a Secret Service agent blamed for the kidnapping of Megan Rose. She works closely with Alex Cross to pursue Gary Soneji, but Cross eventually realizes she had prior knowledge of Soneji and was using him to collect a ransom. She and fellow agent Ben Devine had been gathering Soneji's information to use when the time was right. After Cross accesses her personal computer and finds all the details of the Soneji plot, he tracks her to a secluded farmhouse where she has murdered Devine and is intent on killing Megan. Cross shoots her dead with a single shot, saving Megan.

In Their Own Story

After the kidnapping, Flannigan is held responsible for the breach in security that allowed Soneji to take Megan Rose. She joins Cross to track down Soneji and find Megan. Cross eventually realizes that Flannigan had known about Soneji for some time and had used him as a pawn in her own plot to collect a ransom from Megan's family. She and fellow agent Ben Devine had been slowly gathering Soneji's information to use when the time was right. Cross accesses Flannigan's personal computer, which contains all the details of the Soneji plot leading up to the kidnapping of Megan, including the attempted kidnapping of Dmitri Starodubov, his information, timelines, and plans. Cross tracks Flannigan to a secluded farmhouse. She has murdered Devine and is now intent on killing Megan. Cross takes her out with a single shot, saving Megan, before happily returning the girl to her parents.

Reader's Guide

Jezzie Flannigan is a U.S. Secret Service Special Agent who is held responsible for the security breach that allows Gary Soneji to kidnap Megan Rose. She joins forces with Dr. Alex Cross to track down Soneji and find Megan. However, it is later revealed that Flannigan had known about Soneji for some time and used him as a pawn in her own plot to collect a ransom from Megan's family, working with fellow agent Ben Devine. After Cross discovers the truth, Flannigan murders Devine and attempts to kill Megan at a secluded farmhouse, but Cross shoots and kills her, saving Megan.

Did You Know?

• Jezzie Flannigan is a U.S. Secret Service Special Agent who is held responsible for the security breach that allows Gary Soneji to kidnap Megan Rose.
• She and fellow agent Ben Devine had been slowly gathering Soneji's information to use when the time was right for their own ransom plot.
• Cross accesses Flannigan's personal computer, which contains all the details of the Soneji plot leading up to the kidnapping of Megan, including the attempted kidnapping of Dmitri Starodubov.
• Flannigan murders Devine and attempts to kill Megan at a secluded farmhouse before Cross shoots her dead with a single shot.
• The film Along Came a Spider is the second installment in the Alex Cross film series and a sequel to the 1997 film Kiss the Girls.