Alex Cross Series: sword of fury

Dean Cross is a troubled teen who has been suspended from four school and kicked out from three school due to his knack for getting into fights but that all changed when Dean met Alice a mysterious girl with a dark secret connecting to his mom's dissapearance. Soon Dean is thrust into a world filled with magic,legends,gods and giants,elves,dwarves,mythical creatures and Guardians.When one of the ancient artifact of the Norse gods gets stolen, Dean and his new friends must travel to the home of one of the ancient archenemy of the gods:giants,discover the mystery behind the theft and battle the dark force lurking in the shadows before the gods reign war on earth.