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Kiss the Girls Hardcover – January 11, 1995
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Join Alex Cross on his most terrifying murder case yet in this #1 New York Times bestseller and one of PBS's "100 Great American Reads."
In Los Angeles, a reporter investigating a series of murders is killed. In Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a beautiful medical intern suddenly disappears. In the sequel to Along Came a Spider, Washington D.C.'s Alex Cross is back to solve the most baffling and terrifying murder case ever. Two clever pattern killers are collaborating, cooperating, competing-and they are working coast to coast.
- Print length464 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherLittle, Brown and Company
- Publication dateJanuary 11, 1995
- Dimensions6.5 x 1.5 x 9.75 inches
- ISBN-100316693707
- ISBN-13978-0316693707
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- Publisher : Little, Brown and Company; Large Print edition (January 11, 1995)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 464 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0316693707
- ISBN-13 : 978-0316693707
- Item Weight : 1.82 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.5 x 1.5 x 9.75 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #153,058 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #4,415 in Police Procedurals (Books)
- #5,013 in Psychological Thrillers (Books)
- #12,835 in Suspense Thrillers
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James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time. He is the creator of unforgettable characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Jane Smith, and Maximum Ride, and of breathtaking true stories about the Kennedys, John Lennon, and Tiger Woods, as well as our military heroes, police officers, and ER nurses. Patterson has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton, and collaborated most recently with Michael Crichton on the blockbuster “Eruption.” He has told the story of his own life in “James Patterson by James Patterson” and received an Edgar Award, ten Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal.
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I wasn’t all that surprised when it was revealed who Casanova was because I had it down to two people. Regardless, Patterson kept me guessing between the two all throughout the book. For it to take me less than two weeks to read the first two Alex Cross books tells me just how much I thoroughly enjoy his writing style. I especially like the short chapters because he does a great job of “teasing” the reader to continue. One small negative comment I have was I did get tired of the constant movie and song references throughout the book. I understand Patterson trying to paint the picture, but it was a little overboard in my opinion. Again, that’s the only negative point and it’s very insignificant in the grand scheme of things. I highly recommend this book and can’t wait to get started on book #3 of the Alex Cross series.
The book was very enjoyable for the most part. Definitely worth the read. The worst part is that the book (like Along Came a Spider) once again us a cop/fbi as the main antagonist. I’m hoping for something different with the next book.
Other issues are minor and mostly involve a modern political annoyance, the race issue is too extreme. I also find a problem with reverse racism like when Cross calls the antagonist a “white boy”.
But over all a fun book to read.
In Kiss the Girls, D.C's finest homicide detective and psychiatrist Alex Cross is given perhaps his toughest case to date with two serial killers who live in two completely different parts of the country. In Los Angeles, a reporter investigating a series of murders by a man known as The Gentleman is killed. The Gentleman lures his victims in and then proceeds to brutally murder and dismember them. On the east coast in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a man known as Casanova trolls the Duke University area for young co-eds to have his way with in order to mentally break them and capitalize on them in their weakened state. The FBI and local authorities on both coasts are baffled and seek the services of Alex Cross for help. The plot thickens when Patterson introduces the possibility that not only are the two serial killers similar in the tactics they employ and the women they choose to target, but it would also appear that they are somehow collaborating, cooperating and even competing in a horrifying game of one-upsmanship.
The case quickly becomes personal for Alex Cross when his own niece is among the abducted/missing young women on the east coast. Some questions include will Cross be able to save his niece and the other women in time or will his emotions cloud his judgment, thereby jeopardizing the case? Will the authorities be able to put the pieces together before each of these men murders yet another woman?
One of the things I enjoyed about Kiss the Girls was that it was a very engaging read. Patterson writes his Alex Cross books in a way where the reader feels like they are knocking out one chapter after the other and before you know it you've read 50+ pages in a sitting. In addition, Cross is shown to be fallible in this book as well. It's good to see that the protagonist is capable of making mistakes from time to time and is human like the rest of us. Furthermore, Patterson throws in a few twists at the end as Cross misidentifies one of the killers more than once and I felt that was great that it wasn't just a typical X-Y-Z detective novel.
If you're looking for a good way to pass those summer days or need a good book to enjoy, I would certainly recommend this series!
-Travis S.
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Well rounded characters, believable, well crafted story, with twists to keep you alert.