Kiss the Girls - James Patterson

Kiss the Girls is a thriller novel by James Patterson. The story is about detective Alex Cross, who is trying to find his kidnapped niece Naomi, with the help of Kate McTiernan, a former victim of the kidnapper, a sexual predator who goes by the alias "Casanova." This is the second book in a series to feature Washington DC Homicide Detective and Dr. Alex Cross. The first book was Along Came A Spider. I did not read the Alex Cross novels in order and this did in no way impede my enjoyment of any of the novels. The stories are easy to pick up, addictive, absorbing and frankly amazing. Patterson manages to do something that very few authors can achieve, ...  Read the complete review

Unfortunately for James Patterson (and his intention of holding his readers’ interest in mystery and intrigue), “Kiss the Girls” is not as an exciting or captivating a read as you may be led to believe. Whilst it is well written and sufficiently interesting to hold attention, it does not have the thrill of some of his other novels, particularly so since many people appear to figure out whom the guilty culprit is well before the novel’s climax. The story is relatively interesting and involves Detective Alex Cross searching for a missing family member who may or may not have been abducted – she has no reason to run away. All of ...  Read the complete review

The second of James Patterson's Detective Alex Cross books flows as fluidly and as fervently as his first Cross book, Along Cam A Spider, but this book, Kiss The Girls, threads the line with much more adult themes and disturbing storylines than the first. Patterson writes the story very well but be warned: there are elements in this book which could disturb. Alex Cross is back into action as he takes up the investigation of a series of abductions, picking up where the last person left off, due to their demise. The case becomes personal as Cross' niece becomes one of the abducted victims, and we see a different, more angry Cross than in the first book. The case ...  Read the complete review

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: James Patterson was born in 1947. He grew up in Newburgh, New York and graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in English from Manhattan College and summa cum laude with an M.A. in English from Vanderbilt University. He began his advertising career as a junior copywriter with J. Walter Thompson, North America in 1971 and went on to become the executive creative director and chief executive office. Patterson currently lives in Palm Beach County, Florida, with his wife and their young son. A number of James Patterson books have been made into films (Along Came a Spider & Kiss the Girls have already been filmed and I think that they ...  Read the complete review

Even if you've never heard of the popular crime thriller writer James Patterson, you might still have heard the title of this book 'Kiss the Girls'. That's because it's a really well known film starring Morgan Freeman. And that film was the reason I first read anything by James Patterson actually. I would say before continuing with the review though that it's important to understand that the book and the film are a bit different - the film is only based on the book after all. The story basically revolves around a pair of serial killers who are in some kind of sick competition with one another. Detective Alex Cross is on the case because this time ...  Read the complete review