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Kiss the Girls

(Alex Cross 2)

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Kiss the Girls

By: James Patterson
Narrated by: Ako Mitchell
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Brought to you by Penguin.

The second novel in the bestselling Alex Cross series

Detective Alex Cross is caught between two murderous masterminds, but he isn't the only one in danger this time...

When his niece goes missing, Alex Cross follows the trail and discovers links to a string of abductions, murders, and a horrifying complication.

Two killers are competing to commit worse crimes than the other and their collaboration becomes a national threat.

With his family at risk, Alex knows that the investigation puts him directly in the firing line...

Adapted as a major Hollywood movie starring Morgan Freeman


'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. The Alex Cross series proves it.' LEE CHILD, international bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series

© James Patterson 2017 (P) Penguin Audio 2018

 Crime Thrillers Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime Thriller Exciting Scary Detective

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Critic reviews

It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer: his uncanny skill in creating living, breathing characters we truly feel for and seamless, lightning-fast plots. I do this for a living, and he still manages to keep me guessing from the first to last page ... Simply put: Nobody does it better (JEFFREY DEAVER)
Behind all the noise and the numbers, we shouldn't forget that no one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. The Alex Cross series proves it. (LEE CHILD, bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series)
James Patterson is The Boss. End of. (IAN RANKIN, bestselling author of the Inspector Rebus series)
Twenty years ago, I wrote, "Along Came a Spider is the best thriller I've come across in many a year. It deserves to be this season's no. 1 bestseller and should instantly make James Patterson a household name." A household name, indeed. (NELSON DEMILLE)
Every once in a while a writer comes along and fundamentally changes the way people read. He or she is so bright, so innovative, so industrious that what they envision and create becomes the measure by which all others are judged. In 1993 one such writer - James Patterson - began to do just that ... James Patterson is the gold standard by which all others are judged. (STEVE BERRY, bestselling author of the Colton Malone series)
[Alex Cross] has become one of the greatest fictional detectives of all time, a character for the ages. (DOUGLAS PRESTON and LINCOLN CHILD)
Alex Cross is a legend. (HARLAN COBEN)
Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind. (MICHAEL CONNELLY)
Patterson hit the ball out of the park with his last go-around, the bestselling Along Came a Spider. Kiss the Girls is even better. (DALLAS MORNING NEWS)
Tough to put down... ticks like a time bomb, always full of threat and tension. (LA TIMES)
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Slowly getting through all of the James Patterson books. This is a long one and I felt got a little weaker towards the end. Overall a tense read with an unexpectedly weaker finale.

I listen to audible books when I go walking and despite having the volume up full, I often struggle to hear the narration, especially when he whispers for dramatic effect. My volume is up full and I have partially sound proof headphones, but I have to hear some outside sound to be aware of traffic. I miss a lot and often have to rewind which takes something away from the story. Why not increase volume levels and allow me to reduce them?

Wish the volume levels were higher.

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5 stars because it is entertaining and well read but it is the second of his Alex Cross books where I have been tempted to throw my phone out the window at the pure ludicrousness of the situations the characters get into. So many OH, FOR GOODNESS SAKE moments, but hey ho I’ve ordered the next one.

Harrumph

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Fast paced and clever, James Patterson never disappoints. Has you routing for the good guy. A real page turner.

Excellent story

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Great beginning story line gripped over the halfway then the end lacked edge of your seat finish

gripping story

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Was a good listen I like the narrator but not sure I will bother to continue with the series as they haven't gripped me enough. I like the Alex Cross character but honestly this book left me a little disappointed. personally I like the Poirot moments where he explains to everyone how he figured it all out what his thought process was. Alex couldnt do that in this because he didn't figure it out. Maybe that makes his character more realistic to some I don't know. If anyone asked I'd tell them to give the series a go as although they are not my personal favourites I have afew friends who love this series so as always it comes down to personal tastes.

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