Kiss the Girls is the second novel James Patterson wrote about the adventures of Alex Cross, a Washington D.C. psychiatrist/detective/family man.
Cross' niece Naomi aka Scootchie is kidnapped from the Duke college campus. The major suspect is the man who calls himself Casanova, the great lover. Dr. Cross has to go down to North Carolina and investigate the kidnapping and hopefully bring Naomi back to her family. In the south Cross hardly feels welcome. However, Cross works alongside the Durham police and even the FBI to try and track down Casanova. | ||
Plot & Themes Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) Time/era of story: Misc. Murder Plotlets - cooped up in spooky house - character killed during/after sexing Kind of investigator Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Any non-mystery subplot? descript. of violence and chases - 20 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 % Crime Thriller Yes Crime plotlets: General Crime (including known murderer) Yes Who's the criminal enemy here? - finding a known killer Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - kicks The antagonists are: - evil doctors How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Genius Setting United States Yes The US: - Northeast - Southeast Forest? Yes City? Yes City: - Washington D.C. Misc setting - prison Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey references to deaths/dead bodies and torture Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - touching of anatomy - use of artificial tools - descript. of breasts - descript. of other female areas - descript. of male nudity - rape (yeech!) - bestiality (baaa!) Unusual forms of death - hanging - rough sex - perforation--bullets Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |