Kiss the Girls
Kiss the Girls is a thriller by James Patterson, first published by Little, Brown and Company on 11 January 1995. The second Alex Cross novel, it follows Cross's hunt for a kidnapper called Casanova after his niece vanishes. It was filmed in 1997.
- Editions tracked
- 3
- First edition
- Little, Brown, 1995
- First published
- Little, Brown and Company, 1995
- Series
- Alex Cross
The first edition of Kiss the Girls by James Patterson was published in Boston by Little, Brown in 1995. We track 3 editions.
Which edition do you have?
First edition
- 1st Little, Brown1995 Hardback · Alex Cross 2 I own Kiss the Girls, Little, Brown 1995 Log in to want this
Later and other editions
- Warner Books1995 Hardback · Alex Cross 2 I own Kiss the Girls, Warner Books 1995 Log in to want this
- HarperCollins1995 Hardback · Alex Cross 2 I own Kiss the Girls, HarperCollins 1995 Log in to want this
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Adaptations
- Kiss the Girls film, 1998
Setting and characters
- Set in
- Florida
- Genre
- thriller, mystery fiction, crime fiction
Read next
- Comes after
- Along Came a Spider
- Followed by
- Jack & Jill
In print
- Editions recorded
- 43 on Open Library, 27 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 3 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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Who published the first edition of Kiss the Girls?
The first edition of Kiss the Girls by James Patterson was published in Boston by Little, Brown in 1995.
How many editions of Kiss the Girls are there?
We track 3 editions of Kiss the Girls, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Has Kiss the Girls been adapted?
Yes, including Kiss the Girls (film, 1998), according to Wikidata.
What should I read after Kiss the Girls?
In order, it follows Along Came a Spider and it is followed by Jack & Jill, according to Wikidata.
Where these facts come from
- Kiss the Girls (novel), Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Kiss the Girls (Q3221562), Wikidata (wikidata.org)
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