TY - BOOK AB - Washington DC detective Dr. Alex Cross travels to North Carolina to investigate the apparent kidnapping of his niece. Aided by escaped kidnapee Kate McTiernan, Cross hunts down the kidnapper, who operates under the pseudonym "Cassanova." AB - Alex Cross, returns in this suspenseful and chilling thriller of two killers compete with each other for who can commit the most murders. Two twisted and clever killers are at work -maybe even cooperating. One calls himself Casanova and collects beautiful women off college campuses from the Carolinas to Florida. The other, the Gentleman Caller, is terrorizing Los Angeles with a series of unspeakable murders specializing in dismembering his victims. Now, it's a race with time as Alex discovers that his niece, a promising law student, has disappeared - and may be another of Casanova's victims. AU - Patterson, James, CN - Patterson CY - New York : DA - 1997, c1995. ID - 335476 KW - Cross, Alex (Fictitious character) KW - Police KW - African American police KW - Police psychologists KW - Serial murders N1 - Reprint. Previously published: Little, Brown. N1 - Includes preview section of: Jack and Jill / James Patterson. N2 - Washington DC detective Dr. Alex Cross travels to North Carolina to investigate the apparent kidnapping of his niece. Aided by escaped kidnapee Kate McTiernan, Cross hunts down the kidnapper, who operates under the pseudonym "Cassanova." N2 - Alex Cross, returns in this suspenseful and chilling thriller of two killers compete with each other for who can commit the most murders. Two twisted and clever killers are at work -maybe even cooperating. One calls himself Casanova and collects beautiful women off college campuses from the Carolinas to Florida. The other, the Gentleman Caller, is terrorizing Los Angeles with a series of unspeakable murders specializing in dismembering his victims. Now, it's a race with time as Alex discovers that his niece, a promising law student, has disappeared - and may be another of Casanova's victims. PB - Warner Books, PP - New York : PY - 1997, c1995. SN - 0446601241 SN - 9780446601245 T1 - Kiss the girls / TI - Kiss the girls / ER -