Alex Cross
Created by James Patterson

Not an eye per se, ALEX CROSS is a police forensic psychologist and best-selling crime author, trying to raise a teenage son and daughter by himself after the death of his wife. But he's not some theory-bound bookworm, safely pontificating in academia--he's a formidable investigator who's willing to strike out on his own, like some vengeful private eye, risking the wrath of local law enforcement officials and taking chances when the stakes are high. Or at least that's what I've been told....Have I been hornswoggled?

The critics may hoot, but the series has proved to be an extremely popular one. A film of one of the novels, Kiss the Girls, was produced in 1997, featuring Morgan Freeman as Cross.

In 2000, Patterson reworked an early novel, gave it a new title, and gave the world former nun turned private eye Anne Fitzgerald.

NOVELS

• Along Came a Spider (1993) ..Buy this book
• Kiss the Girls (1995)
• Jack and Jill (1996)
• Cat and Mouse (1997)
• Pop Goes the Weasel (1999) ..Buy this book
• Roses Are Red (2000)..Buy this book .

FILM

• KISS THE GIRLS
  (1997, Paramount Pictures)
  Screenplay by David Klass
  Based on the novel by James Patterson
  Director: Gary Fleder
  Producers: David Brown and Joe Wizan
  Executive Producer: C.O. Erickson
  A Paramount Pictures production, in association with Rysher Entertainment
  Starring Morgan Freeman as ALEX CROSS
  Also starring Ashley Judd, Cary Elwes, Tony Goldwyn, Jay O. Sanders, Bill Nunn, Brian Cox, Alex McArthur, Richard T. Jones, Jeremy Piven, William Converse-Roberts, Gina Ravera and Roma Maffia

LINKS:

• The Official Site of the Film Kiss the Girls

Thanks to Loring Holden for the tip.

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