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How long does it take to read Kiss the Girls?

James Patterson

Kiss the Girls by James Patterson takes about 8 hours 30 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

Book 2 of Alex Cross

Previous: Along Came a Spider Next: Jack & Jill

About 8 hours 30 minutes

A week or two of reading

First published 1995. 464 pages, about 127,600 words.

17 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 14 hours 11 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 8 hours 30 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 5 hours 19 minutes

The page count is the median across 43 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

First came the stunning number-one bestseller Along Came a Spider. Now comes the scariest, most unforgettable novel in several years. In Los Angeles, a reporter investigating a series of murders is killed. In Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a beautiful medical intern suddenly disappears. Washington D.C.'s Alex Cross is back to solve the most baffling and terrifying murder case ever. Two clever pattern killers are collaborating, cooperating, competing- and they are working coast to coast. A Main Selection of Book-of-the-Month Club®

Subjects: Fiction, Police, Serial murders, Alex Cross (Fictitious character), Psychologists, Police psychologists

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