Kiss the Girls (1997)

Forensic psychologist and detective Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail leads to Los Angeles, where the duo discovers that the psychopath may not be working alone.

Genres: Thriller, Crime, Mystery

What to watch after Kiss the Girls

• Don't Say a Word (2001) — Gary Fleder directed both
• High Crimes (2002) — Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman appear in both
• Alpha Dog (2006) — Same subject: kidnapping
• Trust (2010) — Two steps away in the credits
• The Girl Next Door (2007)
• Mindhunters (2004) — Same subject: fbi, serial killer