 It is also believed that he had also met another killer named Mr. Smith, who would also face off against Cross in "Cat & Mouse".During the events of "Kiss the Girls", Craig killed a reporter named Beth Lieberman, marking his first "seen" kill in the novels, although he has killed before.Kyle first appears as an FBI agent in "Along Came a Spider" continuing to "Violets Are Blue" He becomes a friend of Alex Cross, the series protagonist, helping him out on his cases to capture killers, even using his FBI connections to give him resources.