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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780446610032
ISBN number: 0446610038
Label: Grand Central Publishing
Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 488
Printing Date: February 01, 2002
Publishing house: Grand Central Publishing
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The Women's Murder Club pits four San Francisco women professionals against a serial killer who's stalking and murdering newlyweds in bestselling author James Patterson's newest thriller. Lindsay Boxer is a homicide inspector who's just gotten some very bad news. She deals with it by immersing herself in her newest case and soliciting the personal as well as professional support of her closest friend, who happens to be the city's medical examiner. The two women, along with an ambitious and sympathetic reporter and an assistant DA, form an unlikely alliance, pooling their information and bypassing the chain of command in an engaging, suspenseful story whose gruesome setup is vintage Patterson.
'What is the worst thing anyone has ever done?' the killer muses to himself early in the narrative. 'Am I capable of doing it? Do I have what it takes?' Answering his own question, he embarks on a murderous spree that takes him from the bridal suite in a Nob Hill hotel to a honeymoon destination in the Napa Valley and thence to a wedding reception at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio. Dispatching his victims on the happiest day of their lives, he purposefully leaves enough clues for his distaff trackers to discover his identity and put him behind bars. But just when the women think they've got the case all wrapped up, the killer turns the tables on them in a bloody denouement that even the most discerning reader won't see coming. Patterson, author of the popular Alex Cross mysteries, promises future adventures for the Women's Murder Club, which may give him an opportunity to develop his heroines' characters more completely and win new fans among those who prefer their detectives in high heels and lipstick. --Jane Adams
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The Women's Murder Club pits four San Francisco women professionalsagainst a serial killer who's stalking and murdering newlyweds in bestsellingauthor James Patterson's newest thriller. Lindsay Boxer is a homicide inspectorwho's just gotten some very bad news. She deals with it by immersing herself inher newest case and soliciting the personal as well as professional support ofher closest friend, who happens to be the city's medical examiner. The twowomen, along with an ambitious and sympathetic reporter and an assistant DA,form an unlikely alliance, pooling their information and bypassing the chain ofcommand in an engaging, suspenseful story whose gruesome setup is vintagePatterson. 'What is the worst thing anyone has ever done?' the killer muses to himselfearly in the narrative. 'Am I capable of doing it? Do I have what it takes?'Answering his own question, he embarks on a murderous spree that takes him fromthe bridal suite in a Nob Hill hotel to a honeymoon destination in the NapaValley and thence to a wedding reception at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame andMuseum in Cleveland, Ohio. Dispatching his victims on the happiest day of theirlives, he purposefully leaves enough clues for his distaff trackers to discoverhis identity and put him behind bars. But just when the women think they've gotthe case all wrapped up, the killer turns the tables on them in a bloodydenouement that even the most discerning reader won't see coming. Patterson,author of the popular Alex Cross mysteries, promises future adventures for theWomen's Murder Club, which may give him an opportunity to develop his heroines'characters more completely and win new fans among those who prefer theirdetectives in high heels and lipstick. --Jane Adams
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Four women--four friends--share a determination to stop a killer who has been stalking newlyweds in San Francisco. Each one holds a piece of the puzzle: Lindsay Boxer is a homicide inspector in the San Francisco Police Department, Claire Washburn is a medical examiner, Jill Bernhardt is an assistant D.A., and Cindy Thomas just started working the crime desk of the San Francisco Chronicle. But the usual procedures aren't bringing them any closer to stopping the killings. So these women form a Women's Murder Club to collaborate outside the box and pursue the case by sidestepping their bosses and giving each other a hand. The four women develop intense bonds as they pursue a killer whose crimes have stunned an entire city. Working together, they track down the most terrifying and unexpected killer they have ever encountered--before a shocking conclusion in which everything they knew turns out to be devastatingly wrong. Full of the breathtaking drama and unforgettable emotions for which James Patterson is famous, 1st to Die is the start of a blazingly fast-paced and sensationally entertaining new series of crime thrillers.
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First to die: The stereotypes of professional women and how they relate to each other. The only woman in this book who was not badly written was a corpse. No character in this book had depth greater than the paper thereof. And how obnoxious it becomes when the detective comes to her conclusions from hunches and omens. "I was sure I had missed something." Why? What would lead her to feel that way? Those "dark ghosts" of the victims were just leading her on or what? "Tell me, Melanie, I am here for you." What? WHAT? Is she a detective or is she Shirley MacLaine? And then she acts like a profiler. And all of this is delivered in lackadaisical prose that makes me want to scream for my money back. As if all of this isn't enough, for some reason Patterson decided his leading lady must have a preference for a man with soft hands. Eww.
Second to die: The setting. I've never been to San Francisco and nothing in this book makes me think the place would be interesting, although I've heard from friends that SF is one great place to visit. The author rattles off place names, but that's not the same as really creating a feel for the city by the bay. There are no sounds, no smells, nothing of the city's character, good or bad, is ever revealed. He's reduced SF to a stage flat. For clues on how to connect the reader to the place, read Crais's Elvis Cole books, or Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch series; James Lee Burke could teach a master class on creating atmosphere; and even the young Michael Koryta creates a Cleveland far more compelling than Patterson's cardboard San Francisco.
Third to die: Plot and subplot. The first, in this age of serial killer thrillers, is neither original nor gripping. The subplot involving the lead character's illness was beyond belief the very first time the subject came up. No GP would diagnose such a rare blood disorder without confirmation from a hematologist, and no GP who thought his patient was so seriously ill would wait for said patient to make her own appointment with a specialist. And it's dozens of these small inaccuracies / inconsistencies that make this book so impossible to believe.
Fourth to die: My patience. Read this sentence straight out of chapter 108 (and those faux cliff-hanger chapter endings are extremely irritating); I've removed the name used to prevent spoilers for anyone who may still want to read this book: "Against all logic, I was growing surer and surer that X might not be the killer."
That may be the worst sentence I've ever read. It should be entered in the annual Bulwer-Lytton contest.
'First To Die' is the very first James Patterson book I've ever read. I'm not tempted, I'm not even sure I could be persuaded, to ever read a second.
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great book. read it in 2 days because i was hooked after the very first few pages.
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You have to read this one! It's a page tuner. Start this series at the beginning!
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I enjoy good escapist mysteries--one's that don't totally insult
my intelligence with flimsy plots and undeveloped characters. This book
fit the bill for me.
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I had read several of his books before, but than some one let me borrow book 6 in the Woman's murder club. I had to have the rest. I have read book 1 through 3 already and I am just about finished book 4. I haven't read a series this great in a long time. You become involved with the characters and you just as involved with what is happening as they are.
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