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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780446612791
ISBN number: 0446612790
Label: Vision
Manufacturer: Vision
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 432
Printing Date: February 01, 2003
Publishing house: Vision
Sale Popularity Level: 8507
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2nd Chance reconvenes the Women's Murder Club, four friends (a detective, a reporter, an assistant district attorney, and a medical examiner) who used their networking skills, feminine intuition, and professional wiles to solve a baffling series of murders in 1st to Die. This time, the murders of two African Americans, a little girl and an old woman, bear all the signs of a serial killer for Lindsay Boxer, newly promoted to lieutenant of San Francisco's homicide squad. But there's an odd detail she finds even more disturbing: both victims were related to city cops. A symbol glimpsed at both murder scenes leads to a racist hate group, but the taunting killer strikes again and again, leaving deliberate clues and eluding the police ever more cleverly. In the meantime, each of the women has a personal stake at risk--and the killer knows who they are.
2nd Chance speeds along at a Formula One pace through many tight curves, but unlike recent entries in the Alex Cross series, it doesn't sacrifice good characters to a twisted plot. Lindsay's the star, but there's a fine esprit de corps among the four women, who are even better developed here than in the very first book. What makes them both convincing and interesting as a criminal-justice juggernaut is their willingness to stick their necks out, even if they suffer for it. If you haven't picked up a James Patterson novel in a while, this is a great time to start anew. --Barrie Trinkle
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2nd Chance reconvenes the Women's Murder Club, four friends (adetective, a reporter, an assistant district attorney, and a medical examiner)who used their networking skills, feminine intuition, and professional wiles tosolve a baffling series of murders in 1st to Die. This time, themurders of two African Americans, a little girl and an old woman, bear all thesigns of a serial killer for Lindsay Boxer, newly promoted to lieutenant of SanFrancisco's homicide squad. But there's an odd detail she finds even moredisturbing: both victims were related to city cops. A symbol glimpsed at bothmurder scenes leads to a racist hate group, but the taunting killer strikesagain and again, leaving deliberate clues and eluding the police ever morecleverly. In the meantime, each of the women has a personal stake at risk--andthe killer knows who they are. 2nd Chance speeds along at a Formula One pace through many tight curves,but unlike recent entries in theAlex Cross series, itdoesn't sacrifice good characters to a twisted plot. Lindsay's the star, butthere's a fine esprit de corps among the four women, who are even betterdeveloped here than in the very first book. What makes them both convincing andinteresting as a criminal-justice juggernaut is their willingness to stick theirnecks out, even if they suffer for it. If you haven't picked up a JamesPatterson novel in a while, this is a great time to start anew. --BarrieTrinkle
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Picked this up for another trip to Europe and eagerly finished it. I continue to enjoy the interplay of the four women. I do wish that Jill's character was developed just a little more. There were a few pieces that even after finishing confuse me, but perhaps that's part of the mystery. I'm curious to see if the Aaron Winslow character continues in the series.
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James Patterson has done it again. This sequel is fast paced easy to read and I could not put the book down. I love the Women's Murder Club and the characters to me are believable. These women have problems of their own and that is woven brilliantly into the story. If you like true to life crime stories with women in charge than this is a must book to read.
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My daughter-in-law enjoys James Patterson's books. So I sent her 2nd Chance. The book was in great shape when she received it. Thanks
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Fast Reading and holds your attention until you finally make yourself put it down. I really like his style of writing. Short chapters and good plots all make the book a great read.
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I finished 2nd chance last night. The title.... 2nd chance for the father? poor title. The father didn't have quite enough to do with the story to win the title, yes he saved her but she forgave him just a little too quick and in the end didn't even seem to mind that he was guilty. May not have choked anyone but he was still guilty. Patterson doesnt seem to know what a female would really think about her father after all that time. He might want to stick to men.
I enjoyed the book, give it a 3 - 3 ½ maybe. Its those ladies. Its unrealistic and drives me nuts. This club is cheesy and far fetched and illegal. 3 of the 4 just met! And they relate and talk as if they are life time buds. Yes women connect fast but come on! The way they talk to each other. No way. I still read the series because it's the just of the book that carries me through, but let me tell you one more little annoying thing. In the 1st book, 1st to die, Buttercup didn't get it right the 1st time who the murder was, and had to convince everyone to go back and find the real murder, and now again in book 2 she puts her sites on a guy that turns out to be `the wrong guy'. If I was her chief she would hold no credibility after the 2nd. Hope this doesn't happen in the 3rd. I really hope Patterson would have been better than that to copy like that. Both books having the murder turn out to be guilty but not, having something to do with it but not, then having the real murder but I made a mistake sir.... No. Goes well with one book but don't keep doing it. Now that I think about it, didn't we have the same `guess who the murder is' type stuff in Mary Mary. And didn't Double Cross think the murder was one guy and it turned out to be another. Too much of that. Of course going with all these choose who the murder is we could call the book 2nd choice!
Oh, and does a cop follow such a hard core criminal without a phone, vest or anyone knowing? Who is known to be with the most vicious gang there is, and such a ruthless sharp shooter? And then get caught doing it! Unrealistic.
For some reason I enjoyed the book. I could put it down, I could get sleep, It did annoy me but I still enjoyed it for the most part. Recommend it.... Ah yeah I suppose. We'll see after I read the 3rd one.
Enjoy,
Heidi avid reader everything from Dickens to Deaver
iwannabaduck@yahoo.com
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