The only halfway compelling facet of this mystery was the main character's struggle with an illness of which she has just learned an illness that is potentially fatal, can advance rapidly (and in fact does), and that begins to make her realize her own sense of mortality, and how time might be running out. I get the impression that Patterson does not truly grasp how women operate, and how their relationships develop.Īs for the plot itself, well, it was vaguely diverting, but not much more. Patterson's handling of the female characters and their relationships with each other were stilted, forced, and lacked nuance from beginning to end. I just wasn't hugely impressed with this book. There is a red herring (if one could call it that) and a vaguely surprising twist at the end, but I read this with an unusual level of detachment and disinterest, and so was not impressed by anything.

4 women, each with their own stake in cracking the case, are determined to nail the killer, and so band together outside of official channels to pool their resources and figure it all out. The story: a psycho serial killer begins murdering newly married couples. 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.įull of the breathtaking drama and unforgettable emotions for which James Patterson is famous, 1st to Die is the start of the #1 New York Times bestselling series of crime thrillers.Īm I the only one that thinks that 'Women's Murder Club' sounds not only hokey but juvenile and begging mockery? The four women develop intense bonds as they pursue a killer whose crimes have stunned an entire city. 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. Four crime-solving friends face off against a killer in San Francisco in the Women's Murder Club novel that started James Patterson's thrilling series.Įach 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.īut the usual procedures aren't bringing them any closer to stopping the killings.

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