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11th Hour (Women's Murder Club #11)

by James Patterson (Goodreads Author), Maxine Paetro

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Lindsay Boxer is pregnant at last! But her work doesn't slow for a second. When millionaire Chaz Smith is mercilessly gunned down, she discovers that the murder weapon is linked to the deaths of four of San Francisco's most untouchable criminals. And it was taken from her own department's evidence locker. Anyone could be the killer--even her closest friends...more

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Published May 7th 2012 by Little, Brown and Company (first published January 1st 2012)

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Nov 02, 2012 Jay Connor rated it 3 of 5 stars

I have pretty much given up on James Patterson.

I still enjoy his Alex Cross -- the only series that he hasn't farmed out to lesser talent.

I have also stayed with the Woman's Murder Club series. This might be a function of release date as much as anything else. This late spring annual audiobook entry has been a staple of my drives across country to our place in the mountains of southern California. With "11th Hour," I'm pretty sure I have listened to all eleven with the panorama of differing scen...more

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Mar 29, 2013 Trish rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Mar 23, 2013 Mysterious Ed rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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#11 in the Women's Murder Club series; #8 with co-author Maxine Paetro. What do a pregnant SFPD homicide sergeant, a plus-size chief medical examiner, a Japanese-American ADA, and a perky, blonde reporter have in common? They are the members of the Women's Murder Club. I list this series as a guilty pleasure - thankfully, it doesn't add the pounds that strawberry ice cream does. The novels are easy reading but they don't bear close examination. The focus is on homicide sergeant Lindsay Boxer, wh...more

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Feb 20, 2013 Bob rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Too many cliches, small twists on typical, mundane, personal situations. Too many wasted words, most ending in -ly; absolutely, frankly, truly, Give me a little more creativity. Too much filler, not enough meat. Sure, I read for the story telling, but make it interesting reading. Get into the nuts and bolts of the police investigations. I used to love these characters. Now I find them boring. Why did the authors forget to name the city this all takes place in, San Francisco, until page 75. There...more

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Feb 07, 2013 Al rated it 4 of 5 stars

Your best friend

Lindsay Boxer is pregnant at last! But her work doesn't slow for a second. When millionaire Chaz Smith is mercilessly gunned down, she discovers that the murder weapon is linked to the deaths of four of San Francisco's most untouchable criminals. And it was taken from her own department's evidence locker. Anyone could be the killer--even her closest friends.

Or a vicious killer?

Lindsay is called next to the most bizarre crime scene she's ever seen: two bodiless h

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Or a vicious killer?

Lindsay is called next to the most bizarre crime scene she's ever seen: two bodiless heads elaborately displayed in the garden of a world-famous actor. Another head is unearthed in the garden, and Lindsay realizes that the ground could hide hundreds of victims.

You won't know until the 11th hour

A reporter launches a series of vicious articles about the cases and Lindsay's personal life is laid bare. But this time she has no one to turn to--especially not Joe. 11TH HOUR is the most shocking, most emotional, and most thrilling Women's Murder Club novel ever.

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FANS LOVE THE WOMEN'S MURDER CLUB!

"Those who haven't read any of the novels in the Women's Murder Club series are cheating themselves." (BookReporter.com )

"I can't believe how good Patterson is, whether he's doing a Washington police yarn or traveling a different road with a female narrator. He is always on the mark. I have never begun a Patterson book and been able to put it down." (Larry King, *USA Today* )

"Patterson and Paetro are at their best here, weaving a number of plots together to create a novel that dips and flows across genre lines.... A series that shows no signs of fatigue or flagging." (BookReporter.com )

About the Author

James Patterson has had more New York Times bestsellers than any other writer, ever, according to Guinness World Records. Since his first novel won the Edgar Award in 1977 James Patterson's books have sold more than 240 million copies. He is the author of the Alex Cross novels, the most popular detective series of the past twenty-five years, including Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider. Mr. Patterson also writes the bestselling Women's Murder Club novels, set in San Francisco, and the top-selling New York detective series of all time, featuring Detective Michael Bennett. He writes full-time and lives in Florida with his family.

Maxine Paetro is the author of three novels, two works of nonfiction, and the coauthor of nine books with James Patterson. She lives in New York with her husband.

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Dec 30, 2012 Cathy Gaber rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Since this is the 11th book in this series and I have read all but one (apparently I missed the 10th one even though we own it), it is easy to deduce that I enjoy reading this series.

Lindsey Boxer is pregnant which is part of the cover tease, but really has nothing to do with the book. There are two high-priority cases going on at the same time. The first is a string of drug dealer murders. Someone the press has dubbed "Revenge" is taking out drug dealers on the street. The second case involves...more

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Oct 25, 2012 David Savage rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is the 11th novel in the highly successful Women’s Murder Club series. The Women’s Murder Club consists of 4 members: Lindsay Boxer – Homicide Detective, Yuki Castellano – Assistant District Attorney, Cindy Thomas – Investigative Crime Reporter and Claire Washburn – Chief Medical Examiner. They are all friends and solve crime together in San Francisco.

This book gets off to a gripping, fast paced start with the murder of a drug dealer and the discovery of 2 severed heads in a movie star's ga...more

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Oct 16, 2012 Linda Munro rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The woman's murder club is at it again, running in a million directions as they try to solve two distinctly different crimes; 'Revenge,' the name given to the vigilante who is killing drug dealers and the mystery of seven heads that have been buried on the estate of millionaire actor Harry Chandler, a man who was once tried for the murder of his wife. At the same time, pregnant Sergeant Lindsey Boxer must contend with a reporter, Jason Blayney, who hates cops and will do anything to further his...more

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Sep 22, 2012 Becky Moe rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Overall, this one was a disappointment. It's hard to say if it was because of the new narrator or just because I haven't read a Women's Murder Club book in over a year (since the last one came out), but I have to say that it just didn't "feel" like the rest of them. The crimes this time around were odd to the point of what-the-heckery, and some of the characters--especially Lindsay--just seemed way off. Honestly, she deserves a great big smack upside the head for what she puts her husband Joe an...more

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Aug 04, 2012 Alison rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I thought this one of Patterson/Paetro's better mysteries. Two stories going on at the same time (no intermingling) without the traditional and cliche'ish Hollywood twists and turns. Pretty straightforward. Two heads (no bodies) are found on the porch wall at the home of a movie star who's already been tried and acquitted for the murder of his wife ten years before. Her disappearance has never been explained. In the other story, someone is killing drug dealers and the SFPD believe it's a rogue c...more

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Jul 07, 2012 Kathy rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is clearly James Patterson at his best. This book concerns the well known Women's Murder Club's Sergeant Lindsey Boxter and two strange murder cases. One has decaptated heads found at the home of a Hollywood star. The other concerns a rogue cop who is going around murderng known drug bosses using confiscated department evidence weapons. In the middle of all this and on the way to solving them is a personal story of possible infidelity on the part of Lindsey's husband. Then, there is the clu...more

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Jun 21, 2012 Aaron rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This series is my favorite one by Patterson. I just like the interplay between the four women who make up the club. I also think the characters read realisticly. Lt Lindsey Boxer finds herself on two different cases that are grabbing huge headlines in San Francisco ... all while being pregnant.

The first case is a series of murders in which someone is clearly going after the city's drug dealers. The press has labeled the murdered Revenge, and both the Homicide and Narcotic squads are a sign to ge...more

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Jun 19, 2012 Vyki (On The Shelf) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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***WARNING***
There are some spoilers in here for those of you who are not caught up on this series or don't want the who-dunits spoiled.

I enjoyed this installment of the Women's Murder Club series more than the past couple, though there was a few things I had issues with, such as Lindsay's pregnancy. It wasn't mentioned much in the book and I wasn't even sure how pregnant she was, plus the reader never got to see the reactions of the rest of the girls. I would have loved to have known how they...more

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Jun 19, 2012 Best Crime Books rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

First off I need to say that if you haven’t read previous books in this series and you intend to read them in order please don’t continue reading the review as some of the storyline will inevitably contain spoilers.

In my ongoing love/hate relationship with James Patterson; I once again pre-ordered this book (even after convincing myself I shouldn’t) and set about catching up with the ladies from the Women’s Murder Club. I have read each book in this series and probably like many others feel like...more First off I need to say that if you haven’t read previous books in this series and you intend to read them in order please don’t continue reading the review as some of the storyline will inevitably contain spoilers.

In my ongoing love/hate relationship with James Patterson; I once again pre-ordered this book (even after convincing myself I shouldn’t) and set about catching up with the ladies from the Women’s Murder Club. I have read each book in this series and probably like many others feel like you have a history with these women. Lindsay Boxer, a detective, Claire who is a medical examiner, Cindy the reporter and Yuki a District Attorney have been friends for a long time and their tight knit circle will never change. In the 9th book in the series I thought I would give up as some of the characters seemed to have lost their edge; however the tenth book gained some ground as the ladies seemed back to their present form. This current book also showed the ladies back to form and it was a pleasure to see them in their usual roles.

The major difference now is that Lindsay Boxer is pregnant but she certainly doesn’t allow this to stop her working at her usual pace. When she and her partner Rich Conklin get called to the first murder scene they find millionaire Chaz Smith gunned down in a school. As usual, this case turns out to be one that has many elements, especially as the murder weapon was stolen from the department’s evidence locker. Shortly after both Lindsay and Rich are called to another murder scene where two heads are discovered. Being pregnant and trying to run two murder cases see Lindsay at her most vulnerable, and for a change it really suited her. The story is the typical Patterson style with short and sharp chapters keeping your interest as the story picks up pace as the two investigations take on their own leads.

This book features Lindsay as the main lady and we see a little more of her personal life creeping into her work life as she tries to manage pending motherhood, along with maintaining her marriage to ex-FBI agent Joe. We also see a lot of Claire as she does her usual trick of trying to get the lead on a story, whilst also battling her own issues surrounding her relationship with Lindsay’s partner Rich. We see less of Yuki and Claire although they still feature in the story as the ladies try to close both cases. We see Warren Jacobi, Lindsay’s boss feature in the story which for me was a welcome return. The book was written well as usual and the story itself held my interest but after finishing it, I felt like there was no real progress with the ladies. I think maybe I was expecting something major to happen with one of them to keep this series from going stale. Having said that; I still think that Patterson will keep his fans happy with this latest release.

I enjoyed the book and would certainly say it’s a good one for the series. I am actually really looking forward to the next one, as I think with Lindsay having a baby and Yuki dating Lindsay’s boss things may heat up for the next book. It would also be nice to see the return of Jacobi more frequently as I always thought he spiced things up. Like I say, a winning formula but would like to see something to shock in the next one.
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Jun 15, 2012 Bonnie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

We listen to books as I am preparing dinner and afterwards as we relax. While the male half of this duo loves Steven King books, he likes the fact that this book did not take us days to get through and thus held his interest. The shorter chapters and the fact that the chapter numbers were announced followed by a pause became a plus for both of us. That way we could stop the book were convenient while working in the kitchen.

This was our first Patterson book and we both found the book to be very g...more

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Jun 11, 2012 Kathy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: mystery-series

I love this series! James Patterson and his coauthor Maxine Paetro continue to develop these real, strong, conflicted and flawed women - much like the majority of their readers.

This time we find the members of the Women's Murder Club in various stages of personal romance. Lindsey has finally married Joe and they are expecting their first child. Yuki has found love - with Lindsay's boss. Cindy's relationship with Lindsay's partner is continuing to grow. And Claire's marriage and new baby are flou...more

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Jun 06, 2012 Camille Turner rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I've read all of the Women's Murder Club books. This one was kind of blah. Lindsay Boxer is pregnant and she and her husband don't communicate well at all. He doesn't tell her about going out with a former colleague. She doesn't ask him questions, just overreacts way too much. It got on my nerves. Regular people would just talk about certain things. Forget pregnancy hormones excuse. Claire is always my clearheaded favorite. She has a way of cutting to the chase. Jackson has turned Yuki out, and...more

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Jun 03, 2012 Angela Risner rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

As you might have guessed from the title, this is the 11th book in the Women's Murder Club series. The series focuses on four women who not only are best friends, but also have jobs that complement each other and allow them to work on all aspects of a case.

*Lindsay Boxer, a lieutenant in the SFPD
*Claire Washburn, the Chief Medical Officer
*Yuki Castellano, the assistant DA
*Cindy Thomas, a reporter

In this particular book, Lindsay is in her first year of marriage to Joe, an FBI agent. Lindsay is al...more

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Jun 01, 2012 Mom rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I have enjoyed the Women's Murder Club mysteries, even when they seemed a little contrived. This one was so unnecessarily dramatic with Lindsay Boxer's "hormonal" reactions while pregnant. I was pregnant twice and never qualified for an academy award for a soap opera. It would be upsetting to be told that your husband was cheating on you, if you had an otherwise solid relationship, you could at least ask or confront or whatever. Taking the word of a voice over the phone? Cut me some slack!
This i...more

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May 10, 2012 Kathleen Hagen added it · review of another edition

11th Hour, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro, b-plus, Narrated by January LaVoy, Produced by Hachette Audio, Downloaded from audible.com.

Okay, I’m hooked on the Women’s Murder Club books even though they are fairly shallow. They make for fast reads. In this one, Lindsay and her partner have a puzzling case. Drug dealers keep being shot dead. It’s done so professionally that their boss decides it’s probably a rogue cop using guns from their own evidence locker. So Lindsay and Rich have to try...more

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Apr 05, 2012 Paula Phillips rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

It's another fast paced novel for James Patterson as we are reunited with the foursome of the "Women's Murder Club" in the latest installment "11th Hour". In 11th Hour , we learn that Lindsey Boxer is pregnant with husband Joe's baby , Cindy is engaged to Rich Conklin , Yuki is sleeping with Lindsey's boss Jackson and of course Claire is well Claire. As we most of James's novels there are a couple of twists and two main storylines . The first is that somebody is killing all the scum of the stree...more

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Mar 29, 2012 Marleen rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The actual rating for this book would be 3.5 stars.

Lindsay Boxer is pregnant and working two cases.
When millionaire drug-dealer Chaz Smith is shot down during a children’s concert the murder weapon is one that was stolen from the San Francisco Police Department evidence locker. The weapon has also been used to kill four other drug dealers. It looks like there might be somebody, connected to the SFPD, out to kill those who can’t be touched by justice. And as Lindsay and her partner soon discover,...more The actual rating for this book would be 3.5 stars.

Lindsay Boxer is pregnant and working two cases.
When millionaire drug-dealer Chaz Smith is shot down during a children’s concert the murder weapon is one that was stolen from the San Francisco Police Department evidence locker. The weapon has also been used to kill four other drug dealers. It looks like there might be somebody, connected to the SFPD, out to kill those who can’t be touched by justice. And as Lindsay and her partner soon discover, he’s not done yet.
Lindsay has only started on this case when she called to the house of a famous movie star where two heads have been discovered displayed on the patio. There is no sign of any bodies, but the police do find five more heads buried in the garden.
These are two cases with little or no real evidence and even fewer clues and the pressure to solve them is high.
With the media hot on the police’s tail with their reports on both cases, Lindsay finds herself in the spotlight and very soon in personal turmoil. Even closing the cases might not lead to a happy ending in her personal life.

As always, this is a fast paced, thrill a minute mystery/thriller; just what you would expect from a James Patterson book.
However, this book, like several of its predecessors, also reads as if it has been created by write by number. The ingredients as well as their development are predictable. Take two strange investigations, throw in some personal dilemma’s for the main characters, maybe a twist and turn or two and voila, you’ve got yourself a best-seller. Provided of course that Patterson is one of the author names on the cover. I’m not sure a rookie author would get themselves published if they presented a rather flimsy book like this.
Having said all that, the also standard, short chapters, each of them with a sort of cliff-hanger ending, do draw the reader in and keep them turning the pages. And, I do enjoy getting back to characters I’ve come to know and like even if there is little or no character development.
Whenever I’m in need of an undemanding, quick read, James Patterson is one of the authors I can safely turn to and as such I will probably continue to read them. I can’t however see myself paying money for one of his titles. But then again, that’s what libraries are for.
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May 16, 2013 Michelle rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I'm giving this book a 3 star because of the timeline issue. I was going to give it a 2 but overall it was a good book.
10th anniversary ended with the announcement of Boxers pregnancy. This book started 10 months later; however, she's still pregnant and not even in the late stages. I did the quick math on this and it isn't right.

The other thing that irritated me was at the beginning of the book it said the 911 call came in at 0720, they arrived at 0735. Then the officer on scene tells them he ar...more

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Jul 29, 2012 Marianne rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

11th Hour is the 11th book in the popular Women’s Murder Club series by James Patterson and is, once again, co-written with Maxine Paetro. The story starts with a pregnant Lindsay Boxer trying to cover two very different cases. Husband Joe has gone off to Washington for meetings and Lindsay’s partner Rich Conklin has made it clear to his fiancée, reporter Cindy Thomas, that he is eager to become a father. Cindy, however, is much too involved in her career to consider motherhood just now. ME Clai...more

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Jan 31, 2013 Sebastian rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This new book in the Women's Murder Club series started out showing real promise. It is true that you cannot fault Patterson for starting books slowly, and this one does not do that either. But it was even more than that, with two gruesome cases in the mix, one involving a killer going after drug dealers and another one the finding of severed heads in a mansion, things we rolling along great. On top of this, the personal lives of the main characters were primed for interesting events, since Yuki...more

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Jun 08, 2012 Jill Manske rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This was an interesting who-done-it, with a lot going on with two different murder investigations. The writing is crisp, the characters are very well-described and the plot was much better than average. I like the 4 strong women characters and their relationships with one another and with their significant others - they face real problems outside their work lives, thereby seeming much more realistic. Although there were some clues in each case, it wasn't an easy one to figure out and there were...more

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Aug 09, 2012 Kathy rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: strong-women, mystery

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Setting: Ellsworth mansion; squad room; restaurant; apartments of the women

Theme: trust (lack of trust); pregnancy; police politics; revenge; solving

Characters:
Lindsay Boxer – 3 months pregnant – juggling 2 major cases, one she wanted, one she was assigned to. Does not use the sense God gave her when she suspects Joe of infidelity.
Joe – wonderful, good guy Joe – hangs in there in spite of Lindsay’s mistrust
Claire & edmund- mostly support to Lindsay, and figuring out what she can about the sk...more Setting: Ellsworth mansion; squad room; restaurant; apartments of the women

Theme: trust (lack of trust); pregnancy; police politics; revenge; solving

Characters:
Lindsay Boxer – 3 months pregnant – juggling 2 major cases, one she wanted, one she was assigned to. Does not use the sense God gave her when she suspects Joe of infidelity.
Joe – wonderful, good guy Joe – hangs in there in spite of Lindsay’s mistrust
Claire & edmund- mostly support to Lindsay, and figuring out what she can about the skulls
Yuki- totally in love with Jackson – has conversations with her dead mother… no big case this time.
Jackson Brady – Lindsay’s boss, from Florida, by the bookish, Lindsay doesn’t particularly like his style. He misreads her expartner, thinking he may be the cop killer.
Cindy – pushing at Richard and Lindsay for info on the skulls – scared by Richard’s casual talk of children – overly focusing on her writing…
Richard Conklin – right there for Lindsay, and for Cindy – gets shot
Harry Chandler & Cecily – goodlooking movie star, womanizer… 10 years earlier his wife went missing – he spent 1-1/2 years in jail awaiting trial, then found not guilty… he kept the house (hoping someday his wife would show up again), and the couple who were caretakers, along with their daughter, he’d had a short fling with the wife of the couple, and the daughter, from 15, had a big crush on him.
Revenge – killing drug dealers… a cop, taking guns out of the evidence locker to use… his 17 year old son was shot during a bad drug deal, and is paralyzed and the mind of a 2 year old…
Jason Blaney – reporter that is making a name for himself by down talking the police and Lindsay specifically – over both of her cases. He is the one who printed a picture of her husband with an ex-lover at a charity affair in Washington (suggesting he was stepping out on her)… and he gets his at the end... led by Lindsay, they join vice cops in arresting him in a seedy motel with a hooker, and with Cindy taking pictures to publish.

Summary:
Personal stories – Cindy and Richard – Cindy realizes she needs to make time for Richard regardless of her busy schedule (realizes it when he is shot)… and he assures her that children are for when and if she’s ready… ahhh
Joe is wonderful with Lindsay (rubbing feet, sexy, etc)… and when he’s leaving for Washington, they run through a ‘promise me you’ll eat well, not work double shifts, get rest’ and both laugh at the impossibility of it… when he returns, she sees his picture with his exgirl friend… and when he’s in the shower, she answers his cell, and pointblank asks her if they’re having an affair – and she says yes (though Joe loves Lindsay, and they just have a you know thing)… and Lindsay kicks him out, not listening to him… he rants through voice mails that she should trust him, and she’s wrong, then understanding, but please let’s talk…. He tries to approach her a week later, she pushes him away still… and she knows she loves him, but is so hurt… but after all is solved, when she thinks she is miscarrying, she calls him (and he cancels leaving) to meet her at the hospital… and she finally listens to him, and trusts that he is telling her the truth.
Mystery #1 – I think Revenge kills 8 (one under Lindsay’s undercover house watching) drug killer… and finally is after the son of the man who shot is son… and the police are there… and he’s killed, but not before shooting Richard (not too bad), and Jackson (more seriously, but he’s okay after surgery)… and because he wasn’t convicted, his wife and kids will get his retirement. It takes a lot of dissecting of the paperwork of the station too come up with suspects… and they settle on the right cop after the psychologist accidently on purpose leaves his file open on his computer that he knew Lindsay would know.
Mystery #2 – 2 skulls (1 recent, 1 a couple of years old) are found at Ellsworth Manor, decorated with flowers (called in by the caretaker)… and further digging / discovery finds 8 more. But they don’t find the bodies that go with them… An exlover of Harry’s, exsurfer, and now crazy is ‘squatting’ in one of the bungalos on the property (with his chaufer’s knowledge and help) and she’s writing mysteries… she is the one who noticed someone digging in the garden at night over the years, and undigs the 2 skulls and displays them… but it ends up to be the caretaker’s daughter… she also lives in a bungalow, she has a degree in animal rescue… and at 15 she killed Harry’s wife in a fit of jealousy – and her mother helped her to cut up the body, and take it up the coast, and drop pieces through the forest for animals to eat/dispose of… and the daughter (who leads occasional tours through the house), relives the kill by killing tourists who won’t be missed (like a Japanese tourist) – by bringing them down to the basement (to show special harry memorabilia), stun gun them, administer an animal drug to kill them, and then cutting them up… she buries the heads… and she’s getting lazy, just jamming the other body pieces into the freezer…

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Jul 11, 2012 Bruce Snell rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Book number 11 in the Women's Murder Club series by James Patterson. This is the best book in the series thus far, although that is an exceedingly low bar. In the past I have said I would not read any more books in this series, but I continue to do so mostly because I hate to give up - I have so much time invested already that I hate to quit when there is any chance that the series might get better.

Lindsay Boxer is assigned to two cases simultaneously - the discovery of seven severed heads (minu...more

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Mar 18, 2013 Teri Sears rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I've noticed a disturbing trend lately, at least with the fiction I've been reading: the stories in long-running series are getting worse instead of better. Much worse. The characters are developing in reverse, becoming increasingly less intelligent, and the stories are becoming less complex. It's like the writers are getting lazy, and have forgot what made these stories interesting enough to keep the fans coming back.

This disease seems to have infested The 11th Hour. We barely saw Yuki and Clai...more

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Jul 14, 2012 Mark rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012, james-patterson, library-books, womens-murder-club

This was probably the most mediocre addition to The Women's Murder Club. It wasn't bad, but neither was it great. As has become usual with Patterson in this series he tells two seperate stories at the same time. The "House of Heads" story was intriguing enough and for once I failed to work out who the killer was. There wasn't much action to this plot though as this story started with the last of the victims remains being found. The "Vigilante" story though, whilst having considerably more action...more

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