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2nd Chance (Women's Murder Club #2)
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James Patterson (Goodreads Author),
Andrew Gross (Goodreads Author)
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 ...more
Paperback, 400 pages
Published
May 20th 2005
by Warner Books
(first published January 1st 2002)
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It looks like James Patterson has fobbed this series off on a "co-author." Disappointing.
The plot has almost exactly the same structure as "1st to Die," in the style of "We definitely have the killer! The case is airtight! Except... we don't have the killer and the case is full of holes."
Lt. Lindsay Boxer also suffers not one but TWO acute attacks of Lois Lane Syndrome and charges into dangerous situations with the sort of recklessness on...more
The plot has almost exactly the same structure as "1st to Die," in the style of "We definitely have the killer! The case is airtight! Except... we don't have the killer and the case is full of holes."
Lt. Lindsay Boxer also suffers not one but TWO acute attacks of Lois Lane Syndrome and charges into dangerous situations with the sort of recklessness on...more
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Chapter 1
I drove up to the library in my black Miata. Walking in, I thought, "Hell, I deserve a book, I've had a rough couple of days." I searched the shelves looking for books on my list...nothing. I sighed. Oh but what did I see? A James Patterson, I couldn't wait to tell the girls. I grabbed it and went to check out. The clerk told me I owed a fine; I exhaled. I must have gotten distracted from returning books before - when I was on the job of my lifetime that catapulted me int...more
I drove up to the library in my black Miata. Walking in, I thought, "Hell, I deserve a book, I've had a rough couple of days." I searched the shelves looking for books on my list...nothing. I sighed. Oh but what did I see? A James Patterson, I couldn't wait to tell the girls. I grabbed it and went to check out. The clerk told me I owed a fine; I exhaled. I must have gotten distracted from returning books before - when I was on the job of my lifetime that catapulted me int...more
Since these have been on the bestseller's lists recently, I thought I'd give them a read. Apparently James Patterson decided to jump on the recent women's mystery series craze. The books, thusfar, are 1st to Die, 2nd Chance, 3rd Degree, 4th of July, and 5th Horseman.
Despite the uncreative title for the series (Women's Murder Club? Come on!) the books work rather well. We're not talking the depth or detail and complexity of Sherlock Holmes here, but they're an entertaining if somewhat g...more
Despite the uncreative title for the series (Women's Murder Club? Come on!) the books work rather well. We're not talking the depth or detail and complexity of Sherlock Holmes here, but they're an entertaining if somewhat g...more
I have read many of Patterson's books and found most to be written in a logical progression style with the 'fact's outnumbering the emotional appeal of the overall story; sort of a 'man's view' of the story versus a feelings view and because of that, I have liked all of Patterson's books but loved only a few. 2nd Chance contains the theme of ' A women's murder club novel' simply because four outstanding professional women meet as friends to staff difficult cases. It is perhaps this element of Pa...more
I'm probably the last one on the planet to start reading James Patterson's novels, but I'm here at last. Better late than never. I was very pleasantly surprised by this novel. The characters are wonderfully rich and the mystery is thrilling and unexpected.
I was skeptical about the Women's Murder Club series because I'm always a bit skeptical about stories with a random gang of girls fighting crime. They tend to turn chick lit and ridiculous. But this didn't and for that I am very glad....more
I was skeptical about the Women's Murder Club series because I'm always a bit skeptical about stories with a random gang of girls fighting crime. They tend to turn chick lit and ridiculous. But this didn't and for that I am very glad....more
Ugh. The first book was readable, or in my case, listenable. This one drove me a little batty. My biggest problem was the phoned in relationships between the main character and the rest of her women's mystery club. If I have to hear "my girls" again, I'll probably throw my headphones. Saccarhine and shallow relationships. Patterson has 4 potentially compelling female characters to work with and does absolutely nothing with them. It's frustrating. There were at least 3 different times i...more
More namedropping ensues (the pastor reads Dave Egger's A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and the protagonist is still listening to Sarah McLachlan). This is like Sex and the City, only the four women discuss murders instead of men over drinks. Oh wait, they do talk about men, too!
The story arc is almost identical to how the first book went down: there goes murder one, two, three and counting, then we finally had a suspect and wow we're chasing him down, we're finally getting ...more
The story arc is almost identical to how the first book went down: there goes murder one, two, three and counting, then we finally had a suspect and wow we're chasing him down, we're finally getting ...more
Although I did not really have high hopes for the Women's Murder Club series, I figured I would read the second of the series because I did enjoy the first. That being said, I really did not enjoy the book and unfortunately I do not think I will continue with the series. The plot was very cut and dry, with very little plot twists, which is disappointing for a suspense/thriller. Also, there was not character development for the four main characters other than what was just repeated from the first...more
New San Francisco Homicide Lieutenant, Lindsay Boxer, finds herself on the track of a serial killer attempting to incite racial hatred by targeting Blacks, but is this just a blind? Her estranged father, an ex cop, makes an unexpected appearance, seeking to right the wrongs he did to his family, but was he running from more than his family 20 years ago?
This should have been a very good read, and probably had I had read it, as opposed to listen to it on CD during commutes, it might have...more
This should have been a very good read, and probably had I had read it, as opposed to listen to it on CD during commutes, it might have...more
"5" for entertaining plot, "1" for stereotyping the women...
The "Women's Murder Club" is back from Patterson's (solo) "1st to Die" -- three professional women friends of our leading lady, San Francisco Homicide Lieutenant Lindsay Boxer. Except for no sex, this book is a cross between "Sex and the City" and John Sandford's "... Prey" series about detectives against serial killers. But unlike the TV show, neither Patterson...more
The "Women's Murder Club" is back from Patterson's (solo) "1st to Die" -- three professional women friends of our leading lady, San Francisco Homicide Lieutenant Lindsay Boxer. Except for no sex, this book is a cross between "Sex and the City" and John Sandford's "... Prey" series about detectives against serial killers. But unlike the TV show, neither Patterson...more
I usually read James Patterson books as a guilty pleasure and quick read, interspersed between "good" reads. I tend to prefer the Alex Cross books, but I recently received the 3rd book in the Women's Murder Club series, and decided I should probably read the first two.
I'm kind of disappointed that I did, because I'm beginning to find these books tiresome and recycled, and even sort of irritating.
I really don't consider myself a book snob, and I can usually fin...more
I'm kind of disappointed that I did, because I'm beginning to find these books tiresome and recycled, and even sort of irritating.
I really don't consider myself a book snob, and I can usually fin...more
James Patterson's second installment of his Women's Murder Club series is a fast pased but ultimately unsatisfying read. The central mystery is an intriguing one--a killer is targeting police officers and those connected to police officers who are connected to a mysterious series of events that took place years ago.
It's an idea that has merit and has been done better in other mystery stories--most notably anything by Elizabeth George.
The mystery has twists and turns, most of ...more
It's an idea that has merit and has been done better in other mystery stories--most notably anything by Elizabeth George.
The mystery has twists and turns, most of ...more
Lindsay, Cindy, Claire, and Jill are back for the second outing as the Women's Murder Club, and this time the murderer is going to hit them right at home.
Lindsay has recovered from the shock of losing her love at the end of the previous book and finds herself in a new role. She is now the Lieutenant in charge of Homicide, thanks to the prestige of bringing an end to the bride and groom murderer. Her next nemesis might even be considered even more evil.
His work starts on t...more
Lindsay has recovered from the shock of losing her love at the end of the previous book and finds herself in a new role. She is now the Lieutenant in charge of Homicide, thanks to the prestige of bringing an end to the bride and groom murderer. Her next nemesis might even be considered even more evil.
His work starts on t...more
2nd Chance by James Patterson
(Women’s Murder Club Series)
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
This is my second read in this series in the last month. I am very happy to be reading these on audio book; I think that hearing these stories is more effective than reading them myself.
Lindsay and her 3 best girl friends are back on the case again. Lindsay has been promoted to the position of Lieutenant after the success of the last murder case. This time a string of m...more
(Women’s Murder Club Series)
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
This is my second read in this series in the last month. I am very happy to be reading these on audio book; I think that hearing these stories is more effective than reading them myself.
Lindsay and her 3 best girl friends are back on the case again. Lindsay has been promoted to the position of Lieutenant after the success of the last murder case. This time a string of m...more
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 ...more
Bwahahaha! The audiobook starts out with a forward by James Patterson. I had never heard him speak before, but based on his other books, I just assumed he had a deep, gravelly, gruff voice. I was surprised to hear a voice in a David Sedaris timbre with a slight eastcoastishwithsouthernbits drawl. I guess in not judging books by their covers, one should also not judge authors by their works. Ahhh, how amusing that was.
Ok, also? I just want to mention, while I'm thinking about it, that...more
Ok, also? I just want to mention, while I'm thinking about it, that...more
2nd Chance by James Patterson (with Andrew Gross) is another high powered, page turning, engrossing and highly forgettable spoof. I enjoyed it very much as I have with all the previous James Patterson novels I’ve read. I’ve given this unique dilemma much thought and have come up with a parallel. 2nd Chance, and for that matter every James Patterson books I’ve read to date, are like the early television nightly crime shows. Highly fast-paced and entertaining while you were watching them and forgo...more
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mystery lovers, readers who enjoy strong positive female characters
Recommended to Candace by:
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I started out with the Women's Murder Club TV series with the lead being played by Dallas's own Angie Harmon of Law and Order fame. However with the writer's strike, it seems that ABC decided to take it off the air. My daughter loves James Patterson so I bought her the whole series for Christmas. I have ended up being the one to read them and I am still looking for the storyline from the TV series. Having said all that, 2nd CHANCE was interesting fast-paced and fun.
The characte...more
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The second book in the Women's Murder Club series was just as thrilling as the first. Homicide detective, Lindsay Boxer, and the other members of the club solve the mystery of a serial killer who murders seemingly disconnected Blacks. As each of the clues are gathered and point to the killer, Lindsay, Cindy, Jill and Claire work together to bring him down.
When I first experienced James Patterson, I thought that each of his books were unique; I didn't see a pattern between them. Granted...more
When I first experienced James Patterson, I thought that each of his books were unique; I didn't see a pattern between them. Granted...more
After a young girl is murdered outside a San Francisco church, the newly promoted Lieutenant Lindsay Boxer sets out to discover why the killer -- who is soon known as Chimera -- ineffectually tried to make the scene look like a casual drive-by shooting. The case bears a resemblance to another murder thinly camouflaged as a suicide. Baffled by Chimera's motives, Lindsay decides to call another meeting of the Women's Murder Club: Her best friend, medical examiner Claire Washburn; Chronicle crime r...more
After reading "1st to Die", I had to dive right into the second book in the Women's Murder Club series, "2nd Chance" by James Patterson.
I cannot say enough good things about this series thus far, each book has been a real page turner! Crime fiction at its best, and centering around kick-ass females. What more could I ask for?
In this book the ladies are shocked when a sniper shoots at choir kids coming out of a church. Miraculously only one child was hit, ...more
I cannot say enough good things about this series thus far, each book has been a real page turner! Crime fiction at its best, and centering around kick-ass females. What more could I ask for?
In this book the ladies are shocked when a sniper shoots at choir kids coming out of a church. Miraculously only one child was hit, ...more
The Women's Murder Club is back and looking into their second case together. When a someone is killing seemingly random people, the police naturally assume the crimes are racially motivated. A surprising link between the victims puts everyone, including the police, even more on edge.
While each of the women look into the case in their own way, they also deal with a personal life crisis or two. Lindsay's absentee father has come back looking for a second chance to be her dad, Jill's pr...more
While each of the women look into the case in their own way, they also deal with a personal life crisis or two. Lindsay's absentee father has come back looking for a second chance to be her dad, Jill's pr...more
It had been a long time since I read the first book in this series, so it took me awhile to refamiliarize myself with each of the key characters. References were made to events in the first book that I didn't recall. That said, once I got into it, this was a typical Patterson page-turner with a lot of twists and turns. Lieutenant Lindsay Boxer is faced with a serial killer who at first glance seems to be a white-supremacist turned violent. As events unfold, we learn that his motives go a...more
I had listened to the first in this series 1st to Die and was not terribly impressed. However, based on other works I gave Patterson the benefit of the doubt thinking to myself that anytime you have an introductory novel to a series, you do get somewhat tied up with creating and introducing the characters. 2nd Chance did not wow me. The plot was decent, if not somewhat slow moving, but given the qualitiy of so many of his other novels, I felt like Patterson just wasn't putting force his best ...more
I'd swear I've read this before. Chimera seems familiar. But I'm still going. I love that Patterson is a fast read.
1-8-10 - I swear I've read this before. I don't think I did, because nothing jumped out at me as being deja vu, but the villain name, Chimera, is SO familiar, and I knew halfway through who the bad guy was. I never know the villain in Patterson's books. Or any books, for that matter. I fall for the red herring EVERY time. Maybe it's because I already read 3rd Degree.
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1-8-10 - I swear I've read this before. I don't think I did, because nothing jumped out at me as being deja vu, but the villain name, Chimera, is SO familiar, and I knew halfway through who the bad guy was. I never know the villain in Patterson's books. Or any books, for that matter. I fall for the red herring EVERY time. Maybe it's because I already read 3rd Degree.
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Very good novel. Patterson's entire Women's Murder Club series is good enough that I am reading them a second time. Tho the writing is rushed and lacking in physical descriptions, the ladies of the murder club and their quirky personalities make you want to know more. I also like the fact that not everything goes well and perfect for the main heroines. They get shot, hurt, lose people they love, and feel fear. 2nd Chance brings back Lindsay, Cindy, Jill, and Claire to investigate some hate crime...more
This is only my 2nd book by Patterson, but I am now a huge fan. I usually don't LOL when reading books. It takes a lot for me to get to that point, but I did towards the end. Not to mention, I just couldn't put it down. I think Patterson knows what he is doing by having such short chapters. It makes it so much easier to continue reading the book.
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I am really glad to have the entire collection of James Patterson's Women Murder Club series sitting in my nightstand (when it isn't falling out bc of too many books stuffed in there) because thought I loved the first one, the second one wasn't as good. Don't get me wrong. I still really enjoyed it, but these will be filler books from here on out. I don't HAVE to read them. I don't have to read them consecutively like...more
I am really glad to have the entire collection of James Patterson's Women Murder Club series sitting in my nightstand (when it isn't falling out bc of too many books stuffed in there) because thought I loved the first one, the second one wasn't as good. Don't get me wrong. I still really enjoyed it, but these will be filler books from here on out. I don't HAVE to read them. I don't have to read them consecutively like...more
The second in the Women's Murder Club series, by James Patterson, 2nd Chance offers up even more of the crack laced chapters I mentioned in my review for the first installment. ;D
The volume in question begins with a shootout at a church, leaving a little girl dead, and many bewildered. As the story goes on, and more murders occur, they are linked to a gang called Chimera. And as Lindsay and her friends try to solve the case, the former receives a surprise visit- from her usually ab...more
The volume in question begins with a shootout at a church, leaving a little girl dead, and many bewildered. As the story goes on, and more murders occur, they are linked to a gang called Chimera. And as Lindsay and her friends try to solve the case, the former receives a surprise visit- from her usually ab...more
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The subject of a Time magazine feature called, "The Man Who Can't Miss," James Patterson is the bestselling author of the past year, bar none, with more than 16 million books sold in North America alone. In 2007, one of every fifteen hardcover fiction books sold was a Patterson title. In the past three years, James has sold more books than ...more
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