false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1219782211m/33678.jpg 13136 37 <I>2nd Chance</I> 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 <I>1st to Die</I>. 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. <p> <I>2nd Chance</I> 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 <I>esprit de corps</I> among the four women, who are even better developed here than in the 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. <I>--Barrie Trinkle</I> 1835674 book 2002 2nd Chance (Women's Murder Club #2) total:9533|5:2430|4:3821|3:2796|2:433|1:53| 9533 36741 12152 434 2 6 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 24 13:16:45 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 24 13:22:35 -0700 2008
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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....more...]]> 2 1 false false Mon Jul 24 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Thu Jul 24 09:32:31 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 24 09:32:42 -0700 2008 1st to Die, 2nd Chance, 3rd Degree, 4th of July, and 5th Horseman.
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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 th...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 17:06:40 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 17:07:46 -0700 2009 (Women’s Murder Club Series)

Genre: Mystery, Thriller

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Author: James Patterson
Genre: Suspense
Challenges: Challenges: Winter Reading Challenge 2009, A to Z Reading Challenge, Numbers Challenge, 2009 Support Your Local Library, 2009 Audiobook Challenge, 20 Books in 2009, Pages Read Challenge 2009, Books Aro...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jul 09 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed May 14 15:14:03 -0700 2008 Thu May 15 08:53:56 -0700 2008 ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Apr 04 17:07:12 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 01 19:03:33 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 04 17:07:10 -0700 2008 The sensational killings that have rocked San Francisco appear to be unrelated except in their brutality. But detective Lindsay Boxer senses there's some thread connecting them all. She calls her friends in the Women's Murder Club together to see if they can discover what it is. Sur...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Sat Dec 01 19:15:12 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 01 19:18:35 -0800 2007 Audible.com

Narrator: Melissa Leo and Jeremy Piven
Publisher: Hachette Audio, 2002
Length: 8 hours and 35 min.

Publisher's Summary
This presentation features an exclusive special introduction by James Patterson.

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