false 13137 43 The Women's Murder Club pits four San Francisco women professionals against a serial killer who's stalking and murdering newlyweds in bestselling author James Patterson's newest thriller. Lindsay Boxer is a homicide inspector who's just gotten some very bad news. She deals with it by immersing herself in her newest case and soliciting the personal as well as professional support of her closest friend, who happens to be the city's medical examiner. The two women, along with an ambitious and sympathetic reporter and an assistant DA, form an unlikely alliance, pooling their information and bypassing the chain of command in an engaging, suspenseful story whose gruesome setup is vintage Patterson. <p> "What is the worst thing anyone has ever done?" the killer muses to himself early in the narrative. "Am I capable of doing it? Do I have what it takes?" Answering his own question, he embarks on a murderous spree that takes him from the bridal suite in a Nob Hill hotel to a honeymoon destination in the Napa Valley and thence to a wedding reception at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio. Dispatching his victims on the happiest day of their lives, he purposefully leaves enough clues for his distaff trackers to discover his identity and put him behind bars. But just when the women think they've got the case all wrapped up, the killer turns the tables on them in a bloody denouement that even the most discerning reader won't see coming. Patterson, author of the popular Alex Cross mysteries, promises future adventures for the Women's Murder Club, which may give him an opportunity to develop his heroines' characters more completely and win new fans among those who prefer their detectives in high heels and lipstick. <I>--Jane Adams</I> 1711194 book 2001 1st to Die (Women's Murder Club #1) total:12121|5:3368|4:4787|3:3240|2:579|1:148| 12121 47010 15368 1070 1 5 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 16 19:44:35 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 16 19:49:27 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 5 false false Mon Mar 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 18 09:32:25 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 18 09:45:58 -0700 2008
The story: a psycho serial killer begins murdering newly married couples. 4 women, each with their own stake in cracking the case, are determined to nail the killer, an...more...]]> 5 3 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 22 09:40:38 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 29 10:48:07 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 3 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Nov 28 12:56:03 -0800 2007 Wed Nov 28 13:05:23 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 4 false false Tue Oct 30 11:02:39 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 30 13:24:06 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 3 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 15 09:58:22 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 15 10:06:05 -0800 2007 more...]]> 0 1 false false Sat Sep 20 17:22:17 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 04 12:21:28 -0700 2008 ...more...]]> 1 1 false true Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 14 11:36:39 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 14 11:36:39 -0700 2008
While I can see how the plot lends itself well to summer movie adaptation, as has been Patterson's...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Jul 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 06 17:22:17 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 16 12:35:27 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed May 14 15:12:12 -0700 2008 Thu May 15 08:50:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 true false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 21 19:57:27 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 21 20:10:39 -0700 2007
Lindsay Boxer is a Homicide Detective trying to find out who is committing all of the "Bride and Groom" murders in the ...more...]]> 1 1 false false Tue Apr 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Feb 07 19:07:12 -0800 2008 Tue Apr 29 10:11:10 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 02 20:25:03 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 08 13:45:35 -0800 2008 hated the first book I read of Patterson's, but I'd read about the Women's Murder Club TV series, and thought it sounded kind of cool, so I wanted to try the books. I'm about half way through, and this is pretty awful so far, in the same way as the previous book I read. Clumsy, c...more...]]> 1 1 false false Tue Jan 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 14:03:08 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 18:46:35 -0800 2009
By page 45 I decided I hated James Patterson writing women. The head of the homicide division and...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 15:29:25 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 15:52:11 -0700 2009 This is a fast paced story with many twists and turns that hold your interest. I...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Aug 15 12:56:22 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 12:56:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 19:15:18 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 19:16:16 -0700 2009 (Women’s Murder Club Series)

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I have read a few of James Patterson’s books before from his Alex Cross Series but this is my first from the Women’s Murder Club Series. I really enjoyed the way he gave each of the ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 08:32:32 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 08:41:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 20:32:12 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 20:38:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Jun 20 04:32:19 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 04:36:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=353975