The 8th Confession (Women's Murder Club, #8)

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The 8th Confession (Women's Murder Club #8)

by James Patterson (Goodreads Author), Maxine Paetro

3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 · rating details · 17,060 ratings · 937 reviews

As San Francisco's most glamorous millionaires mingle at the party of the year, someone is watching--waiting for a chance to take vengeance on Isa and Ethan Bailey, the city's most celebrated couple. Finally, the killer pinpoints the ideal moment, and it's the perfect murder. Not a trace of evidence is left behind in their glamorous home.

As Detective Lindsay Boxer investi...more

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Apr 22, 2013 Dominic Nguyen rated it 4 of 5 stars

This eighth book in James Patterson's "Women's murder club" series, is full of action and twists around every corner. The amount of suspense that Patterson builds up through the description of each murder puts the readers on the edge of their seats. The use of short and long chapters gives him the ability to change the pace of the story (E.g. Short Chapters for scenes such as car chases).

One of my favourite genres of books is crime and mystery, and a friend of mine recommended that I give James...more

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Jan 22, 2013 Stacy rated it 3 of 5 stars

The four ladies of San Francisco are back in a new novel and there are a whole lotta murderers running around town. Lindsay and her partner Conklin are trying to make headway in the numerous cases involving very wealthy victims with no known cause of death. Claire is stumped and demands more police work. Cindy is on the trail Bagman Jesus. He’s a homeless man who was murdered and no one seems to care. She also demands more police work, but finds she must do the heavy lifting herself. Yuki is bac...more

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Jul 05, 2012 Hannah Ciceu rated it 2 of 5 stars

I can't help it. I love murder mysteries, especially the quick, easy-to-read one's. My obsession with one of these novels is such that I have to refrain from reading them during the school year, because otherwise I would get nothing done. I become so enthralled with whichever novel I'm reading that I will choose to read it over pretty much any other activity or obligation. This is why I save these books for my summer reads, when I can fill endless hours with disturbing images and high-adrenaline...more

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Jun 19, 2012 Best Crime Books rated it 2 of 5 stars

James Petterson has been writing a series of books which are part of the 'Womens Murder Club' series.They involve four women who have all featured heavily in previous books. They are Lindsay, Cindy, Yuki and Claire.

The story for the 8th Confession focuses on two main threads. The first is a murder of a "saintly" homeless man and Cindy who is a journalist finds her senses telling her to keep on at this, and she is convinced there is a story there. The other thread features the serial murders of t...more

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Jun 08, 2012 Melissa rated it 4 of 5 stars

You might recall from my previous mentions about how a reader can really influence how you feel about an audio book--at least, I find that happens to me. A good reader can make a not-so-great book better, or vice versa. With 8th Confession, I have to confess that I was not nuts about Carolyn McCormick's reading, though at times she does do a great job, depending on the character she is portraying (she gets an A+ as Yuki's mother, for example). But more often than not, I just felt her reading see...more

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Nov 22, 2011 Tony rated it 3 of 5 stars

James Patterson and Maxine Paetro- The 8th Confession (Grand central Publishing 2010) 3.5 Stars

The rich are dying in San Francisco and Detective Boxer is being pressured from up top to clear this case. No one seems to know the cause of these deaths until it slaps them in the face, but will it help them solve the case? Meanwhile Bagman Jesus has just been brutally murdered and his being homeless seems to make him less important, that is until Cindy Thomas gets things rolling for him in the newspa...more

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Nov 01, 2011 Amy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary, mystery-thriller

So, I’ve had this love/hate relationship with James Patterson since I read my first Alex Cross novel quite a few years ago. See, he writes these amazing stories but he breaks them up into itty bitty chapters. Why is this a bad thing? Well, mainly it’s a bad thing because you find yourself sitting there, at nearly nine o’clock at night thinking, “Hmmm, it’s only three pages… I can do one more chpater.” Before you know it, it’s creeping up on eleven o’clock and five thirty AM is staring you in the...more So, I’ve had this love/hate relationship with James Patterson since I read my first Alex Cross novel quite a few years ago. See, he writes these amazing stories but he breaks them up into itty bitty chapters. Why is this a bad thing? Well, mainly it’s a bad thing because you find yourself sitting there, at nearly nine o’clock at night thinking, “Hmmm, it’s only three pages… I can do one more chpater.” Before you know it, it’s creeping up on eleven o’clock and five thirty AM is staring you in the face. I literally devour each and every one of his books that I’m presented with. And this was no exception.

As per usual, you have your main mystery coupled with at least one side story, to keep you guessing as well as entertained. However, he really outdid himself this time as there were two side stories as well as the personal interactions of the Women’s Murder Club, plus Lindsay’s partner, Rich, to think about. But in true James Patterson style, he wove all three stories, as well as the continuing story of the Women’s Murder Club, into one seamless tale by the end.

I love the way he works in not just the way Lindsay interacts with her friends – Cindy, Claire, and Yuki – but also their personal lives, like including Claire’s family and Lindsay’s relationship with Joe. It rounds out the characters and brings their choices and decisions into a more realistic light. Not only that, but I find it fun to know everything I can about a character. For me, that’s what brings them fully to life.

There are only two complaints in regards to this book. 1) There wasn’t nearly enough Lindsay/Claire interaction for my tastes. I love the way that Claire mothers her and Lindsay lets her. 2) Cindy. She’s always been a bit on the annoying side for my tastes, but knowing that she’s a reporter, I’ve always tried to put it to the side, blaming it on her doing what needed to be done to get her story. However, as far as I’m concerned, there were points in this book where she was a raving biotch, to put it lightly. And while you can chalk it up to being passionate about her cause, there wasn’t ever really any reason for it, other than Cindy being Cindy.

That said, everything else about The 8th Confession was awesome. There were surprises along the way and a lot of good times. You laugh, you cry, you shout out in disbelief or frustration. If there was ever a master of the rollercoaster emotion, it is James Patterson.

And thus, one more reason I have such a love/hate relationship with the man. Should I ever meet him, I’m afraid I’d hug him, stomp on his toes, and then hug him again.

I’d like to think that he’d understand why, too.

DISCLAIMER: I borrowed this book from the library, free of charge, via my Kindle. I did it solely out of my misguided love for Lindsay Boxer and her dog, Martha.(less)

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Sep 14, 2011 Cj W rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, murder-mystery

" Cindy felt w wave of nausea, sucked in her breath.
The pile of rags was, in fact, a dead man. His clothes were blood-soaked and his face so beaten to much, Cindy couldn't make out his features.......... It's B-B-Bagman Jesus. Someone Killed Him! "

" 'Don't be mad' I said, tucking the blanket under Joe's chin, Patting his stubbly cheeks, planting a PG-13- rated kiss on his mouth, careful not to get him going again because I just didn't have time to get back in the mood.....' I am not mad' he sai...more

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Aug 15, 2011 Tim Knier rated it 2 of 5 stars

The four members of the Women’s Murder Club are present in this novel, but this time their activities are more disparate than collusive. Two main threads are woven through the tight 112 chapters: the sidewalk slaying of Bagman Jesus and the serial murders attributed to Pet Girl.

Reading almost like movie trailers, the first several pages describe two different, horrific scenes that seem irrelevant when Boxer initially takes up the storyline. Patterson’s usual cliff-hanging chapter endings are ab...more

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Aug 02, 2010 Swissmiss rated it 3 of 5 stars

First of all, why are all of James Patterson's books co-written by someone else? Is he ghost-writing other people's stories? Or is he the one with the great plot ideas but can't string three words together? Has the well run dry, so to speak, after so many years, and he's mining other, little-known authors who are willing to sell their soul for the chance to have their name on a cover with James Patterson? Wikipedia says: "Patterson is also well known for sharing the spotlight with different co-a...more

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Jun 15, 2010 Elizabeth rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: james-patterson, modern-murder-mysteries

Pretty good. Interesting combination of several different crimes that are woven together into one storyline. Though I found there to be a lot going on, and I kind of felt like I had ADD every time that my attention was diverted a different mystery from a different character's point of view. First the school bus/portable meth lab exploded. Then a homeless man named Bagman Jesus was brutally murdered. And then a super rich couple was murdered while sleeping, with no trace of the murder weapon and...more

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Jun 09, 2010 Denise rated it 3 of 5 stars

3.0 out of 5 stars 3.5 star fast and fun beach read, July 27, 2009

This review is from: The 8th Confession (The Women's Murder Club) (Hardcover)
This is the 8th book in the Women's Murder Club series. Of course if you're a fan, you've already read the others and probably pre-ordered this one. I do believe it is a series that you have to read in order, so don't start with this one as even though you would "get it" as a stand alone, it's really the history that the women have shared that makes this...more

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May 10, 2010 Kelly Hager rated it 2 of 5 stars

He and I are thisclose to breaking up. I'm going to give the next Alex Cross book another try and if that isn't fantastic, Patterson and I are done.

For real.

This is the 8th installment in Patterson's Women's Murder Club series. There are two murder mysteries going on. The first is a series of crimes involving the wealthy; various people are found dead, but there's no apparent reason for it. The victims are all young and healthy and there's no definite cause of death. The other is a homeless man...more

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Oct 08, 2009 Aaron rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

San Francisco is once again confronted with a serial killer and it will be up to the Women's Murder Club and the beaus to solve the case. Someone is targeting high society folks, but no one can figure out how the killer is taking them out. Other than the fact that they might have a taste for partying, drinking, drugs and other debauchery, the victims show no signs of injury or illness. In fact, they are in prime shape.

Claire, the cities chief medical examiner, has done everything she can to find...more San Francisco is once again confronted with a serial killer and it will be up to the Women's Murder Club and the beaus to solve the case. Someone is targeting high society folks, but no one can figure out how the killer is taking them out. Other than the fact that they might have a taste for partying, drinking, drugs and other debauchery, the victims show no signs of injury or illness. In fact, they are in prime shape.

Claire, the cities chief medical examiner, has done everything she can to find a sign of what might have happened. Nothing shows up in the bloodwork, and repeated looks at the bodies reveals nothing. She even reaches out to other MEs in other jurisdictions.

Lindsay and her partner Rich are not doing much better as they are hitting roadblocks at every bend, leaving no significant clues to work with. They finally get a break when a retired officer points out that the cases mirror similar a similar murder spree in the 1980's. It is that clue that shows them the pattern to finally start pulling the case together.

As all of this is going on Cindy finally gets an opportunity to come to the fore. She takes an interest in the murder of a local homeless man everyone calls Bagman Jesus. At first glance, he has a reputation for helping many of the local indigent population in getting the services they need. He was found beaten to death and with several gunshot wounds to the head. Cindy is horrified at the fact that the police seems to push these types of cases aside because they are overburdered, and no one "really cares." Considering the fact the city is throwing all their big guns on the mystery high society deaths, there is little question that she might be right. Unfortunately, she is not right about everything. As she and other dig deeper into the case, things aren't what they first seem.

As usual, the girls' romances really come to the fore. Yuki finds love after she is hurt in front of the courthouse. The doctor who helps to stitch her up is pretty much the kind of guy every mother would want for their daughter. To make things even better, he is sweet, considerate, and handsome. She hasn't felt like this for a guy in years, and no one knows where their relationship is going to lead.

Cindy also finds a new guy, though he is not as new to the reader. While they are a perfect match, the club members disagree, at first, about whether or not she should pursue him. All she knows is that she likes to spend time with him.

Patterson and Paetro do a nice job of weaving the various plots and subplots together throughout the course of the novel. Each character really has their chance to shine, and the readers get their usual "edge of their" seat reactions as the cases being investigated come to surprising closure. There is no question that fans will enjoy this book and will probably be left yearning for number 9!(less)

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Aug 12, 2009 Becky rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 999-challenge, audio

This one was good, but still not as good as the 1st or 6th in the series. I'm still on the edge of my seat for the 9th book, but I wasn't as speechless with this one. It was a little ho-hum.

I enjoyed the tension between Cindy and Lindsey in this one. It's made the whole situation a little more real as far as their personal lives are concerned. I also really liked the wisdom that Yuki gave to Lindsey about her love life. Then, Yuki's situation with Doc was a shocker! It was a great twist that I t...more

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Aug 04, 2009 Teresa Watson rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Someone is killing the super-rich in California. A dead homeless man is shot six times and beaten to death. A beauty queen on trial for killing her father and turning her mother into a vegetable. A school bus blows up in the middle of the street, killing ten people. These are the cases the Women's Murder Club is working on.

Crime reporter is on her way to work one morning when she notices a crowd of homeless people gathered around something. But it is really a someone, Bagman Jesus, shot and beat...more Someone is killing the super-rich in California. A dead homeless man is shot six times and beaten to death. A beauty queen on trial for killing her father and turning her mother into a vegetable. A school bus blows up in the middle of the street, killing ten people. These are the cases the Women's Murder Club is working on.

Crime reporter is on her way to work one morning when she notices a crowd of homeless people gathered around something. But it is really a someone, Bagman Jesus, shot and beaten. The homeless people sing his praises, and Cindy smells a story.

Yuki Castellano is hoping to get her first conviction in the beauty queen case, but the jury claims to be hung. Then it is discovered that a juror has a daughter in jail, but the judge dismisses her and puts in an alternate. Will Yuki win her case, or will jailhouse justice beat her to it?

Lindsay Boxer and Rich Conklin are working the super-rich murders when they discover that they are similar to killings that happened in 1982. That killer was never found. Has the killer come back after all these years, or it is a second generation killer, seeking revenge?

Lindsay's boyfriend, Joe, adds to the already mounting pressure by going away, but not before telling Lindsay he wants her to decide one thing when he gets back: will he have to move away or will she marry him? It doesn't help that there are fireworks going off between Lindsay and Rich, but a bucket of cold water in the form of Cindy stops that cold. But will it cost Cindy her friendship with Lindsay?

Cindy has other problems to worry about. Bagman Jesus isn't the savior she was led to believe. People are telling her to stay away from the story, but she can't give it up. Has she gone too far this time that even Lindsay may not be able to save her?

Lindsay and Rich close in on the millionaire killer, but not before Rich is put in a life-threatening situation. Will help arrive in time to save him? Or will Lindsay lose another partner?

Intrigued enough? Then go check out the book! I can't tell you EVERYTHING!

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Jul 25, 2009 Kathleen Hagen added it

Shelves: 2009-audio-books, 2009-mysteries

The 8th Confession, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro, B-plus. Narrated by Carolyn McCormick, produced by Hatchett Audio, downloaded from audible.com.

The latest addition to the Women’s Murder Club series. Actually a much better book than the last few have been. The two main three mysteries to be solved in this case were:
A. a schoolbus blows up in the street killing ten people, passengers in other cars and pedestrians. It turns out the schoolbus was being used as a meth lab. No one can figure...more

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Jul 09, 2009 Debbie rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is the 5th book these two have co-authored and it's the 8th in the series of the Women's Murder Club. These stories are good and well worth reading if you are a Patterson fan, but tend to fall short when compared to his other books.

This one keeps you guessing along with the detectives as they try to solve some mysterious deaths occuring among the super-rich in San Francisco while at the same time another murder of a homeless preacher who professes a story of hope to his listeners. The stra...more

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May 25, 2009 Shonda rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: read-2009

The 8th Confession begins with a bombing of a school bus. Next Cindy Thomas discovers the mutilated body of a homeless man. Lindsay Boxer and her partner Rich Conklin are working both cases. Things quickly get complicated when the super-rich are being targeted. Medical examiner Claire Washburn is stomped on the cause of their deaths. To her, it’s the perfect crime: no evidence has been left behind.

Meanwhile, Yuki Castellano is prosecuting a woman on trial for murdering her father and the attempt...more

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May 14, 2009 Rhonda rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, mystery

The 8th Confession is the latest installment in James Patterson's Women's Murder Club series. This book finds the police officer, Lindsey Boxer, and her partner, Rich Conklin, trying to solve the murders of some of San Francisco's high society, but they can't determine the method or motive for the murders. An old friend of Lindsey's who works cold cases provides some information that proves to be helpful.

In the meantime, Cindy, the news reporter, discovers a homeless man, Bagman Jesus, brutally...more

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May 05, 2009 Margaret rated it 4 of 5 stars

Lindsay Boxer and the Women’s Murder Club are back in this eighth installment in the series by James Patterson with Maxine Paetro. Will the murder club and friendships be torn apart by love as a murderer stalks the rich and famous?

On the way to work one morning, Detective Lindsay Boxer and her partner, Rich Conklin, encounter an explosion on a bus on the busy streets of San Francisco, but they immediately chalk it up as drug-related. Later, a homeless man is found executed—but since a high socie...more Lindsay Boxer and the Women’s Murder Club are back in this eighth installment in the series by James Patterson with Maxine Paetro. Will the murder club and friendships be torn apart by love as a murderer stalks the rich and famous?

On the way to work one morning, Detective Lindsay Boxer and her partner, Rich Conklin, encounter an explosion on a bus on the busy streets of San Francisco, but they immediately chalk it up as drug-related. Later, a homeless man is found executed—but since a high society couple is found dead in their beds with no visible cause of death, Lindsay is ordered to investigate it first, leaving reporter Cindy Thomas to dig around and figure out who killed the man known as Bagman Jesus.

The hunt for two killers challenges the Women’s Murder Club beyond their expertise, and when Cindy becomes involved with Lindsay’s partner, sparks fly and jealousy rules, causing a rift in long-time friendships.

Meanwhile, Assistant District Attorney Yuki Castellano fights to break a losing streak by convicting a woman who brutally beat her parents and killed her father for money. In addition, a love interest enters Yuki’s life and makes things wonderful, even as that scares her to death.

At first, The 8th Confession appears to be a typical, unsurprising thriller. But then, true to anything written by James Patterson, he smacks you upside the head with a shocking and clever revelation—both with the plot and the characters—and that’s what makes this thriller rise above others in its class.

As with previous titles in the series, Mr. Patterson and Ms Paetro have at least two subplots going on that don’t really relate to the main plot, so if you’re new to the series, it might be a little disconcerting. Also, I wouldn’t recommend reading the series out of sequence or starting in the middle, because you’ll only end up confused and wondering about character and plot developments that have been explained in earlier installments of the series.

The 8th Confession isn’t my favorite book in the Women’s Murder Club series, because the plot is a bit more subdued, and it leans more toward the characters’ personal lives rather than the action. But I still wouldn’t have missed reading it for the world, because it’s almost as fast-paced, thrilling, and shocking as previous books in the series.

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Aug 12, 2009 Richard rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: All mystery lovers, those who like San Francisco or police procedurals.

Recommended to Richard by: I read all James Patterson's work.

This is number 8 in the Women's murder club series and it literally starts with a bang. A school bus mysteriously explodes in downtown San Francisco killing 10 people including the driver.

An apparent homeless person is brutally murdered and two billionaire socialites die under unknown circumstances. Wait, there is another. Then two more. The street guy gets lost in the process. But Cindy Thomas of the Chronicle is hot on the chase.

Detective Lindsay Boxer, reporter Cindy and the gang are up to th...more

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May 20, 2009 Tim rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is the first of the series that I actually read. I listened to all of the others on CD while working. I have come to the conclusion that's the best way to experience these books.

When I picked up the book at my library, I thought I'd mistakenly put the Large Print version on hold. Tons of white space, two or three page chapters. All short declarative sentences. Characters that don't act like themselves or real people...and who, if you haven't read the other books in the series, won't make a...more

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Mar 24, 2012 Liz rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: james patterson fans

Recommended to Liz by: self

Shelves: fiction, mystery-suspense

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Nov 21, 2012 Colin rated it 3 of 5 stars

This was a fairly good book in my view, one of a few I have read about the 'Women's Murder Club'. The club is full of 'go get 'em ' ladies, and the crime and investigation detail is well done (as usual with James Patterson being involved) but I think these books lose their way a bit with the love lives of some members of the club - I wouldn't mind a bit less detail. There are two matters being investigated here, the death of a low life and several connected deaths of people some way up the food...more

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Jul 18, 2010 Veronica rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: pleasure-reading

Typical James Patterson yarn...Great start with numerous "Page Turner" periods...Drags a bit in the middle...Then races to an abrupt conclusion. The murder weapon of choice, however, was a clever twist to so many murder mysteries I've read...Not only is the implement an "out-of-the-box" choice, but one that will leave you looking around floors and thoroughly searching your bed linens. As an aside, my analytical brain started wondering exactly "why" this title is among the "Women's Murder Club" S...more

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May 24, 2009 Amy (amyb2332) rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2009-audiobooks, audiobook, mystery-thriller

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Aug 28, 2011 Sandra rated it 5 of 5 stars

OVERVIEW: As San Francisco's most glamorous millionaires mingle at the party of the year, someone is watching--waiting for a chance to take vengeance on Isa and Ethan Bailey, the city's most celebrated couple. Finally, the killer pinpoints the ideal moment, and it's the perfect murder. Not a trace of evidence is left behind in their glamorous home.

As Detective Lindsay Boxer investigates the high-profile murder, someone else is found brutally executed--a preacher with a message of hope for the ho...more

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Nov 18, 2010 Jamie Kline rated it 4 of 5 stars

My opinion: I really wish I read these books closer together. By the time I got to this one, the rest of the books were just a distant memory, and it was hard to remember what exactly had happened up to this point. Luckily the stories tend to reflect back on what happened previously, but it still was hard to catch back up. So in this 8th installment in the Women's Murder Club series, a homeless man is shot and killed; at the same time, someone is killing the wealthiest in San Francisco. The enti...more My opinion: I really wish I read these books closer together. By the time I got to this one, the rest of the books were just a distant memory, and it was hard to remember what exactly had happened up to this point. Luckily the stories tend to reflect back on what happened previously, but it still was hard to catch back up. So in this 8th installment in the Women's Murder Club series, a homeless man is shot and killed; at the same time, someone is killing the wealthiest in San Francisco. The entire police force is focused on the rich people murders, but Cindy is determined to get justice for the homeless man, Bagman Jesus since no one seems to care when homeless people die or go missing. So she starts to investigate herself, interviewing people and offering a reward to anyone who could identify his killer. Most people say what a saint Bagman Jesus was, so Cindy is even more determined to find out who did it. Meanwhile, Lindsay is stuck working the murders of the wealthy people. The only problem is Claire does the autopsies and still has no idea how any of them died. Without witnesses and manner of death, there isn't much to go on. Yuki has her own side story going, working a case of an ex beauty queen accused of murdering her parents. While the trial is definitely the focal point of her story, the big news is that she falls head over heels for a doctor. She feels like it's all too good to be true, but you'll have to read to find out what happens! Also, Lindsay is still struggling with her feelings for her partner, Rich. She loves her boyfriend Joe, but she just can't let go of the chemistry she has for Rich. She notices Cindy taking an interest in Rich and starts to get jealous; she realizes she needs to figure out what she wants and fast! There is some good shocks and twists throught the book, but I found some of them kind of ridiculous. And I just wanted to slap Lindsay; I honestly think Joe's too good for her, and wonder what he would think if he know Lindsay has kissed Rich multiple times and almost had sex with him at least once. She just came off kind of annoying in this book. Actually all of the characters were slightly annoying this time around, except maybe Claire but she didn't have a huge part in this story. I did really like the story line though, I enjoyed how it got you thinking about who's to say which life is more important, as the police seemed to make a stance that the wealthy are more important than one homeless guy. All in all, not a bad read.

My rating: 4/5 stars(less)

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Jul 13, 2010 Serena rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

James Patterson and Maxine Paetro’s 8th Confession is read by Carolyn McCormick, and does a fine job differentiating between the characters. In this book, Lindsay Boxer is confronted with a personal, life-changing decision and is bogged down in several high-profile cases. Rich men and women are being murdered in their homes, but there is no cause of death — at least any that Claire can find during autopsy or through toxicology tests.

“Claire waved a computer printout, said, ‘Toxicology was negati...more

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