1st to Die
1st to Die (Paragon Softcover Large Print Books) James Patterson,
Publisher: Thorndike Press
ISBN: 0754024865
DDC: 813.54
Edition: Paperback; 2001-06
Summary:
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. "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. --Jane Adams
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