1st to Die (Women's Murder Club)
by James Patterson
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Book Reviews of 1st to Die (Women's Murder Club)
Book Review: MUST READ
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is a great suspenseful mystery! I picked up this book just because of the title and I forgot the book I was reading at home, but once I started I didn't put this book down until I finished it!
Lindsay Boxer the main character is a smart, strong, and observant woman. Mixed in with this suspenseful murder mystery is a love story between her and her co-worker that also get assigned to the case.
It;s the greatest mix of everything, and I just figured out its a series so I need to find these other books!
Overall it's a great book and I REALLY recommend reading it. If you don't like it than i don't know what you could possibly like because this is the best of the best. James Paterson makes you feel like you're right there as it's happening!
Book Review: Patterson's New Crew
Summary: 5 Stars
James Patterson made his reputation with his Alex Cross novels and then introduced new charactors in the novel 1st To Die. In fact I picked this up without reading the cover when it first came out since I htought it was just another Alex Cross novel and I enjoyed them. Of course I was a bit surpised when I started reading, but it turned into a pleasant suprise.
Like the Cross novels, this bok has a great premise - newlyweds are being killed but somehow these deaths seem to be predicted (do not want to ruing the plot with how.)
Here Lindsay, a homicide detective who is the new Alex, and associates find themselves trying to determine what is going on and there are enough twists and turns to keep any Patterson fan happy.
Book Review: Actually liked this one
Summary: 4 Stars
I was so doubtful that I would like this book that I waited and got it as a used paperback. Now I want the rest in the series. I was skeptical because of the tired, overdone "womens' club" type books that seem to flood the market, but these gals do pull it off! While they are kinda cliched, Patterson manages to breath life into the different characters and make them seem plausible. The dective-with-a-terminal-disease actually seems very real and human, as does the tought-as-nails lawyer, snoopy news reporter, and warm, loving physician. Each contributes a piece to the book that makes it readable and enjoyable. The murder scenes are graphic and the ending somewhat predictable, but I stayed up all night to finish it! I will get the rest.Book Review: Patterson should read up on dogs...
Summary: 2 Stars
I agree with what a lot of the 1 and 2 start reviewers have said and have one thing to add: the author has obviously not done any research on dogs. Or, possibly, border collies in America are very different from the breed we have here in Scotland. Border collies are fairly large dogs and I would really like to see one perch on somebody's lap looking out to the bay... makes for a very, very funny picture! Next, does Mr Patterson know that border collies are working dogs and keeping one in a flat is absolutely ridiculous and amounts to animal cruelty? And if the heroine of the books indeed keeps her collie in a flat, then it is highly likely that when she returns from work, the collie will have taken the flat apart from sheer boredom.Book Review: I can't believe so many people liked this book.
Summary: 1 Stars
I picked up this book for a quick, enjoyable suspense read. Unfortunately, the book only annoyed me. There are many male authors out there who do a decent job writing from a woman's perspective. Patterson is NOT one of them. He took every stereotype of a woman and combined them to create these four women. It was extremely disappointing that the main character was supposed to be a strong, female lead was so stupid that her bright ideas constantly "surprised" everyone, including her. The plot was very predictable, the characters were not fleshed out, and the storyline was boring. This was the first Patterson book I've read...it will probably be the last.