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Summary: Pulse-Pounding Suspense
Review: Third in the Women's Murder Club series, (1ST TO DIE and 2ND CHANCE), Patterson's latest finds Detective Lindsay Boxer of the San Francisco P.D. witnessing a horrific bombing of a residence after her morning jog. The residence belonged to Morton Lightower, a CEO of X/L/Systems, who made money from selling stock in his company the same day that his investors lost money. Lindsay's subsequent investigation of the crime becomes more significant when her journalist friend Cindy Thomas of the CHRONICLE begins receiving threatening e-mails from the purported terrorists signed "August Spies". As more prominent, well-to-do businessmen are killed, Lindsay seeks to find a connection between the crimes, as her search leads her to Berkley and its revolutionary days of the 1960's. Suspense is never in short supply, and Patterson has added an element of romance when the Deputy Director of Homeland Security, hunky Joe Molinari, arrives in town to work with Lindsay and put together the pieces of this fascinating criminal puzzle. With global leaders heading to San Francisco for a G-8 conference, the feds and S.F. P.D. work closely together to apprehend the culprits behind the anti-establishment terroristic threats in a pulse pounding race against time. Author Patterson's short, on point chapters hold the reader's attention until the last page is turned.
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Summary: MUST READING!
Review: Detective Lindsay Boxer is out for her morning jog when an explosion tears through the streets leaving a townhouse in flames and three people dead including the owner, an Internet millionaire. As Lindsay looks for any survivors she learns there was an infant in the house who has since disappeared and a mysterious letter has been left behind by those responsible for the explosion. Another businessman is found murdered along with another message, this time a warning of what will come over the next few days. As Lindsay investigates the new murder, as well as the disappearance of the infant, her friend and fellow member of the Women's Murder Club, Chronicle reporter Cindy Thomas begins receiving email messages from the killers. The messages contain brief descriptions of what will happen and minor clues to who the victims will be. Lindsay, along with fellow members of the Women's Murder Club; Cindy, Claire Washburn of the medical examiner's office, and Assistant D.A. Jill Bernhardt, must work quickly to find out who is behind the murders and why they are intent on killing someone every three days, but the murder of one of their own will send the other women on dangerous mission to uncover the truth about a friend. Yes, a main character in the novel does die...but you need to read the novel to find out who. '3Rd Degree' is a great entry in the Women's Murder Club series. As always, the pages turn fast as each new surprise comes flying at you. Genuine characters combined with powerful plot twists make this an unforgettable reading experience and further proof that James Patterson is truly THE master of writing a suspense novel. What can be said about a James Patterson novel that has not been said before...the writing top-notch, the twists surprising, the plots original, the suspense thick and the pace lighting fast. Put this on your MUST read list! If you like conspiracy books here are a few. Having read the TOP books in the Government Cover-up Genre; "Unconventional Flying Objects" (NASA UFO Investigator for 30 years) by the scientist Dr. Paul Hill; my FAVORITE is "Alien Rapture" by Brad Steiger and Edgar Fouche (Top Secret Black Programs Insider) - (Great fiction-soon to be a movie); "Alien Agenda" by the best selling author of 'Crossfire' Jim Marrs; and "The Day After Roswell," by Colonel Corso - I'd say these books are fun and a MUST READ also!
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Summary: I liked it!
Review: Despite some of the reviews, I liked this book. I had only read ROSES ARE RED before, so this is only my second Patterson novel, but I thought the characters were memorable and the writing was fast-paced. Also recommended: BARK OF THE DOGWOOD and ROSES ARE RED
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Summary: Third in Women's Murder Club series is a shocker!
Review: Back from "1st To Die" and "2nd Chance", the Women's Murder Club finds terror in unexpected places in this third outing. Starring San Francisco PD Homicide Lt. Lindsay Boxer, friends newspaper reporter Cindy, Medical Examiner Claire, and Asst. District Attorney Jill have somewhat larger roles than the light supporting cast they portrayed in the two earlier books. We're also glad to see the adolescent dialogue from the last pairing of Gross and Patterson was replaced by much more meaningful interactions between the foursome. (We might quibble that it's an unlikely group from the viewpoint of a three-way conflict of interest: cop, DA, and reporter). Keeping in touch with modern times, involvement by Homeland Security personnel and a plot that featured seemingly random acts of terror gave the novel an up-to-date tone. And two subplots, involving spousal abuse of Jill, and a love interest between Boxer and Molinari, the Homeland guy, added to the torrid pace of the main and complex mystery for which Patterson is well known. When a home is bombed and then a death by deadly chemical is followed by another bombing at a mall, it's clear that some group is out for revenge. We get to meet a few of the bad guy players from some first person dialogue of their own, but their identities are not all revealed until the somewhat surprising ending. The usual short chapters (111 in like 340 pages), plus a lot of blank pages from five Parts, make the book little more than a two hour blitz. But the shock comes from a direct attack on one of the club members, nothing new to the other novels in the set. This series may not be quite as hard core as Patterson's more movie-oriented thrillers, but the generally likable heroine and her friends, along with a suspenseful storyline, is quite good enough for an enjoyable read. You might want to save it for the beach!
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Summary: Third In The Series...Back On Track For A Patterson Read!!
Review: This is the 3rd in the series and so much better then the previous title. The women's murder club is back and they are now in the middle of a domestic terrorist threat. Lt. Lindsay Boxer is the first on the scene of a bombing where she bravely rescues a young boy which, just so happens to be the only survivor. Why was this family targeted and just who is the group that is claiming responsiblity for the bombing? Before Lindsay knows it she is right in the thick of things and this case is about to get very personal. This was a very fast paced read with many twist and turns and more like what Mr. Patterson is known for in his writing. Secondary storylines add to the overall main story and new characters are introduced, and of course characters from the previous titles in this series are included. If you have been reading this series from the beginning then you won't want to miss this latest installment.
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Summary: One more great Patterson to add to the list
Review: I simply don't understand some of the negative reviews about this book. What's the deal with this? Our book club recently read three absolutely stellar reads ("The Life of Pi, "Bark of the Dogwood," and Patterson's "3rd Degree.") All were excellent and well-written and the Patterson was our "first." But you can rest assured it won't be our last. Some of the others in the group had read his "Roses are Red" and a few others and recommended this book and we're all glad they did. Fast-paced like all his books, this one doesn't disappoint.
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Summary: ANOTHER PATTERSON PAGETURNER!!!!
Review: In this third installment of the Women's Murder Club, Patterson strikes close to home as a radical homegrown group executes a series of terrorist attacks. Lindsay finds love, murder strikes extremely close to home, and it all becomes personal as Lindsay and company are on a mission to find the terror cell before they strike again. Edge-of-your seat reading for Patterson fans, who NEVER disappoints!! DYB
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Summary: 3rd Degree
Review: A house explodes, a baby disappears, and an economic summit looms: call in the Women's Murder Club to give the bad guys the 3rd Degree.
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Summary: James Patterson gets back on track with this third in his
Review: series of the Women's Murder Club. A prolific writer and one whose books seem to travel at breakneck speed from start to finish, he has come up with this fascinating idea that has four friends,each with her own career, melding together to form a super-sleuth regime. Because of their diversity, they have different approaches to a crime and come at it from all angles. The perp doesn't stand a chance and it is with intriguing stead-fastness that they manage to continue their every day lives and plot and scheme and investigate until justice is done. I enjoyed the first three; but this one is a SHOCKER! I strongly advise that you put aside several hours and pick this one up. I can assure you you won't be sorry that you did. You cannot prepare yourself for the unbelievable events but at least I can warn you that you will catch your breath and your heart may skip a beat as things unfold. If you have been a Patterson fan you will simply admire him more. If this is your first, you will be like the rest of us and wait with baited breath for his next. I hope his next will be the 4th in this series 'cause he has me hooked.
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Summary: A Small Diversion
Review: This series has well drawn characters, but Patterson is skimming near the edge of trying to write from places he has no knowledge. Writing murder mysteries from the viewpoints of four strong women is challenging enough without throwing in the psychology of spousal abuse. Much like the Alex Cross novels, I fear the series is beginning to rely too much on the reader's memory and forgiveness and not enough on the novelist's writing skills and imagination.
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