1st to Die: A Novel

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Summary: can't put it down!
Review: how does patterson do it? every book is better than the last. this one is so intense i cant stop reading it. i hav'nt even finished it and i wanted to do a review just to tell everyone- buy this book!

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Summary: 1st To Die
Review: Everything I have read by James Patterson has great plots but horrible dialogue. Mr. Patterson seems only to be able to write in very short sentences with excessive use of "!" (exclamation mark) after every 2nd & 3rd sentence. He has brillant and exceptional plots. Very exciting. I just am no longer willing to put up with the inability to write complex sentences. Thank you

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Summary: Nice Team Work !
Review: Loved the book! Great concept for new crime fighting team.
there were a few predictible parts, and could have been a little more imaginative on how he got the women to meet. I don't believe that a reporter would have gotten off that easy in real life even though there was an explanation for it it wasn't very believable. I was sad to see the end of Alex Cross, but he made up for it with this book. All in all it was a great read and I can't wait for the next one.

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Summary: Worst book I've read in a long time!
Review: This book is an enormous pile of fetid excrement! A completely unbelievable story. If you like reading Harlequin Romance novels than you might not mind the incredibly treacly "romantic" subplot. But even if you can put that aside you'd have to really suspend all disbelief to swallow the premise.

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Summary: 1st to die
Review: I have read a few books by Patterson ie "Kiss the girls" which is a really good thriller. So when I started reading his latest book "1st to die" I had big expectations. But what a disappointment! The book is not at all exciting, it hasn't got the touch to be classified as a good thriller. The characters are dull and thin and I would say the book is the disappoinment of the year.

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Summary: A good start
Review: Here's what looks like a great new series to rival Alex Cross. The female leads are appealing, and the villains are suitably creeping. I hope the second in the series is just as good.

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Summary: Watch out, Alex! You have competition!
Review: Through the eyes of Inspector Lindsay Boxer, Patterson has created a fast-paced and emotional tale that grabs you from the first page and keeps you on the edge of your seat. Complimented by a murder plot which is both sinister and complex, the reader is drawn into the Women's Murder Club and its four unique and intriguing members. With more twists and turns than a mountain pass, this book will keep you guessing, and make you cringe, cry, laugh, and cheer!

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Summary: Don't pass this one up!!!
Review: Having read half of the works of James Patterson, I found this to
be one of his best so far and a nice change of location and of
lead characters. And as always, the less I know about the plot
the more I enjoy his writing. I had a hard time putting this one
down and am looking forward to his next book. (Thank you James
Patterson)

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Summary: 1st to Die
Review: It took me two days to read this book. I could not put it down. This so far has been one of my favorite James Patterson's books. When I first start reading any book, if I do not like the main character in a book, I have a hard time getting through it. But this book had four great characters in Lindsey, Claire, Cindy and Jill, as well as Chris. I cannot wait for 2nd Chance.

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Summary: The real mystery is Patterson's popularity
Review: OK... having said that, truth is I got hooked on Patterson a few books back when I realized how much I liked the detective he'd created, Alex Cross. But after several books with cartoon-character villains and ridiculous dialogue by his too-precious daughter, not to mention writing sorely lacking in description and procedure, I felt duped. Nevertheless, I decided to pick up the latest paperback and was stunned that such thin characters and another cartoonish villain was managing to be another bestseller. The "women's murder club" made me think of Nancy Drew and the idea that professional woman would gather that way, let alone dub themselves something that insipid, is beyond any reasonable suspension of disbelievability. Having been a crime reporter for a daily newspaper for many years, I know a little bit about what truly is ridiculous in crime fiction, and Patterson is at the top of the list.