2nd Chance (Women's Murder Club)
by James Patterson
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Author: James PattersonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-05-20
ISBN: 0446696633
Number of pages: 400
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Book Reviews of 2nd Chance (Women's Murder Club)
Book Review: These Women are Strong in Their Second Outing
Summary: 5 Stars
It appears to start with a shooting at a black church. After all the bullets fly, only one little girl is dead. But newly promoted Lieutenant Lindsay Boxer picks up on a few clues that make her think it wasn't a random killing. She is even more suspicious when she finds a connection with a suspicious suicide in Oakland. When a third killing takes place, the pressure is really on the department. What is the connection? Where will it all lead?
I'll freely admit I picked this book up mainly because I had borrowed it from a friend. But I'm glad I did because it was much stronger than the first book in the series. All four of the lead characters are well developed here. All but Claire get their own sub-plot, and it really helps established who they are. And even Claire is a strong character here.
But the sub-plots never detract from the main plot. And it is much better plotted than the first in the series. I will admit I can feel a bit of a formula already after two books, but each twist still caught me off guard. While I do think that Lindsay was rather stupid in the climax, I was willing to suspend belief and go with it. I was certainly on the edge of my seat the entire time.
If the rest of the series is this strong, I'll enjoy spending more time reading them.
Summary of 2nd Chance (Women's Murder Club)
2nd Chance reconvenes the Women's Murder Club, four friends (a detective, a reporter, an assistant district attorney, and a medical examiner) who used their networking skills, feminine intuition, and professional wiles to solve a baffling series of murders in 1st to Die. This time, the murders of two African Americans, a little girl and an old woman, bear all the signs of a serial killer for Lindsay Boxer, newly promoted to lieutenant of San Francisco's homicide squad. But there's an odd detail she finds even more disturbing: both victims were related to city cops. A symbol glimpsed at both murder scenes leads to a racist hate group, but the taunting killer strikes again and again, leaving deliberate clues and eluding the police ever more cleverly. In the meantime, each of the women has a personal stake at risk--and the killer knows who they are.2nd Chance reconvenes the Women's Murder Club, four friends (a detective, a reporter, an assistant district attorney, and a medical examiner) who used their networking skills, feminine intuition, and professional wiles to solve a baffling series of murders in 1st to Die. This time, the murders of two African Americans, a little girl and an old woman, bear all the signs of a serial killer for Lindsay Boxer, newly promoted to lieutenant of San Francisco's homicide squad. But there's an odd detail she finds even more disturbing: both victims were related to city cops. A symbol glimpsed at both murder scenes leads to a racist hate group, but the taunting killer strikes again and again, leaving deliberate clues and eluding the police ever more cleverly. In the meantime, each of the women has a personal stake at risk--and the killer knows who they are.
2nd Chance speeds along at a Formula One pace through many tight curves, but unlike recent entries in the Alex Cross series, it doesn't sacrifice good characters to a twisted plot. Lindsay's the star, but there's a fine esprit de corps among the four women, who are even better developed here than in the first book. What makes them both convincing and interesting as a criminal-justice juggernaut is their willingness to stick their necks out, even if they suffer for it. If you haven't picked up a James Patterson novel in a while, this is a great time to start anew. --Barrie Trinkle
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