2nd Chance (Women's Murder Club) by James Patterson
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Book Reviews of 2nd Chance (Women's Murder Club)
Book Review: A page turner, but...
Summary: 1 Stars
Yes, this book has a nice simple story line that makes you turn the pages. But, those pages are usually three-page snippets (called chapters) and the four women characters of the "club" are stereotyped middle-class working women. The protaganist, Lindsay Boxer is the last person in the world you would want to see heading up a homicide squad: emotional, impulsive and not very bright. The turning point for me was when she and her department buddies wanted to apply a little pressure to a suspected murderer and parole violator. They couldn't figure out how to bring him in on murder charges, so they just showed up at his door to let him know they were watching. Why didn't they simply arrest him on the parole violation? Combine this with her impulsively chasing after bad guys by herself (twice) and her need to be rescued (twice) by a man or men (her father and homicide department buddies), and you've got a less-than-compeling lead character. I'd never heard of James Patterson before, and this book certainly doesn't incline me to read any more of his books. For my money, John Lescroarts' series of books set in the same place--San Francisco's Police Department homicide unit and legal community--are much more sophisticated and equally page-turning.Book Review: Better Late Than Never
Summary: 1 Stars
I don't know why I never got around to this one before. I love Patterson, but this one was just horrid.
All I could think of while reading it was: "When did they start publishing first drafts?"
And, what's with the italics? Do you really think your readers are that dense that we cannot create our own inferences without the literary equivalent of a laugh track or schlocky music?
Again, this read like a first draft. Just awful.
By the way, in the Bay Area we call San Francisco International Airport, SFO, not SFI. Couldn't be bothered with a silly little thing like research, huh?