As the only woman homicide inspector in San Francisco, Lindsay Boxer has to be tough. But nothing has prepared her for the honeymoon murders. A brutal maniac begins a killing spree, slaughtering newlywed couples, and Lindsay takes on the case. She is sickened by the deaths, but her determination to bring the murderer to justice is threatened by a personal tragedy. So she turns to Claire, a coroner, Cindy, a journalist, and Jill, an attorney, for help with both crises: and the Women's Murder Club is born.
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James Patterson inaugurates a new crime series with the impressively complex First to Die: the Women's Murder Club, a group of San Francisco professionals--a homicide cop, an assistant district attorney, a pathologist and a reporter--share their information and thinking on cases. Someone is killing honeymoon couples on their first night together and nothing that we know about the killer is, we realise, entirely reliable: the connections between the victims are tenuous and the killer's method varies significantly. Intelligent, sensitive, tough cop Lindsay Boxer has problems of her own--a potentially fatal blood condition and a suspicion that she is falling for the intelligent divorced spin-doctor forced on her as partner by a publicity-conscious city government. The conversations she has with her friends are partly a matter of looking again at the results of legwork--sometimes explaining something to people who do not share your automatic assumptions makes you look at it again--and partly a matter of sharing expertise; rapidly they realise that they are up against someone for whom murder is a sexual game. Patterson has always had an eye for the psychology of killers--here he adds empathy for those to whom caring about victims is a way of life. --Roz Kaveney
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33 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read a few Alex Cross novels and thought they were "OK" nothing special not particularly gripping but solid enough reads.
When Patterson then started this new series starting with 1st to die i thought perhaps he might be clutching at straws.
However i was wrong 1st to die is an absolute stunning read from cover to cover i read it within a day i was that hooked on it.
The reason being i was hooked is because it is so fast paced so many twists all the way through the book just keep you hooked on the book.
Recommend it to everyone a truely stunning read.
When Patterson then started this new series starting with 1st to die i thought perhaps he might be clutching at straws.
However i was wrong 1st to die is an absolute stunning read from cover to cover i read it within a day i was that hooked on it.
The reason being i was hooked is because it is so fast paced so many twists all the way through the book just keep you hooked on the book.
Recommend it to everyone a truely stunning read.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
Patterson's latest book sees the introduction of a new female detective. The book starts well and as with all patterson books the pace is frantic. However, there the praise ends. The book reads as though it is written by a man trying to be a woman. There's too much crying and hugging. The end is very predictable and I guessed halfway through the book who'd done it. There were several twists at the end but all of which I expected. A twist is only good if you're not expecting it. The fact that I saw them all coming a mile off shows that patterson is getting predictable. Not his best work, but as of late that's the norm.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was intrigued whether this character set would be as good as previous James Patterson novels I had read - I am pleased to say it is much better.
The reading was easy and compelling. The murders were horrific. The plot was sustained well. The Women's Murder Club worked well. (I did feel Cindy the newspaper girl could have developed more?)
I was literally choked at some passages, completely absorbed by others and repulsed at the circumstances of one murder in particular. Never was I bored. A good read - thoroughly recommended.
The reading was easy and compelling. The murders were horrific. The plot was sustained well. The Women's Murder Club worked well. (I did feel Cindy the newspaper girl could have developed more?)
I was literally choked at some passages, completely absorbed by others and repulsed at the circumstances of one murder in particular. Never was I bored. A good read - thoroughly recommended.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Although the 'girl's club' getting together did not quite sit right, the plot with all of it's twists and turns, did not disappoint. I was 'lucky' enough to be off work when I received my copy. I did not put the book down until I finished it, having read all of the Alex Cross series, I hoped it would be as good as those. And I was not disappointed, although the feisty females against male superiors theme, was a little overdone for my personal taste.
James Patterson writes about a subject matter which must be hard to research, empathise with and in turn make it horrifyingly believeable. Should this be a start of another series I look forward to the development of the main character, Inspector Lindsay Boxer and her Women's Murder Club.She, like Alex Cross, has more to share with us. So, please James, more and soon!
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By Hippy chick
Format:Paperback
Having read most, (if not all), of Patterson's Alex Cross books, I was pleasantly suprised how much I enjoyed this new storyline. The idea of a group of women all chatting together and managing to plough their way through complex investigations really appeals to me. It's just the sort of thing a group of women friends do for other aspects of life anyway when they get together to put the world to rights.
After reading 1st To Die, I couldn't wait for the next in the series to appear. Once again, a real page turner and oh, how I love that Patterson always does such nice short chapters! Great read.
After reading 1st To Die, I couldn't wait for the next in the series to appear. Once again, a real page turner and oh, how I love that Patterson always does such nice short chapters! Great read.
17 of 19 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
As a regular reader of James Patterson, I eagerly awaited the first instalment of his new set of characters "The Women's Murder Club" in 1st to Die.
From the moment I began reading I was gripped, and I knew that I had to read to the very end that same day to find out who did it!
Although this book is probably not my favourite of his novels, I enjoyed the new characters and the plot kept me going.
The quick chapter writing style of James Patterson is again present, which makes it an easy read, good for train journeys into work.
From the moment I began reading I was gripped, and I knew that I had to read to the very end that same day to find out who did it!
Although this book is probably not my favourite of his novels, I enjoyed the new characters and the plot kept me going.
The quick chapter writing style of James Patterson is again present, which makes it an easy read, good for train journeys into work.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
Non-existent character development, weak plot, frantic pacing--this reminded me more of a comic book than an novel.
The underlying premise, "The Women's Murder Club pits four San Francisco women professionals against a serial killer" is as implausible as it is an overstatement. The protagonist, Lindsey Boxer, is a detective who discovers she has a rare blood disease. Based on nothing more than a good feeling about a reporter, Boxer takes the reporter into her confidence and discloses details about the murders which would probably cost her a demotion or suspension in real life. Not to worry, though--this reporter, who is otherwise driven to get the story that will catapult her out of "Metro" reporting into "Crime," keeps the disclosure under her hat. (Right.) The medical examiner (Boxer's best friend)and the woman prosecuter join Boxer and the reporter in drinking margaritas and solving the crimes outside of normal channels (i.e., they talk among themselves and go off half-cocked).
Is there any background which would explain why these women had to work outside of the system? No. Is there any significant difference in their characters? No. Is any progress made in "solving" the crime made by these women that could not have more plausibly been made by the detectives doing their jobs? No!
This extremely disappointing book seems to be the first in a series about the Women's Murder Club. Let's hope that future installments are better written and conceived.
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loved it.
fantastic read, gripping , couldn't put this down. boxer is a very strong women,great friends and faithful dog. recommended to anyone.
Published 1 day ago by S. Cooney
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Superb
As usual Patterson grips you with a really strong storyline. Twists and turns keep the pages turning to the very end
Published 2 days ago by Mrs Margo D Brotton
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A New Hero (Heroine)
This book introduces you to a new heroine and her friends who then make up the Women's Murder Club. Love the way the different careers intertwine to come to conclusions.
Published 4 days ago by Sue in Alton
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Gripping till the end!
An absolute thriller right till the end, very clever crime writing that keeps you guessing! Looking forward to the rest of the series!
Published 8 days ago by leanne newman
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Interesting
Liked this inaugural book of the series. Interesting but easy to read and keep interested. A slightly different take on the detective novel
Published 10 days ago by Cassie
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James Patterson - what can I say?
Patterson always develops his plots well, and his characters grow as the story evolves. Intelligent, pacy, bit gory but it is a murder story! Read more
Published 11 days ago by misty meanor
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A good story
A good story and please I purchased it. As a James Paterson fan I knew what to expect and was not dissapointed
Published 11 days ago by Barry Dodd
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dissapointed
first book of J Patterson I did not like, the story goes too deep, and the names where hard to follow because very unusual,for me had to pick up from one chapter to another. Read more
Published 11 days ago by joan sawyer
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1st Women Mystery Club Series
When my friend Meg told me about this series, I had to read this book! She gave me all the series she's read and read this first one and I was HOOKED!! Read more
Published 12 days ago by Kathryn May
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Gripping
This book was gripping right to the end, I've enjoyed every page of it and looking forward to the next book
Published 15 days ago by Linda
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