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In 2nd Chance, a young girl is shot down on the steps of a San Francisco church, and Detective Lindsay Boxer decides that the time is right to reconvene the Women's Murder Club, the loosely-knit group that cracked a baffling mystery in James Patterson's earlier 1st to Die. Collaborating with assistant DA Jill Bernhardt, reporter Cindy Thomas and coroner Claire Washburn, Boxer is soon on the trail of a canny murderer who has the knack of making his trackers into his quarry. Boxer and the Women's Murder Club begin to believe that the killer might have been on the force, but his ultimate aims are unguessable--and the revelations in store shock them all.
Patterson is the maestro behind such winners as Cat and Mouse and Roses are Red, but his Alex Cross books are familiar territory for readers. His new team, however, are individually characterised with great skill, and though the short time we spend with each of them forces concision on the author--and his mysterious co-writer Andrew Gross's--part, the customary skills are all brought into play in this diverting mystery. It's always a gamble for an author who has established a highly successful series with one much-loved protagonist to inaugurate a new one with fresh characters but The Women's Murder Club has all kinds of possibilities and chances are will prove a formidable force. --Barry Forshaw --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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'An exciting page-turner with more twists than in a tap factory' Sunderland Echo -- Sunderland Echo 20020531 'The protagonists are all characterized with imagination, and the plotting is taut. An exciting, accomplished thriller' Good Book Guide -- Good Book Guide 20020601 'Intriguing, exciting and frightening'" Weekend Australian -- Weekend Australian 20020601 'Relish ..the inventive twists of the plot' Sunday Times 1/2/03 -- Sunday Times 20030201
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32 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
...Whilst this still doesn't contain the great writing he showed us in his first couple of books, it is still an excellent thriller. the plot is great, He doesn't overcomplicate it, and adds a really great twist at the end which works really well, precisely because it is simple. Yet still shocking and unexpected.
Character development has really been lacking in some of his latest books, but with this book the character development is very good. it's subtle so that you're not really aware of it, but it's definitely there. This time around the four women are much more rounded and believeable characters. His subsidiary characters are also drawn very well and effectively. They add weight to the story.
In Violets Are Blue there were far too many killings, practically one every ten pages. Here he has wisely cut down on the deaths. This adds much more emotion to the book, and we get time to feel sad at the character's deaths. As well as there actually being some real investigation, which makes for compelling reading (especially when Lindsay goes to visit Weiscz in the prison, a la "Silence of the Lambs").
The inclusion of Lindsay's father into the complex plot is good, and again gives weight to the story and Lindsay's character. It makes it more personal and interesting to read.
Overall, this is a very good thriller. Everything has been improved upon since his latest efforts. the plot is exciting, the book is a pageturner, full of emotion (which Patterson is undeniably very good at evoking). This new series is definitely going to shine...
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Patricia Cornwell was my first love when it came to crime thrillers. After reading her whole back-catalogue, however, I turned to James Patterson. I wasn't disappointed. The Alex Cross novels certainly do pack a punch.
In First To Die, Patterson introduces a new series of novels based around 'The Women's Murder Club', at the centre of which we find our heroine, Lindsay Boxer.
Second Chance is the second (obviously) in the Women's Murder Club Series and it is as much of a page-turner as the first. It's definitely not the best thing Patterson has written, however, and the 'twist' in the story doesn't shock as much as that in 'Along Came a Spider' or in some of Patterson's other work.
Definitely worth reading but if you've never read Patterson before, head back to his earlier work like 'Along Came a Spider', 'Kiss the Girls' & 'Jack & Jill' before trying this one.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I am an avid fan of mystery and crime thrillers and was a huge fan of Patricia Cornwell until I read James Patterson's novels. He is an excellent writer and this book is no exception. Twists and turns around every corner, although I did figure out early on who the killer was, there was still enough to keep you reading. Fantastic book and writer
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Another hit for Patterson
With any James Patterson you know you are always going to get a good read, and this one doesn't disappoint. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mr. S. N. Pattison
Womens Murder Club series
This book, along with the other 9 from the series is full of suspense, drama and thrill. I love all the books - you will enjoy if you like James Patterson as a writer.
Published 12 months ago by sopkat
Ready for number three now!
James didn't disappoint me with the second in this series and I've already ordered the third and fourth! It was fantastic to meet up with the girls again. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Jeany Pavett, Author of Life After Death: A Mother's Story
Full on
'2nd Chance' takes place four months after the successful end to the crime spree detailed in '1st to Die' and starts a new adventure for the Women's Murder Club. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Mr. G. Battle
Very good
Very good read. An excellent follow up to the first book of the series.
Published 22 months ago by avid reader
2nd Chance
Another great read from Women's Murder Club. As usual could not put book down
Published on 2 Aug 2009 by K. Lavelle-counsell
just keeps on getting better
Early in the 1950s, as I languished in the humid miasma of a Cuban biscuit factory, I found myself drawn to jazz and wondering if I would ever escape; and if I would ever read... Read more
Published on 14 April 2009 by Dr. M von Vogelhausen
Classic page turner at it's best
This is the second in Women's Murder Club series by popular writer James Patterson. After the first novel in the series 1st to Die was a hugely entertaining and gripping read, I... Read more
Published on 31 Mar 2009 by D.J. Graham
These Women are Strong in Their Second Outing
It appears to start with a shooting at a black church. After all the bullets fly, only one little girl is dead. Read more
Published on 6 Mar 2009 by Mark Baker
2nd Chance by James Patterson
I bought this book for my husband as a friend had given him books no 3 to 6 in this series - I also bought him the first book and the 7th book as he enjoyed them so much. Read more
Published on 21 Feb 2009 by G. Vaughan
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