- Hardcover: 352 pages
- Publisher: Headline (13 Feb 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0755323076
- ISBN-13: 978-0739464199
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.5 x 4.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 264,132 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Patterson knows where our deepest fears are buried... There's no stopping his imagination.'
(New York Times Book Review )'Every now and then I feel like a read that takes me out of myself completely, and that's when I turn to the prolific James Patterson...enjoy your rollercoaster ride.'
( The Wentworth Courier, Australia )Product Description
Detective Lindsay Boxer and her friend Yuki Castellano are out shopping with Yuki's mother Keiko when Keiko drops in the middle of the busy street. It looks like she's had a stroke and Yuki starts to panic. She is rushed to the San Francisco Medical Center and admitted to the ICU.
Over drinks that evening at Susie's, with her friends in the Women's Murder Club, Lindsay learns of a huge malpractice suit against the San Francisco Medical Center. In the last few years, dozens of patients who were admitted to the emergency room seemed to recover and then died suspicious deaths.
Is Yuki's mother safe? In a place where the lives of patients are quite literally in others hands, will Lindsay and her friends be able to establish who they can trust?
Over drinks that evening at Susie's, with her friends in the Women's Murder Club, Lindsay learns of a huge malpractice suit against the San Francisco Medical Center. In the last few years, dozens of patients who were admitted to the emergency room seemed to recover and then died suspicious deaths.
Is Yuki's mother safe? In a place where the lives of patients are quite literally in others hands, will Lindsay and her friends be able to establish who they can trust?
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This seemed like a book just cobbled together - two main themes running through and one of them was sewn up LONG before the end!!! When this series started the writing and stories were excellent - somewhere along the way James Patterson has sold out to laziness (using a joint writer) and in this book it really shows. I won't be buying any more in the series.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I was so excited to get an advance copy of "The Fifth Horseman!" I have been a fan of the Woman's Murder club series since the first book. This time out Lieutenant Lindsay Boxer is helped by the newest member of the Club, Yuki Castellano, to look into a series of strange deaths occurring at a local hospital. Patients dying just prior to release from the hospital. The Mysterious deaths have been looked into by Specialists form around the nation, but no answers come forth. Are these strange deaths just a terrible coincidence? Or is there some maniac playing death angel? The investigation is hamstrung by the hospital administration which fears the truth may ruin its reputation. Of the 5 books in the series I thought this was the most suspenseful. Paetro/Patterson prose is clean and direct, he does not waste time on unnecessary descriptions but sticks to the heart of the story (I actually should be giving credit to Maxine Paetro as I have a feeling she wrote most of this book). If you do like this style of writing in your thrillers I also recommend "Tourist in the Yucatan!"
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Well, I've always found Lindsay Boxer a bit of a pain. All of that storyline with her 'girlfriends' is just a bore. The character herself is very stereotyped and one-dimensional (She is a cop. She is hard. She has a boyfriend. She worries about the job too much.)
Regardless of this, though, the main problem here is that this is actually two short stories thrown together to make one short novel. Don't be fooled by the number of pages, as the hundred and forty or so chapters each contain at least a half blank page. The first story is solved just like that, no mystery and no big problem in catching the criminal. The other story is more contrived and complicated, though never complex. It's easy to read, and the very short chapters with multiple cliffhangers do encourage you to want to read on. However, like a piece of candyfloss, it looks and feels tasty at the time, but it's soon over and no sensation is left.
Regardless of this, though, the main problem here is that this is actually two short stories thrown together to make one short novel. Don't be fooled by the number of pages, as the hundred and forty or so chapters each contain at least a half blank page. The first story is solved just like that, no mystery and no big problem in catching the criminal. The other story is more contrived and complicated, though never complex. It's easy to read, and the very short chapters with multiple cliffhangers do encourage you to want to read on. However, like a piece of candyfloss, it looks and feels tasty at the time, but it's soon over and no sensation is left.
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5th Horseman
Book was very very dirty and old. Was from a library! Pages popped out and blew down the beach. Just glad I didn't buy all my holiday reading from this supplier - will not use... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Julie
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If you like the James Patterson 'Womens Murder Club' series, then this will not disappoint. It is a great read that I had trouble putting down, which for someone who doesn't get... Read more
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Well written as you would expect from James Patterson and definitely a good read - but I agree with the review that says that the series is lacking it's original excitement and... Read more
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Disappointing
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Published on 10 Oct 2009 by Jayne
5th Horseman
I thoroughly enjoyed this novel from one of the greatest writers on this planet!!! He never fails to deliver a best seller. Totally recommend it.
Published on 18 Aug 2009 by "Bookworm"
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When a woman is found dead in a car, homicide lieutenant Lindsay Boxer assumes there is a connection. But when they track down the owner, he doesn't recognize the victim. Read more
Published on 13 Aug 2009 by Mark Baker
Fab, fab, fab!
Loved this book so much I couldnt put it down. Fast paced book from James Pattersons Womens Murder Club Collection. Read more
Published on 23 July 2009 by Princess Tinkrbell
Really enjoyed it!
I really enjoyed this book. I get quiet emotional, and shed a tear during this novel! I read it in a day, it was just a page turner for me! Another great book!
Published on 15 April 2008 by Mrs. S. I. Morgan
Typical James Patterson
There is something about James Patterson that infuriates me in recent years and this book is the perfect example. Read more
Published on 27 Mar 2008 by Snikt5
the 5th horseman
very poor quality, his first books were great, now they are just rubbish.
I will not be buying anymore written by him and his co writers..
I will not be buying anymore written by him and his co writers..
Published on 6 Sep 2007 by Sally Jane Cronin
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