4th
of July
Women's
Murder Club
By James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
The
Women's Murder Club is back and one of its members is in more danger
than ever. Detective Lindsay Boxer is enjoying her night off when
her partner, Jacobi, calls for her assistance. Lindsay agrees to
go along but warns him that she has had a few drinks. The drinks
are not enough to slow her down, but Lindsay feels it is her duty
to let Jacobi know. While out on their call, they realize it is
two scared teenagers who called for help. At least that is what
they think up until the minute that the two kids pull out guns and
shoot Lindsay and Jacobi. Lindsay manages to return fire, killing
the girl and paralyzing the boy. Now the children's parent are claiming
police brutality and suing Lindsay personally. This lawsuit could
ruin Lindsay if she loses, so to blow off some steam before the
verdict comes in, she takes a small vacation to Half Moon Bay. While
there, Lindsay stumbles upon a string of murders that just might
date back to her very first unsolved case. Lindsay has more on her
plate than ever before, and it is up to her, with the help of her
best friends, to solve the case while saving herself from ruin.
4th
of July is the fourth entry into the Women's Murder Club series
and, although it is a good addition, I feel as though the voice
is somewhat different in this book than the others. Lindsay's personality
is not as strong in this book as it has been in the past, and Claire
and Cindy are barely in the book at all. It's almost as if they
were put in as an afterthought. Having said that, the suspense and
plotting are still right on target, with me trying to guess the
killer but failing. I was surprised and happy with the ending, feeling
it was the strongest part of the book. All the ends were tied up
nicely but not too conveniently. I enjoyed 4th of July and hope
that the 5th entry will have Lindsay's strong personality, as well
as her friends, front and center.
Reviews
of other titles in this series
1st
to Die, 2nd Chance, 3rd Degree Boxed set [audio]
2nd Chance [book]
3rd Degree [book]
[audio]
The 4th of July [book]
[audio]
The 5th Horseman [audio]
[book]
The 6th Target [audio]
The 4th of July, The 5th Horseman, The 6th Target Boxed set
[audio]
7th Heaven [book]
[audio]
The 8th Confession [book]
[audio]
9th Judgement [audio]
11th Hour [audio]
The 12th of Never [audio]
UnLucky 13 [audio]
14th Deadly Sin [audio]
The 15th Affair [audio]
|
The
Book |
Little,
Brown /TimeWarner |
May
2005 |
Hardcover |
0316710601 |
Suspense |
NOTE:
Audio book
review |
The
Reviewer |
Robyn
Glazer |
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