“No
rest for the wicked.” – Unlucky 13, James
Patterson, Maxine Paetro
Just
to give you a little insight on this series, The Women’s
Murder Club takes place in San Francisco. Current members
include: Homicide Detective Lindsey Boxer, Crime Reporter
Cindy Thomas (Cindy dubbed their group The Murder Club), Chief
Medical Examiner Claire Washburn, and District Attorney Yuki
Castellano.
They’re
professionals who are emotionally comfortable with each other,
and they are quick to provide support of any kind, no matter
what. The Murder Club has experienced both positive and devastating
changes throughout this series, so if you’re new to
the series, be aware there are spoilers from previous titles.
Unlucky
13 opens with ME Claire calling Boxer and partner Rich
Conklin to a car accident on the Golden Gate Bridge. What
looks like a driver losing control actually isn’t, once
they look inside the jeep. Its murder – by personal
bomb – and Boxer is sure someone’s sending her
a message. The ladies also discover Mackie Morales is back
and looking for revenge. Cindy is the one who becomes obsessed
with finding her. Yuki on the other hand is celebrating and
taking a cruise with the man of her life. If you’re
thinking Boxer and Cindy are the ones left to deal with a
whole lot of crazy -- think again. Yuki’s cruise is
a trip she’ll never forget.
Expect
the unexpected in Unlucky 13. Boxer’s bombing
case is just mind boggling; you just can’t imagine how
or why this killer is does what he or she is does. Morales’
obsession with Boxer, and who Morales is sharing her vengeful
plans with, will have you slowly backing away. It’s
just plain creepy. Yuki’s cruise had me on the edge
of my seat. It’s the cruise of a life time, in that
you’ll never want to do it again. Patterson and Paetro
take listeners/readers on a death defying ride and give them
three, count them, three showdowns. What a listen.
Actress
January LaVoy once again narrates the Women’s Murder
Club. Her narration has her effectively switching from the
confidence of Boxer to the insanity of Morales. It was interesting
to hear Lavoy’s version of the good guys and the bad
guys. For me, the combination of the authors’ words
and LaVoy’s narration had me stopping in my tracks from
time to time. It’s not surprising January Lavoy was
named Publisher Weekly’s 2013 Audiobook Narrator of
the Year
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] |
