"1st to Die" by James Patterson

Audible.com Summary:

Four women - four friends - share a determination to stop a killer who has been stalking newlyweds in San Francisco. Each one holds a piece of the puzzle: Lindsay Boxer is a homicide inspector in the San Francisco Police Department, Claire Washburn is a medical examiner, Jill Bernhardt is an assistant D.A., and Cindy Thomas just started working the crime desk of the San Francisco Chronicle.

But the usual procedures aren't bringing them any closer to stopping the killings. So these women form a Women's Murder Club to collaborate outside the box and pursue the case by sidestepping their bosses and giving one another a hand.

My first James Patterson novel. I decided to start the "Women's Murder Club" series before Alex Cross mainly because of Audible.com. They had a great package deal on the first 4 in the set and they were all unabridged. Whereas the Alex Cross books were going to be harder to get. Audible only had book 1 and 5+ unabridged, so I had to use the Library for books 2, 3 & 4.

"1st to Die" is a rather graphic tale. From the opening scene in the hotel room I knew immediately that James Patterson was one who didn't hold back. It's a great story that explains how the "Women's Murder Club" started and who and why each was involved in it.

Author: James Patterson
Narrator: Suzanne Toren
Running Time: 9 hours and 1 min.
Book Rating: ****
Production: ****
(out of 5 stars)

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