1st to Die - James Patterson

***THE AUTHOR*** James Patterson is one of the top-selling novelists of the present day. His work includes the likes of Along Came a Spider, Kiss the Girls, Jack and Gill, Cat and Mouse and Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas to name but a few. He's also had much success from film adaptations of Along Came a Spider, Kiss the Girls and Miracle on the 17th Green (co-written with Peter de Jonge). Previously he served as chairman of J Walter Thompson, North America from 1990 to 1996; he began his advertising career as a junior copywriter with the company in 1971. He went on to become the youngest executive creative director and youngest chief executive ...

1st to Die by James Patterson introduces us readers to the 'women's murder club' for the first time. Despite the corny sound name, it's actually a group of intelligent female professionals who share their expertise in order to solve murder enquiries. At the heart of it all is Lindsay Boxer, a hard faced cop who bounces ideas off her friends in the club to try to solve a difficult murder enquiry. I think she's a brilliant character and a refreshing change from James Patterson's usual detective Alex Cross. If they ever made this book into a film - Lindsay Boxer would be played by Sandra Bullock, no doubt about it. Although the book ...

I have to admit that I was already an avid fan of James Patterson having read all - yes I mean ALL his previous books. I loved the Dr Alex Cross series (and the film adaptations were not too bad). This book is the best I have read (of this genre. He has written a very emotional book that had me sobbing!). The main character is a fantastic woman who has to cope with so much in the first book. She has the most supportive friends (who we meet more of in the next book) and you can't help but get involved in her life. Yes I read the whole thing in one go (much to my boyfriends dismay). I was not the most sociable person that weekend. ...