Women's Murder Club: Box Set Volume I
By James Patterson Hachette Audio, (2007)
An Unabridged Recording on 21 CDs
ISBN 10: 1-60024-241-3
ISBN 13: 978-1-60024-241-0
Genre: Mystery
Reviewed by Angela Evans - December 12, 2007
James Patterson's Women's Murder Club has been a phenomenal success since the first book in the series, 1st to Die, was published. Recently the series made the transition to television, and quickly become a hit tv series on ABC. Now, for the first time, the first three books in this series are available in an audio box set that will delight fans of the series, as well as anyone intrigued by thrilling mystery stories that feature strong women characters.
The three audio books in this collection are: 1st to Die, 2nd Chance, and 3rd Degree. All three books are presented in this collection in an unabridged format on 21 CDs, and all are read by skilled readers who ably bring these unforgettable stories to life. All the stories center upon the exploits of four over-achieving, professional women. The members of the Women's Murder Club are Police Lieutenant Lindsay Boxer, San Francisco Chronicle Reporter Cindy Thomas, Assistant District Attorney Jill Bernhardt and Claire Washburn, a medical examiner. Brought together by crime, these highly intelligent women have a knack to catching the bad guys, while having to deal with all of life's normal quirks and foibles.
1st to Die, read by Suzanne Toren. This is the first book in the Women's Murder Club series and it centers upon the hunt for a serial killer whose favorite targets are newlyweds. To catch this killer, our four intrepid heroines will have to pool all their resources to solve a crime spree that has left the cops stymied.
2nd Chance, read by Melissa Leo and Jeremy Piven.
In this installment, our four heroines, once again pool their resources and talents to help Boxer catch a brutal murderer who kills young and old with equal ease. Our unknown killer seems bent upon having the moniker, Serial Killer, added to his name. To catch this maniac, the women of the Murder Club will have to put their careers, and their lives, on the line, in this no holds barred thriller.
3rd Degree, read by Carolyn McCormick.
The third installment in this story has just about everything from terrorist to a romance for one of the heroines. It is also another story where the body count grows ferociously, and the women will do whatever it takes to catch the killer, hopefully before he manages to kill one of the members of the Women's Murder Club!
Related Reviews:
2nd Chance, by James Patterson.
In this, the second volume in James Patterson's Women's Murder Club series, the members of the club track down a vicious serial killer.
3rd Degree – A Novel, by James Patterson and Andrew Gross.
The third book in the Women's Murder Club series, this explosive thriller follows Detective Lindsay Boxer as she tracks down a group of terrorists who are threatening San Francisco.
