3rd Degree

James Patterson · Andrew Gross

Mar 2004 · Women's Murder Club Book 3 · Sold by Little, Brown

About this ebook

In James Patterson's shockingly suspenseful #1 New York Times bestseller, one member of the Women's Murder Club is hiding a secret so dangerous that it could destroy them all.
One of James Patterson's best loved heroines is about to die. Detective Lindsay Boxer is jogging along a beautiful San Francisco street when a fiery explosion rips through the neighborhood. When Lindsay plunges inside to search for survivors, she finds three people dead. A lost infant and a mysterious message at the scene leaves Lindsay and the San Francisco Police Department completely baffled.
Then a prominent businessman is found murdered under bizarre circumstances, with another mysterious message left behind by the killer. Lindsay asks her friends Claire Washburn of the medical examiner's office, Assistant D.A. Jill Bernhardt, and Chronicle reporter Cindy Thomas to help her figure out who is committing these murders-and why they are intent on killing someone every three days.
Even more terrifying, the killer has targeted one of the four friends who call themselves the Women's Murder Club.
Which one will it be?

Ratings and reviews

A. Yes. Q. Did it meet your expectations? A. I was not expecting much, and I got about that, not much. I have never read Patterson, but I did hear one of his book on compact disks. That was The Fifth Horseman. I should have heard them the other way around, since 3rd precedes 5th. But it would have made the content no more interesting. The story is based on stereotypes galore. Unfortunately, I think most Americans will enjoy the story for that reason. Americans love their stereotypes. This becomes pretty obvious when you look at the types of paperback books they buy most. Patterson is one of them. Sandra Brown is another that excels in this genre. I do not read many of them. Q. So why did you listen to this one? A. I was driving a long distance, from Chicago to Los Angeles, and this book was available to me on compact disk. I would not have purchased it, or even checked it out from a library. I kept grimacing at the stereotypical writing and characters, but as the story proceeded, I kept telling myself to just be aware of how these guys, Patterson and Gross, are making money by titillating unreal fantasies. Q. Is there something wrong with that? A. No. But if the listener, or the reader, is not aware of it, it could feed into his or her own sicknesses. There is nothing wrong with that either, I guess. They call it sublimation, I think.

I am getting addicted to this series this one was the saddest so far I think I'm going to miss that girl !

loved it . fast paced .Sad at times. very emotional read

About the author

James Patterson has had more New York Times bestsellers than any other writer, ever, according to Guinness World Records. Since his first novel won the Edgar Award in 1977 James Patterson's books have sold more than 300 million copies. He is the author of the Alex Cross novels, the most popular detective series of the past twenty-five years, including Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider. He writes full-time and lives in Florida with his family.