3rd Degree by James Patterson and Andrew GrossEarlier in the year I raced through the first two books in this series 1st to Die and 2nd Chance of the Women's Murder Club and I enjoyed them both. So I was excited to begin this novel, especially because one of the central women was to die.
The basic outline of the story this time around is San Francisco is being targeted by terrorist like protesters who are using the upcoming G-8 meeting to bring attention to their protests. Various people are killed over the course of the book, (I don't want to spoil the story so I'm keeping this description as bare bones as I can) but when one of their own is killed the case gets personal for the WMC.
I thought this would be an exciting, fast paced thriller but unlike the previous two this was much more of a chore to read and I think it was due to the terrorism plot which simply didn't work. I don't know if it was because it seemed to "big" to be believable for Lindsey to solve or if it was just a plain boring main theme. But it does get better towards the last third of the book after the murder of one of the main women, but there was no real big twist or shocking moment like the last two had.
The writing is James Patterson's usual quick chapters, basic writing, not much description but for these books that kind of writing is much more suited to the fast moving, simplistic form he uses. He isn't a great writer by any means, but he does have a skill of plotting fast paced stories. This is one of his weaker efforts by far however I will be continuing the series because I love these characters and their stories and I only hope the next one is better.
The four main characters; Lindsey, Claire, Cindy and Jill are all likeable, strong, fun and quirky women and each one of them in some way or another is a vital member of the WMC. The story is told from Lindsey's point of view for most of it, but sometimes Patterson switches to third person to narrate the bits of the story which Lindsey isn't present. She is the lead homicide inspector with the San Francisco Police Department and she's our heroine. She has been through a lot so far in the series, and she is a likeable enough lead. The other three women are mostly there as Lindsey's aide but are all well rounded, interesting characters. Jill especially this time around gets a storyline which had been hinted at in the previous book.
Overall, to me this book was a slight disappointment compared to the other two which I felt were much more exciting and better plotted books. But for fans of the series this is a must read as it is a huge development of the Women's Murder Club.
The basic outline of the story this time around is San Francisco is being targeted by terrorist like protesters who are using the upcoming G-8 meeting to bring attention to their protests. Various people are killed over the course of the book, (I don't want to spoil the story so I'm keeping this description as bare bones as I can) but when one of their own is killed the case gets personal for the WMC.
I thought this would be an exciting, fast paced thriller but unlike the previous two this was much more of a chore to read and I think it was due to the terrorism plot which simply didn't work. I don't know if it was because it seemed to "big" to be believable for Lindsey to solve or if it was just a plain boring main theme. But it does get better towards the last third of the book after the murder of one of the main women, but there was no real big twist or shocking moment like the last two had.
The writing is James Patterson's usual quick chapters, basic writing, not much description but for these books that kind of writing is much more suited to the fast moving, simplistic form he uses. He isn't a great writer by any means, but he does have a skill of plotting fast paced stories. This is one of his weaker efforts by far however I will be continuing the series because I love these characters and their stories and I only hope the next one is better.
The four main characters; Lindsey, Claire, Cindy and Jill are all likeable, strong, fun and quirky women and each one of them in some way or another is a vital member of the WMC. The story is told from Lindsey's point of view for most of it, but sometimes Patterson switches to third person to narrate the bits of the story which Lindsey isn't present. She is the lead homicide inspector with the San Francisco Police Department and she's our heroine. She has been through a lot so far in the series, and she is a likeable enough lead. The other three women are mostly there as Lindsey's aide but are all well rounded, interesting characters. Jill especially this time around gets a storyline which had been hinted at in the previous book.
Overall, to me this book was a slight disappointment compared to the other two which I felt were much more exciting and better plotted books. But for fans of the series this is a must read as it is a huge development of the Women's Murder Club.
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