2nd Chance reconvenes the Women''s Murder Club,
four friends adetective, a reporter, an assistant district
attorney, and a medical examinerwho used their networking skills,
feminine intuition, and professional wiles tosolve a baffling
series of murders in 1st to Die. This time, themurders of two
African Americans, a little girl and an old woman, bear all
thesigns of a serial killer for Lindsay Boxer, newly promoted to
lieutenant of SanFrancisco''s homicide squad. But there''s an odd
detail she finds even moredisturbing: both victims were related to
city cops. A symbol glimpsed at bothmurder scenes leads to a racist
hate group, but the taunting killer strikesagain and again, leaving
deliberate clues and eluding the police ever morecleverly.
In the meantime, each of the women has a personal stake at
risk--andthe killer knows who they are. 2nd Chance speeds along at
a Formula One pace through many tight curves,but unlike recent
entries in theAlex Cross series, itdoesn''t sacrifice good
characters to a twisted plot. Lindsay''s the star, butthere''s a fine
esprit de corps among the four women, who are even betterdeveloped
here than in the first book. What makes them both convincing
andinteresting as a criminal-justice juggernaut is their
willingness to stick theirnecks out, even if they suffer for it. If
you haven''t picked up a JamesPatterson novel in a while, this is a
great time to start anew.
關於作者：
James B. Patterson born March 22, 1947 is an award-winning
American author. Formerly an advertising executive for J. W.
Thompson in the early 1990s, Patterson came up with the slogan
"Toys R Us Kid". Shortly after his success with Along Came A Spider
he retired from the firm and devoted his time to writing. The
novels featuring his character, Alex Cross, a black forensic
psychologist formerly of the Washington, D.C. Police Department and
Federal Bureau of Investigation, now working as a private
psychologist and government consultant, are the most popular books
among Patterson readers. James Patterson has been criticized by
Stephen King, who called Patterson''s books "dopey
thrillers".[citation needed] Patterson shrugged off the comments,
stating that he wants to be the " thrillingest thriller writer of
all time".[citation needed] James Patterson has also been put as
one of Forbes magazine''s top 100 celebrities.
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