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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
Very easy read, and this series has been very enjoyable so far! My adhd brain can get through these pretty easy but still be entertained. Nothing too special, but if you enjoy murder mystery’s, this series is a fun one!
Started a little slow then really took off. Not as good as the previous book but better than two and three.
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
TWIN 1: James Patterson’s books keep getting better and better. The style of this one is different than the other four. There is more action and more suspense. Instead of only having one crime to solve, there was two! Definitely read this book if you love a good mystery.
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TWIN 2: This is one of my favorites form the series this far. I enjoyed how Patterson chose to have two different storylines throughout this book. I never get tired of reading about these four women take down the bad guys!
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TWIN 2: This is one of my favorites form the series this far. I enjoyed how Patterson chose to have two different storylines throughout this book. I never get tired of reading about these four women take down the bad guys!
This book was okay. The paced of plot and writing was okay. Both the ending and atmosphere was fine. The cover of book was okay and the characters were okay but they were bland.
I'm addicted to these for my in between, waiting for my books on hold, reading. I enjoyed this one!
First one of the series that hasn't aged well in terms of transphobia, fatphobia, etc. But the plot was still hella.
Great book. Found that I could not put it down at times. All of his books are great.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This is what I wanted out of this series. Maxine Paetro’s second Women’s Murder Club novel—the fifth overall—showcases the potential this series has always had but never lived up to. The 5th Horseman sees Lindsay and the gang dealing with two separate serial murderers in a story that’s closer to them than anything they’ve experienced to date.
In the primary storyline, San Francisco Municipal Hospital is being sued for gross negligence after a spate of unexpected patient deaths. The hospital insists that none of the deaths are their fault. Mistakes happen. Sick people die unexpectedly. There’s nothing connecting the patients and they’ve all died for various reasons. The case becomes weird when Lindsay learns that the hospital is covering up something odd—each patient was found with buttons over their eyes. And the case becomes personal when one of the victims is Yuki Castellano’s mom.
From courtroom drama to medical mystery to police investigation, The 5th Horseman plays this storyline to the fullest. There’s a sketchy doctor linked to many of the deaths—one who pleads the fifth when asked if he’s responsible for the deaths. There’s a twist ending for which the appropriate breadcrumbs are laid and I’m mad I didn’t see it coming. It’s a layered and multi-faceted story that has more personality and depth than we’ve seen in the previous books.
The secondary storyline is about a group of serial murderers who are murdering young women and leaving them posed in expensive cars and wearing expensive clothes. This storyline underwhelms and just seems to have been there to pad the page count and fill the two-plotline convention that the series seems to take. Patterson and Paetro would have been better off nixing this plot altogether and just focused on making the main thing the main thing. It doesn’t really add to anything and doesn’t stand out.
The 5th Horseman is Maxine Paetro finding her stride. If this is what the rest of the series is like, it’s going to be a wild ride. This is my favorite of the series so far, by far—and the first I’m willing to call a good novel. It utilizes its characters well, develops them beyond their usefulness to the group, and creates a plotline around a very real fear.
So I've been ploughing my way through James Patterson's Murder Club series very quickly, having never read one of his novels before I read the first in the series.
4th of July was a slower book, but in 5th Horseman he is back on form and this book has much more of the mystery of the earlier novels and goes back to sharing the story more evenly across all the lead characters rather than focusing purely on Lyndsey Boxer.
A great story of mysterious deaths in a hospital, some truly touching cases outlined and nicely interwoven alongside another storyline of dead rape victims found in unusual circumstances. Gripping and tightly written I find on my Kindle that one minute I'm 5% in and the next it's 50% and it feels like I've not caught my breath. Looking forward to Book 6
4th of July was a slower book, but in 5th Horseman he is back on form and this book has much more of the mystery of the earlier novels and goes back to sharing the story more evenly across all the lead characters rather than focusing purely on Lyndsey Boxer.
A great story of mysterious deaths in a hospital, some truly touching cases outlined and nicely interwoven alongside another storyline of dead rape victims found in unusual circumstances. Gripping and tightly written I find on my Kindle that one minute I'm 5% in and the next it's 50% and it feels like I've not caught my breath. Looking forward to Book 6