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3.53 AVERAGE
3.53 AVERAGE
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
I was so excited to get this book – I have read all the Women’s Murder Club books and have been waiting since May 2023 for this one to come out!
The book begins, as most of them do, with Sergeant Lindsay Boxer, ADA Yuki Castellano, ME Claire Washburn, and writer/reporter Cindy Thomas having a relaxing meal. Within a few minutes there is an assault and they all spring into action.
There are three stories in this book – the assault, an online cyber attack investigated by Joe Molinari, Lindsay’s FBI husband, and the double murder of a wealthy couple.
The 24th Hour bounces back and forth between the three stories – just enough to keep you hanging. I love how most of James Patterson’s chapters are short – so easy to read. Also, the four Murder Club women are totally in love with their spouses or significant others but are strong independent women – I love that about them.
As usual, this James Patterson/Maxine Paetro book kept me riveted and engaged the entire time and was enthralling. I will be looking forward to book 25! If you are interested, I recommend you start with 1st to Die which introduces the characters – it won’t take you long to catch up to The 24th Hour!
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medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This it the 24th instalment of the Women’s Murder Club. I’d heard great things about the Women’s Murder Club but hadn’t yet read one so I was excited to read a copy.
The story opens with the four main players in the Women’s Murder Club celebrating with a meal out. A scream is heard from the second floor and Lyndsay goes upstairs to find a lady who has been sexually assaulted, and she points to the perpetrator.
The rest of the book is focused on Yuki’s trial to convict the rapist. Alongside that storyline are two others: a husband-wife murder and a cyber crime where a hospital’s computer system is being held hostage.
I thought the book worked as a standalone you didn’t need to have read the previous books as I got to know the main characters: Lyndsay, Claire, Yuki and Cindy, pretty quickly, however I found the three stories and multiple players hard to keep on top of at times. It was fast-paced the short chapters kept momentum when the story switched from one plotline to another.
I found the book underwhelming compared to what I expected from the popularity of the Women’s Murder Club series. The trial was my favourite plot, and I was looking forward to finding out how the victim with Dissociative Identity Disorder (formerly multiple personality disorder) would play out in court. However, I found the ending rushed and dissatisfying. Similarly, the cyber crime plot was solved through no effort of the Women’s Murder Club and felt rushed. The only plotline that felt like it was actually solved was the husband-wife murder of Jamie and Holly Fricke.
Based on this book I wouldn’t rush out to buy another Women’s Murder Club, but other reviews say that they were better at the start so I won’t write them off completely.
The story opens with the four main players in the Women’s Murder Club celebrating with a meal out. A scream is heard from the second floor and Lyndsay goes upstairs to find a lady who has been sexually assaulted, and she points to the perpetrator.
The rest of the book is focused on Yuki’s trial to convict the rapist. Alongside that storyline are two others: a husband-wife murder and a cyber crime where a hospital’s computer system is being held hostage.
I thought the book worked as a standalone you didn’t need to have read the previous books as I got to know the main characters: Lyndsay, Claire, Yuki and Cindy, pretty quickly, however I found the three stories and multiple players hard to keep on top of at times. It was fast-paced the short chapters kept momentum when the story switched from one plotline to another.
I found the book underwhelming compared to what I expected from the popularity of the Women’s Murder Club series. The trial was my favourite plot, and I was looking forward to finding out how the victim with Dissociative Identity Disorder (formerly multiple personality disorder) would play out in court. However, I found the ending rushed and dissatisfying. Similarly, the cyber crime plot was solved through no effort of the Women’s Murder Club and felt rushed. The only plotline that felt like it was actually solved was the husband-wife murder of Jamie and Holly Fricke.
Based on this book I wouldn’t rush out to buy another Women’s Murder Club, but other reviews say that they were better at the start so I won’t write them off completely.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault, Murder
mysterious
fast-paced
mysterious
fast-paced
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Typical James Patterson book. Really easy read with an engaging plot, this is now the 24th Women’s Murder Club book and as much as I love this series and the characters, it is a series that is getting repetitive and doesn’t really surprise you at any point. You definitely get what it says on the tin with this book and is worth the read, although not a groundbreaking book.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Book 24... how did we get here! I've followed this series from the very beginning, it's so much more than a plot twist or another murder. It's like seeing your friend after a month apart and filling in the blank spots. I absolutely love catching up with the characters it's getting to the point I'm beginning to feel like I know them personally.
Another great story that lured me in until I'd got to the very last page.
Thank you Netgalley for the digital proof copy.
Another great story that lured me in until I'd got to the very last page.
Thank you Netgalley for the digital proof copy.