1st to Die

Four crime-solving friends face off against a killer in San Francisco in the Women's Murder Club novel that launched James Patterson's thrilling series.

Each one holds a piece of the puzzle: Lindsay Boxer is a homicide inspector in the San Francisco Police Department, Claire Washburn is a medical examiner, Jill Bernhardt is an assistant D.A., and Cindy Thomas just started working the crime desk of the San Francisco Chronicle.

But the usual procedures aren't bringing them any closer to stopping the killings. So these women form a Women's Murder Club to collaborate outside the box and pursue the case by sidestepping their bosses and giving each other a hand. The four women develop intense bonds as they pursue a killer whose crimes have stunned an entire city. Working together, they track down the most terrifying and unexpected killer they have ever encountered-before a shocking conclusion in which everything they knew turns out to be devastatingly wrong.
Full of the breathtaking drama and unforgettable emotions for which James Patterson is famous, 1st to Die is the start of the #1 New York Times bestselling series of crime thrillers.

Author: James Patterson
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Published: 03/05/2001
Pages: 432
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.63lbs
Size: 9.54h x 6.46w x 1.25d
ISBN: 9780316666008

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.5
Point Value: 12
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 72374 / 1st to Die


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 12/01/2000 pg. 98
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2001 pg. 76
Booklist 01/01/2001 pg. 870
Publishers Weekly 02/05/2001 pg. 65
BookPage 03/01/2001 pg. 15
Library Journal 02/15/2001 pg. 202
Entertainment Weekly 04/06/2001 pg. 115
People Weekly 04/16/2001 pg. 50
USA Today 12/18/2002 pg. 1
Library Journal 12/20/2000

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.