Griping story, superb plot, page-turner

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	• The 5th Horseman (Women's Murder Club) James Patterson, Maxine Paetro Amazon Remainders Account, 2006 - 400 pages average customer review:based on 193 reviews view larger image
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A Really Pacy Novel

It may be a little known fact, but James Patterson has written more best selling titles in the past five years than Dan Brown, J.K. Rowling, Tom Clancy and John Grisham put together. He is one of a handful of authors whose sales have been growing over the past two years, even though best selling fiction sales in general have been declining.

A young mother is recuperating in hospital when she is suddenly gasping for breath. The emergency call button fails to bring any help in time. The doctor's in the hospital, some of the finest in the US are completely mystified by the young woman's death, for no apparent medical reason. What happened?

This is not the first time such an occurrence has happened at this particular hospital. Patients are well on the road to a clean bill of health and suddenly their condition worsen and they die. Lieutenant Lindsay Boxer probes deeper into the cases. Could they just be a coincidence or is some maniac playing with people's lives?

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Griping story, superb plot, page-turner

The Women's Murder Club has two crimes to resolve. One is the death of beautiful young women displayed in expensive autos. The other is a serial killer at Municipal Hospital - who has been at it a long time, but the deaths have not been considered murder until Yuki Castellano's mother is a victim and the investigation begins.

Yuki Castellano was introduced in The 4th of July and has the potential to be a strong and interesting character. Since she was paramount to this story, character development was absolutely necessary and completely lacking.

Lindsey Boxer's detective squad finds the clues that lead them to the Car Girl murders soon enough that only three women are killed. The resolution is surprising. Unfortunately, it is left to the reader to figure out why they are being killed. I have suppositions, as everyone will, but do not know the motive from James Patterson's point of view. It does not detract from the story, just creates a lingering afterthought.

The second mystery is the many deaths at Municipal Hospital, which is being sued by a tort lawyer for $50,000,000. If victorious, the bounty will be split between twenty complainants and the lawyer. The courtroom has some interesting scenes.

Each of the victims has a caduceus (button with entwined serpents on a staff) on their eyes. The hospital authorities hid this detail, but when Boxer is told about these buttons she finds thirty-two sets, soon to be thirty-three.

This is the second book in this series with the co-author Maxine Paetro. The problem with The 4th of July is repeated here; lack of detailed detective work in bringing the hospital killer to justice.

Still, I read the book in a day - and it is a page turner. Either mystery could have been developed more fully and been a success even though there was little, if any, suspense or titillation.

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