1st to Die
Full Description
Imagine a killer who thinks, "What is the worst thing anyone has ever done?"--and then goes far beyond it. Now imagine four women --a police detective, an assistant DA, a reporter, and a medical examiner --who join forces as they sidestep their bosses to track down criminals. Known as the Women's Murder Club, they are pursuing a murderer whose twisted imagination has stunned an entire city. Their chief suspect is a socially prominent writer, but the men in charge won't touch him. On the trail of the most terrifying and unexpected killer ever, they discover a shocking surprise that turns everything about the case upside down.
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Critical Praise
"I sat down with it at ten on a Saturday morning…and refused to do anything…until I discovered that all of the things I figured out early were either wrong or not quite what I assumed."
-Denver Rocky Mountain News
"I can't believe how good Patterson is, whether he's doing a Washington police yarn or traveling a different road with a female narrator. He's always on the mark."
-Larry King, USA Today
"Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind."
-Michael Connelly, author of A Darkness More Than Night
"His clever twists and affecting subplots keep the pages flying."
-People (Page-Turner of the Week)
"Delivers a sharp punch."
-Chicago Tribune
"Patterson knows where our deepest fears are buried…There's no stopping his imagination."
-New York Times Book Review
"A clever plot with enough last-minute revelations to keep you guessing."
-Entertainment Weekly
- Category:
- FICTION
- Format:
- TRADE PAPERBACK
- Publish Date:
- 5/20/2005
- Price:
- $13.99
- ISBN:
- 9780446696616
- Pages:
- 432
- Size:
- 5-1/4" x 8"
