The 9th Judgment is the latest book in the Women’s Murder Club series by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. From the back cover.~
Detective Lindsay Boxer chases a jewel thief, a murderous movie star, and a killer with a vendetta against women and children.
THE MOST PERSONAL
A young mother and her infant child are ruthlessly gunned down while returning to their car in the garage of a shopping mall. There are no witnesses, and Detective Lindsay Boxer is left with only one shred of evidence: a cryptic message scrawled across the windshield in bloodred lipstick.
THE MOST DANGEROUS
The same night, the wife of A-list actor Marcus Dowling is woken by a cat burglar who is about to steal millions of dollars’ worth of precious jewels. In just seconds there is a nearly empty safe, a lifeless body, and another mystery that throws San Francisco into hysteria.
THE MOST EXCITING WOMEN’S MURDER CLUB EVER
Lindsay spends every waking hour working with her partner, Rick-and her desire for him threatens to tear apart bother her engagement and the Women’s Murder Club. Before Lindsay and her friends can piece together either case, one of the killers forces Lindsay to put her own life on the line-but is it enough to save the city?
I borrowed The 9th Judgment from the library, but plan on buying it once it comes out in paperback to add to my Women’s Murder Club collection. I liked The 9th Judgment, but didn’t really feel we got enough time with Lindsay and her friends in this book. The books have always focused on the crimes with the club getting together to solve it together. Seemed this time Lindsay was alone more and it didn’t really seem to come together as well. The thing I love most about the series is the time Lindsay and her friends spend together, either shooting the bull or working on cases. Even when they got together in this book, they were interrupted almost as soon as they sat down.
The reader also knew who the bad guy was from the very beginning. Not why he was killing women and children or how he fit into the story, but who he was from almost the first chapter. We also knew who the jewel thief was from the beginning, but I really liked how that story fit into the book, so it was fun to watch Lindsay and her team search for Hello Kitty, as Cindy nicknames the jewel thief.
The 9th Judgment will be the only Women’s Murder Club book this year to my knowledge. I really love this series overall, but hope the next book gives us more time with Lindsay, Claire, Cindy, and Yuki.
I have this series too. I am waiting for paperback, mass market, on number 8. I love Lindsay and the gang. I was very sad when they took the series off the air because Angie Harmon did a great job as Lindsay. She will be in the new series Rizzoli and Isles with Sasha Alexander who played Kate on NCIS. This series is based on books by Tess Gerritsen. Can't wait.
ReplyDeleteI have so much reading and re-reading to do so I can catch up in this series.
Peace and love,
Paula R.
Totally think The Women's Murder Club was messed over due to the writer's strike that year. By the time it came back, they changed the night and ABC didn't really give it the chance it deserved. I love all of the characters and really think it might have made it as a regular series if given another year.
ReplyDeleteWhat channel will the new series be on and when does it start? I love both Angie Harman and Sasha Alexander(miss me some Kate on NCIS). Never read any of Tess Gerritsen's books, but might pick them up if I like the series.
It will be on TNT. I am not sure what nights yet, but I am definitely going to check it out. Tess blogs over at Murderati sometimes with Allison Brennan, Toni McGee Causey, J.T Ellison, Cornelia Read, Zoe Sharp, Alafair Burke, Alexandra Sokoloff and many others. You should check them out. That's how I learned about the show before the commercials started coming on.
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Paula R.
Liza, Rizzoli and Isles premieres on 12July 10/9 central on TNT. It looks better everytime I see a commercial. I hope you are having a great day.
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Paula R.
Thanks Paula. Adding it to my to be watched shows for the summer.
ReplyDeleteHummm, I don't get in a lot of T.V. time but this one sounds good...I hope I can catch it!
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Hawk
Looking forward to a new show based on books. Really think Women's Murder Club was robbed and can't wait until they release the series on dvd so I can own it.
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