James Patterson

Four crime-solving friends face off against a killer in San Francisco in the Women's Murder Club novel that started 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.

1st to Die

Annalissa Powner 

One of the biggest twists I have ever read. He had me believing two different stories but to the very last page. But the ending could have a used a little cleaner finish.

Liezel van der Walt 

1st to Die (Women's Murder Club)

Cheri Fuller

I enjoyed the story and the nice twist (view spoiler)[although the twist in the twist seemed too much and obvious to see coming but the final twist bumped up gave it an extra 1/2 star. (hide spoiler)] Nice!

I didn't care for the narrator. She sounded too harsh and gave nearly all the characters a very gruff, hard edge. Some aspects of her reading were very good but she could have softened the tones and voices in many places.

Cara VanFulpen 

Forgot how good this book is. I can already tell re-reading this series will be worth it!

Katie Dobay

It was so good!!! James Patterson is one of my favorite authors and I am just now starting the Women's Murder Club series. WONDERFUL 1ST BOOK.

chloe mcpherson

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, was it the best? No but it is a quick and easy to read. 
This book was a bit predictable, I was able to guess who the killer was. 
I liked the main character, normally when we have a female protagonist in crime books they usually don’t show emotions because they have to been seen as ‘tough’. 
I did like that Linsey was emotional, and often cried especially when at crime scenes. Like it’s basic human nature. 

I am excited to see where Lindsey and the other girls takes us next.

Jessica Williamson

This book was the very first mystery novel I've ever read! I had watched the series many years ago when it was on tv and I had absolutely loved it, so I had been wanting to read these for a while! I'm so very, very glad that I did. In my usual fashion I flew through this book in just one day!

I love Lindsay Boxer as a character. She's a hard-ass but she's also this sweet, delicate, worrisome woman. Her internal thoughts are very true to an actual woman's and that's something that you don't normally see when a male author is writing from a female's perspective. 

I enjoyed seeing things from the killer's eyes and trying to figure out who exactly the killer was throughout the entire book. I'll tell you this much... I had my killer picked out before I was a quarter of the way through the book, and I was waaaaaay wrong! I like that it gives you little clues as to who the killer is but doesn't actually give you enough that you ever find out the actual plot... until the epilogue! The foreshadowing in this is spot on.

The other characters of the Women's Murder Club (Claire, Jill, and Cindy) were not fleshed out as much as would have liked them to have been but I assume that there is more to come of that seeing as how there are currently eleven more books published of this series. I quite enjoyed Chris Raleigh as a character as well, though I'll admit I wasn't 100% sure if he was a good guy or a bad guy through most of the book, and I'm surely not going to tell you who he turned out to be!

The bad guys in this are waaaay bad. Like mentally deranged, crazy, super bad. And I loved it. Getting to see inside the brains of serial killers is a place that's nice to visit on a book vacation, but I definitely would not want to live there!

Brittany

Loved this one. I thought I figured it out but then something would happen totally different and throw me off. I didn't know what was going to happen until the last page.

Leigh Osborne

Megan Leprich

I am now officially sucked into this series. I have always been a fan of James Patterson but I think these books are my favorites by him. I love the concept of an all women murder group that is solving murders on the side. I love the story line and all the characters. I also love that I don't get bored while reading it which I tend to do sometimes with James Patterson novels. Great read and I can't wait to read all in the series.

Brandie States

I wasn't sure if I would enjoy this when I first went into it, I normally don't read many of this type of book. Holy cow was I wrong! I actually really enjoyed it, and the twist at the end I was NOT expecting! Absolutely ended up loving this one, a great start to a series and I cannot wait to read the next one!

Christina

So glad I decided to give Patterson another a chance. This book was so gripping, right from the start. A perfect thriller, with just the right amount of plot twists to keep you hooked on to it till the very end. Brilliant!

Zoja

Ciara McConnell

As the only woman homicide inspector in San Francisco, Lindsay Boxer has to be tough. But nothing she has seen prepares her for the horror of the honeymoon murders, when a brutal maniac begins viciously slaughtering newly wed couples on their wedding nights. Lindsay is sickened by the deaths, but her determination to bring the murderer to justice is threatened by her own personal tragedy. So she turns to Claire, a leading coroner, Cindy, a journalist and Jill, a top attorney, for help with both her crises, and the Women's Murder Club is born.

1st to Die

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