10th Anniversary (Women's Murder Club)

This has been a good series for James Patterson and we have come to love the characters. The girl's club seems to get a lot of good work done and they hang together as friends. This book chases the lives of the four ladies, Lindsey, Cindy, Yuki and Claire. The first three ladies are heavily involved in cases and they form the three plot lines that run through the book. Claire is relegated to a small role in this installment as she has recently had a baby and is thus not as able to get into the mysteries.

Lindsey catches a case of a missing baby. Fifteen year old Avis Richardson has been found wandering a country road near a lake and is bleeding out from having given birth and facing a complication. The problem is, where is the baby? Who helped her deliver the baby? Did they kidnap the baby after tricking the 15 year old Avis into selling the baby? Those are all questions that Lindsey and her partner will have to try and solve. The chase has lots of twists and turns and could have been a great stand alone story all on it's own. But because it is woven with two other plot lines it doesn't get the development it needs to become a fantastic stand alone. Instead it ties up a bit to neatly and predictably.

Yuki on the other hand is in the trial of her life as she is trying to get a murder conviction on Dr. Candace Martin for the murder of her husband. There are plenty of twists and turns in this story as well. Maybe even more twists than the other two plots. It is the more interesting of the three stories. Again, there is so much more that could be developed but because you have three stories going on at once you don't get as much development as you want. Who really killed her husband? Was it a hit man hired by a former lover? Was it the wife who is disgruntled that the husband has been and is having multiple affairs? Is it the kids nanny who is the current affair? Or is it the surprise witness that steps up to claim responsibility (this is the surprise witness and I won't spoil it for you)? Yuki has her hands full and oh by the way Lindsey steps in to meddle in the case while still trying to solve the case of the missing baby.

Then you have the third case, Cindy is running down leads and writing columns for the newspaper regarding a serial rapist who is terrorizing the community. She is getting close to finding out who the person is when she is, yeah you guessed it, kidnapped by the criminal, drugged and hauled off for what will be a night of rape and most likely murder. Will Lindsey and Conklin though be able to find Cindy in time to rescue her or not?

Now, add in to all of this the four love stories of each of the women's lives and you have lots of material to read, sift through and keep tabs on. Patterson is a good writing and he keeps your attention throughout the entire book. I didn't want to put it down. But I think that maybe there were just one or two plots to many for the book. Either focus on just one plot and build a better mystery or lengthen the book by a couple of hundred pages and give all three major plots the justice they deserve by more development.

While I only gave the book three stars I still think that you won't be disappointed if you are a James Patterson fan.

Enjoy!

I was so disappointed by this latest installment in the Women's Murder Club series. It's really three books in one with none of the plots making the story come together. And what's worse is that none of the stories have a suspenseful or interesting ending. B-O-R-I-N-G! If this was the first James Patterson book I picked up, it would definitely be my last. He needs to quit trying to churn out a book a month and focus on quality over quantity.

I always look forward to the Womens Murder Club but, I am sorry to say that they are going downhill at a very fast rate. The 7th one had the best ending and then the 9th and 10th seem to be just written to put books out. Very disappointing

Have read all the women's murder club and this was the worst one.do not waste your 16.04.a lot better books for free.

Who ever heard of having someone write a book for you and you only have to have your name printed on it. Patterson now makes almost twice as much money as any other author and yet still allows his publishing company to rip off the kindle owners. Rubbish...

I am a huge Patterson fan and love the Cross books. His writing inspired me and many other thriller writers to craft out stories. I think this new novel is up there with the best of his back issues. The usual snappy writing style and short chapters take you through the plot at a fast pace of knots and there are the usual twist and turns in the story which make it seem much shorter than it is. That is a good thing when you get lost in a thriller and time flies while you are immersed in the characters and the plotline. I can see why the price tag annoys some readers, the big publishers are setting downloads at silly prices that cannot be justified. Great thriller novel, highly recommended!!

I have always loved James Patterson, but his latest books have been terrible. Maybe somebody should suggest that he start writing his own books again instead of using a co-author. I was very disappointed in 10th Anniversary. There was no suspense in the book at all. 3 storylines going at the same time with no relation to each other. I'm done reading James Patterson.

Another good mystery from the Women's murder club. Not just one mystery but a couple of mysteries in the story. I loved being back with the women of the mystery club. I just liked being with Lindsay,Claire,Cindy and Yuki while they work their magic on finding the murderer . If you have not read any of the Women's murder clubs books I highly recommend you just start reading them from the first one.

Way below typical for Patterson. Needs to reverse his greediness by writing quality books not being the most prolific. If not, he will soon lose his loyal, admiring following and his books will not sell as well.
This book, the Tenth , etc. is a sad excuse for a typical Patterson book. This isn't unique; he's been getting away with this slide in quality in favor of quantity. His mantra about being the most prolific author of our time is a dubious distinction in my opinion. Enough of that crap John. Get back to writing the way you know how.

I admit, I'll end up buying this book, I love Lindsey and Joe, I love the Women's Detective Club and I love the fact that James Patterson always gives me a good read, but I'm having a hard time doing so knowing I will be paying more for the kindle version than I would the hardcover. When are the publishers going to get the message? One of the reasons I like my electronic reader is I'm a director of a Keep America Beautiful program and that means I am environmentally conscious of the fact that this should, not only be saving paper and resources, but it should be saving me money. I find this insulting to the readers quite frankly.