Présentation de l'éditeur
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 newlywed 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.
Revue de presse
Ticks like a time bomb - full of threat and terror (
Los Angeles Times)
'Patterson knows where our deepest fears are buried ... There's no stopping his imagination' New York Times Book Review (
New York Times Book Review)
'One of the most creative and sadistic killers since Hannibal Lecter ... there are surprises in store right up to the last page' Bookpage (
Bookpage)
Brilliantly terrifying...so exciting I had to stay up all night to finish it (
Daily Mail)
'Patterson again proves himself a master of the craft ... such a great book: every time you think you've got it figured out, you realise the killer is still a step ahead' Providence Sunday Journal (
Providence Sunday Journal)
'Unputdownable. It will sell millions' The Times
'Breakneck pacing and loop-the-loop plotting' Publishers Weekly
'Compelling reading' Yorkshire Gazette & Herald
'The relentless velocity is guaranteed to hook fans of the bestselling Patterson' Kirkus Reviews
'This is certainly page-turning stuff. It's written in brief stabs...which keep you hooked on the plot as it twists around the brutal slaying of a series of honeymooning couples on their wedding nights. And Patterson displays a particular knowledge of how to keep the twists coming too' The Glasgow list
'Lindsay Boxer, the only woman homocide inspector in San Francisco [is] a well rounded and engaging heroine' Crime Time
'A promising first bout for this lively Boxer' Sunday Mercury
'James Patterson manages to pull it off in style... If 1st to Die is anything to go by he's got a real winner on his hands' Yorkshire Evening News
'A readable and exciting thriller' The Sunday Times
'Gripping' Heat
'Patterson is a master of his craft and makes it work wonderfully well, his characteristically short chapters biting with dialogue, detail and insight...destined to be a best seller' Huddersfield Daily Examiner
'Destined to be a best seller' The Huddersfield Daily Examiner
'Appallingly unputdownable. It will sell millions' Play
Biographie de l'auteur
James Patterson is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. Since winning the EdgarT Award for Best First Novel with The Thomas Berryman Number, his books have sold in excess of 300 million copies worldwide and he has been the most borrowed author in UK libraries for the past eight years in a row. He is the author of some of the most popular series of the past two decades - the Alex Cross, Women's Murder Club, Detective Michael Bennett and Private novels - and he has written many other number one bestsellers including romance novels and stand-alone thrillers. He lives in Florida with his wife and son.
James is passionate about encouraging children to read. Inspired by his own son who was a reluctant reader, he also writes a range of books specifically for young readers. James is a founding partner of Booktrust's Children's Reading Fund in the UK.
