1st to Die

1st to Die

You've helped his fast-paced thrillers, from The Thomas Berryman Number to Roses Are Red, zoom up bestseller lists. Now you--and the James Patterson fans in your life--won't want to miss the action as he keeps the plot spinning in a crowd-pleasing new series starring four fabulous women. Imagine a killer who thinks, 'What is the worst thing anyone has ever done?'--and goes far beyond. A killer who's not content with simply murdering couples blissfully engrossed in their wedding nights but leaves his own sadistic calling cards. That's the killer outraging San Francisco's Women's Murder Club: homicide inspector Lindsay Boxer, chief medical examiner Claire Washburn, Chronicle reporter Cindy Nicholas and assistant D.A. Jill Bernhardt. Determined to solve the case, they come up with a prime suspect. But the brass won't touch the socially prominent writer--even though he has a history of spousal abuse and his unpublished first novel is about a honeymoon killer! Order your copy of 1st to Die now and find out how the four women get to the heart-stopping climax before it appears as an NBC miniseries in May! Explicit sex, violence and language. James Patterson tells you about his exciting new series Dear Reader, I grew up in a house full of women--my grandmother, mother, three sisters, and two cats--and out of this dizzying but also exhilarating experience comes a new series of suspense novels that I believe will rival Alex Cross. 1st to Die begins the new series. It features four women in San Francisco who work together to solve a baffling and disturbing murder case. These women--a homicide inspector, a medical examiner, an assistant D.A., and a reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle--find that the usual procedures in their respective offices aren't working. They form a Women's Murder Club to collaborate outside the box and solve the case in a unique and completely surprising manner. I've had an absolute ball writing 1st to Die, and I believe it's an 'un-put-downable' as any book I've ever written. I hope you'll feel the same way. James Patterson

Hardcover: 368 pages

Publisher: Little Brown & Company ( March 05, 2001 )

Item #: 64-7143

ISBN: 9780316666008

Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.25 x 0.81 inches

Product Weight: 14.0 ounces