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Unlucky 13 (Women's Murder Club) by [James Patterson, Maxine Paetro]

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Book 13 of 22: Women's Murder Club

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The Women's Murder Club is stalked by a killer with nothing to lose.

San Francisco Detective Lindsay Boxer is loving her life as a new mother. With an attentive husband, a job she loves, plus best friends who can talk about anything from sex to murder, things couldn't be better.

Then the FBI sends Lindsay a photo of a killer from her past, and her happy world is shattered. The picture captures a beautiful woman at a stoplight. But all Lindsay sees is the psychopath behind those seductive eyes: Mackie Morales, the most deranged and dangerous mind the Women's Murder Club has ever encountered.

In this pulse-racing, emotionally charged novel by James Patterson, the Women's Murder Club must find a killer-before she finds them first.

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May 5, 2014
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Claire Washburn is my closest friend, and also San Francisco’s Chief Medical Examiner.
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Women’s Murder Club. The four members are Claire, Cindy, Yuki, and me.
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FANS LOVE THE WOMEN'S MURDER CLUB!

"Those who haven't read any of the novels in the Women's Murder Club series are cheating themselves."―BookReporter.com

"I can't believe how good Patterson is, whether he's doing a Washington police yarn or traveling a different road with a female narrator. He is always on the mark. I have never begun a Patterson book and been able to put it down."―Larry King, USA Today

"Patterson and Paetro are at their best here, weaving a number of plots together to create a novel that dips and flows across genre lines.... A series that shows no signs of fatigue or flagging."―BookReporter.com --This text refers to the mass_market edition.

About the Author

James Patterson has had more New York Times bestsellers than any other writer, ever, according to Guinness World Records. Since his first novel won the Edgar Award in 1977 James Patterson's books have sold more than 300 million copies. He is the author of the Alex Cross novels, the most popular detective series of the past twenty-five years, including Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider. He writes full-time and lives in Florida with his family.
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00EXTQRN8
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Little, Brown and Company; 1st edition (May 5, 2014)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 5, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1302 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 417 pages
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James Patterson
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JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. His books have sold in excess of 375 million copies worldwide. 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.
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 for young readers including the Middle School, I Funny, Treasure Hunters, Dog Diaries and Max Einstein series. James has donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed author of adult fiction in UK libraries for the past eleven years in a row. He lives in Florida with his wife and son.
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Maxine Paetro
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Maxine Paetro is an American author who has been published since 1979. Paetro has collaborated with best-selling author James Patterson on the Women’s Murder Club novel series and standalone novels.
From 1975 until 1987, Paetro was a recruiter and EVP creative department manager at several large New York City advertising agencies. In 1979, Paetro published her first book, How to Put Your Book Together and Get a Job in Advertising, which received its fourth revision in August 2010. This non-fiction work has been described as “the advertising industry bible and ultimate insider's guide to getting in and getting noticed"".
Between 1986 and 1992, she published three novels: Manshare, Baby Dreams, and Windfall. In 1993, she collaborated with Dodd Darin to write the biography Dream Lovers: The Magnificent Shattered Lives of Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee.
In 2004, she began the first of more than two dozen collaborations with best-selling author James Patterson, co-writing 4th of July for the Women’s Murder Club series. Paetro explains in an interview that she and Patterson (who had also worked in advertising before becoming a full-time writer) had known each other since the 1970s. According to British newspaper The Sunday Times, of authors with the most titles to be at number one on The Sunday Times bestseller list over the past forty years, she ranks #16 with eleven separate titles in the #1 position.
Her garden, Broccoli Hall, has been featured in national magazines including House & Garden, Victoria, Country Garden and Country Homes. Broccoli Hall is on the Garden Conservancy Open Days Program. See Broccoli Hall www.broccolihall.com. Paetro is breeding a rare type of koi, the "elusive ki shusui." www.kishusui.com.
Paetro is married to former surety bond executive, John A. Duffy, the now founder and CEO of consulting company, Manhattan Bridge, LLC.
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Not the best of the series.

Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2017

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So I have read the first 12 of this series but took a break for awhile because I felt like the writing was getting continually worse.

I don't remember much about book 12, but as for book 13, I feel like James Patterson is writing less and less of his books. The style was confusing - parts were third person, parts were first. It just makes it somewhat hard to read. Also, procedurally, some parts were just epicly wrong.

There were also too many stories going on in this one. I think maybe the book wasn't "long" enough so they added in the story of Brady and Yuki's honeymoon which, although intriguing, seemed misplaced.

I'll keep reading though, mostly because I want to find out what happens with Cindy.

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S Cronin

Actually I'm glad to read some of the negative comments on this ...

Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2015

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Actually I'm glad to read some of the negative comments on this book as I thought I may be too picky. I have been a long time fan of James Patterson's books and have read all of the Womens Murder Club. The last couple of books haven't been that great and this one in particular left me a bit "miffed" enough to write a review. I'm starting to feel like the series is a bit of a "puppy mill"...crank them out as fast as you can. But there is no real material. This had 3 story lines going, 2 of which I felt were unresolved. The belly bombers plot had no real resolution as to what happened to the perps or the last box or burgers. Plus why was Yuki's ship taken over...no explanation as to who Jackhammer was and what his goal was by taking over the ship except to give Yuki a story line. To be honest, I'm not feeling comfortable that Mr Patterson is even writing any of this material but only acting as a liason to the other writer. This book is no near the quality of his earlier works without the co-writers...just sayin.

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A chemist and her demented brother killing people with "belly ...

Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2017

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A chemist and her demented brother killing people with "belly bombs."
The wedding and honeymoon of the attorney in the group, and the cruiseline ship their on gets hijacked, and the return of a pyscho bent on killing the detective of the group makes for compelling reading.
The journalist becomes the heroine in a the twist at the end of the book.
The author spins a delicate trail throughout the book of the three stories. The reader doesn't know what to expect when they put the book and return again.
An exciting book to read that can be read by itself or as a continuence in the series

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@TheGuyWriting

My first mystery novel!

Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2014

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This is the first detective novel I have ever read and also my first book by James Patterson. To be honest, I didn't even look at the author name when I purchased the book. I am an indie author and have written two science fiction and one zombie novel. I am about halfway through writing my fourth book which is a detective murder mystery and I thought I should read a best selling mystery book to get an idea of the tempo that readers like. I went to Amazon and downloaded this book.

First off, I enjoyed the story. I personally really like that there are several plot lines contained in the same novel. Since this book is a part of a series with multiple main characters, it gives you more bang for your buck. It's almost like several short stories that are intertwined with each other that come together to give you a satisfying conclusion.

If you like a mystery where every nuance of how the murder was solved is laid out for you, this story is not for you. Likewise, if you like police procedurals, this isn't your book.

This book was very focused on the relationships between the characters and how those interactions helped to solve the crime. There were "ah-ha" moments where a large piece to the puzzle was found and then they followed up on that lead. But all of the minutia that happened between those moments was left out.

I mentioned that I didn't look at the author when I purchased the book. I honestly thought I was reading a novel written by a woman based on the characters and their ties with each other. If you're not familiar with this particular series, there is a group of women who work in different but related fields. They are all friends and use their positions to help each other with solving murders. There is a detective, a prosecuter, a criminal journalist and a medical examiner. They are a part of what they refer to as the "Murder Club".

Maybe a woman reading this book would know right off the bat that the author was a man trying to write from a woman's first-person perspective, but I had no idea. I think that is a good indicator of the author's writing ability.

One other thing I liked about his writing was the realistic way the story read. Some novels should be filled with flowery writting, interesting prose and the author trying to wax poetic. But other stories should read like they are actual events that the reader can believe happened. The reader can think, this is how people really talk and act. That's what I got from this book. There are a couple of things that were slightly unrealistic but still not impossible to believe.

Overall, I really enjoyed the book. It inspired me to download the sample of his latest work, "Invisble". I will definitely be buying that book when I have more time to read a full novel.

**NOTE: All of my novels are professionally edited but my posts and reviews aren't :)

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Michele

WMC doesn't dissappoint

Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2021

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I was pulled in from the start and couldn't put it down til I had finished. It was exciting reading about my 4 favorite women from James Patterson. Their unconditional love and friendship is incredible to read and watch grow with each novel. And this one is no different giving us highs and lows. A wedding, a deranged serial killer wanting revenge, a new serial killer with a new and interesting way to kill, and pirates all lead to an extraordinary read.

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Mrs Susan Smith

Not the best Womans Murder Club book (but the last one annoyed ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 28, 2014

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Not the best Womans Murder Club book (but the last one annoyed me even worse when Boxer went back to work when her baby was only 2 weeks old. Then the baby had a cancer scare and Boxer was nipping out to visit crime scenes in between hospital visits - seriously, come on!!) Also felt like the main story didn't quite wrap up at the end of the book.

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Penelope Sylvia Allen

Unlucky 13

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 21, 2018

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I do like this series about The Women's Murder Club but they've getting weaker with every new story. The dynamics are drying up and the plots are not so credible. I love James Patterson but I wish he would go back to writing his own books and not with a co-writer because the writing is losing Its' hard hitting lines. This book was quite weak and disappointing. The Women no longer have any 'edge' Like the first few stories.

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T. Davies

Shallow

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 10, 2015

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I have to agree with many other posts that this certainly wasn't one of Patterson's finest. I wonder what the relationships are with his co-writers? Do they write them & he puts his name to them as this one certainly lacked any real depth. Too many stories that were totally unconnected and rushed. Particularly hated the Yuki honeymoon scenario, stupid & pointless plot. I read this on my Kindle and, at the end of the book, skipped backwards as I was convinced it can't have ended where it did with no real conclusion to the main story in my opinion. The book is easy to read and I've already bought the next book so I'll give it a try. If it doesn't improve the WMC books will go the same way as Martina Cole & Patricia Cornwell and will remain unpurchased.

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docdavid

Weak and poorly written

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 11, 2015

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This is the weakest of the Women's Murder Club novels and I have read and enjoyed all the others. The writing is simplistic and childlike with poor plot development and outcomes for each of the three plots which were fairly predictable. Patterson is best when writing alone as in the Alex Cross novels. His co-authors who I imagine do most of the writing are less consistent and sometimes downright poor as in this case.This book gives the impression of being churned out without much thought and checking by Mr Patterson. Seemingly Miss Paetro must have been engrossed in "50 Shades of Grey" as we even have the "Oh my " additions to love scenes! Oh dear!
I think Mr Patterson et al need to concentrate more on quality rather than quantity in the future.

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BCB & More

A return to form of sorts

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 11, 2014

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My last few books in this series have been something of a let down. However, this latest instalment has somewhat restored some of my previous faith in these Patterson books. It seems that Lindsay Boxer has returned somewhat to her previous personality. What at first appears to be a routine accident on the Golden Gate Bridge, actually turns out to be the start of a disturbing case. The victims look like they have ingested bombs. Lindsey and Richie need to work out who and why.

In addition to this, we see Yuki (2nd of the 4 WMC) get married to Brady (who also happens to be Lindsay’s boss). As they go off on their honeymoon, it appears that another thread to the story emerges with an attack on their Cruise ship. If that wasn’t enough then the return of Mackie Morales is the thread to complete the lot. Mackie was an ex-colleague of Lindsay’s who turned out to be a ruthless killer. She is now back and looking for her revenge. It seems that while Mackie is back, Cindy (the 3rd in the 4 of the WMC) is chasing her right back to give her, hopefully, the biggest story of her career in journalism. It appears that Clare (the 4th of the WMC) didn’t want to make much of an appearance.

The writing style is the usual short and sharp affair, which always maintains my interest. Although there are three threads to the story the downside was that it at times appeared a little disjointed. That aside, I thought it was pretty pacey and the reintroduction of Mackie Morales made for a pretty exciting story too. I think the series is a far cry from being where it was in the early days, however this latest book I think is a big improvement on some of the others.