21st Birthday:
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- Author：James Patterson
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Summary
Will she live to see her twenty-first birthday？
When a distraught mother pleads with reporter Cindy Thomas to investigate the disappearance of her daughter， Tara， and her baby granddaughter， Cindy goes straight to SFPD Sergeant Lindsay Boxer。
The prime suspect is Tara's husband， but he tells a conflicting story that paints Tara as a wayward wife， not a missing person。
Is this a tragic case of domestic violence？ Or is the truth linked to a more complex network of killings？
As the case grows into something far bigger than any of them could have imagined， the Women's Murder Club will need to work together to unpick the truth from a web of lies。
When a distraught mother pleads with reporter Cindy Thomas to investigate the disappearance of her daughter， Tara， and her baby granddaughter， Cindy goes straight to SFPD Sergeant Lindsay Boxer。
The prime suspect is Tara's husband， but he tells a conflicting story that paints Tara as a wayward wife， not a missing person。
Is this a tragic case of domestic violence？ Or is the truth linked to a more complex network of killings？
As the case grows into something far bigger than any of them could have imagined， the Women's Murder Club will need to work together to unpick the truth from a web of lies。
Reviews
Darlene Drouillard
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Did not finish…
sue willimer
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No other words than athis was the worst James Patterson book I have ever read。 I have loved the Lindsay Boxer series but this is awful 。。。。 the ending well。。 there isn't one so so disappointing。 The author here just either got side tracked thinking of his next novel or two and totally rushed this。。。extremely poor。 No other words than athis was the worst James Patterson book I have ever read。 I have loved the Lindsay Boxer series but this is awful 。。。。 the ending well。。 there isn't one so so disappointing。 The author here just either got side tracked thinking of his next novel or two and totally rushed this。。。extremely poor。 。。。more
Jeff Scatena
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A tighter， more contained story than most of the series （no one parachutes off of anything and there are no bombings）， this book mostly worked until the end。 Probably deserves 3 1/2 stars。 In the end， the authors （Paetro） couldn't resist making the story too big， and mostly blowing it。 A tighter， more contained story than most of the series （no one parachutes off of anything and there are no bombings）， this book mostly worked until the end。 Probably deserves 3 1/2 stars。 In the end， the authors （Paetro） couldn't resist making the story too big， and mostly blowing it。 。。。more
Ryan Powell
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I must open my review of the latest instalment of James Patterson’s hugely successful ‘Women’s Murder Club’ series with a disclaimer。 I don’t read these books because I love them and can’t wait for the next one。 I read them because I’ve read all of them， and I have an interest in how the characters are doing and what they get up to next。 But the stories？ God no。 They stopped being good years ago。Until this one。 Here， Patterson and similarly prolific co-writer Maxine Paetro have actually come up I must open my review of the latest instalment of James Patterson’s hugely successful ‘Women’s Murder Club’ series with a disclaimer。 I don’t read these books because I love them and can’t wait for the next one。 I read them because I’ve read all of them， and I have an interest in how the characters are doing and what they get up to next。 But the stories？ God no。 They stopped being good years ago。Until this one。 Here， Patterson and similarly prolific co-writer Maxine Paetro have actually come up with the most entertaining plotline since ’14th Deadly Sin’。 Maybe the last six books of varying drivel were not worth it for this， but ’21st Birthday’ is actually exciting。 The execution， however， stops from being a great book。Paetro’s writing （because we all know Patterson doesn’t actually write 30 books a year） is at its finest when describing moments of high action and of great peril。 The action scenes throughout this novel are the best， as are the courtroom drama。 However， her insistence （and probably that of several other interested actors） to write this like a weekly show， such as CSI， make this heavy work at times。Simply put， this novel could have been 400 pages had consistent repetition of the facts not been made。 Also， when I’m reading about interviews with key witnesses and suspects， I want to read what is said。 I want to look for clues in the dialogue。 I don’t want an abbreviated synopsis which looks like it came off a wiki page。 Writing it how she has， it should have been 600 pages with this storyline， but the last ten pages manage to fit about 100 worth of content， and it feels extremely unfinished。 Planned better， they could have turned the next book into a sequel。 At the very least， if ’22 Seconds’ doesn’t see Cindy working through what she now knows as a main plotline， there is an unforgivable loss of potential here…Kathleen Wyatt goes to Cindy Thomas in her office at the Chronicle， shouting， screaming and crying。 Cindy has removed a post from Kathleen on her blog because it could be libellous – Kathleen has identified her son-in-law， Lucas Burke， as being abusive to her daughter Tara。 The reason for her sudden decision to kick off？ Tara and her young daughter， Lorrie， have disappeared， and she is convinced that something terrible has happened to them。 Shocked， Cindy puts her in direct contact with Lindsay Boxer， where things begin to escalate very， very quickly。21st Birthday is without a personal life plot， beyond a few words about Claire’s return to work following illness。 For that， we can be grateful。 Sadly， there are no fewer than six meetings in a restaurant， each complete with extensive details of what everyone ordered and ate。 I’m not sure what the meetings could be replaced with， but it gives me the same feeling that I get when Catherine’s beachside bar turns up three times every ‘Death In Paradise’ episode。 The difference is， DIP is fun murder mysteries in a Caribbean setting， designed to warm up cold January nights。 The Women’s Murder Club is trying to be a serious thriller series。It’s a shame that the proof reader or editor didn’t like the story enough to read the last hundred pages。 Not only did they miss out on some exciting plot twists （if slightly convenient） which make this book worth reading， but they missed out on several distracting grammatical errors and some pretty horrendous repetition of an entire paragraph， less than two pages apart。 I’m not normally a fiend for stuff like this， but I expected better。 Maybe they want to hire me to proof all of the James Patterson empire？ I could do with the money， for sure…If you’re still plodding along with this 21 books in， you’re either like me and dogged enough to keep reading them ad infinitum， or you really need to improve your standards of writing。 This is the most exciting for a while， and unlike the last few， I was wishing it was longer and not desperately begging for the final page to come。 But having been let down many times by this series， I’m not holding out hope that this provokes a third wind of brilliance。 Still， you can bet on the fact that I’ll be reading ’22 Seconds’ next Christmas regardless。All my reviews can be found on ryanwrites99。wordpress。com :） 。。。more
Mary Ann Kierych
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As usual it keeps you guessing。 Always loved the womens murder club series
Bobbi Philson
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I found the ending to be only meh。 No surprises。 I may have to give up this series， I think it's run its course I found the ending to be only meh。 No surprises。 I may have to give up this series， I think it's run its course 。。。more
Marcia Schilling
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Good book， however I didn't care for the ending。 Good book， however I didn't care for the ending。 。。。more
Ann Haefele
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A few loose ends and some clues that weren’t really followed up on， but it entertained my husband and I during a long road trip。 I did enjoy revisiting with the characters of the women’s murder mystery club， even if I questioned some of their actions in the story。
Kelly Lexa
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 James Patterson creates a powerhouse group of women and then makes them seem completely incompetent because they arrest and try the wrong person。 This is a pattern of his that really rubs me the wrong way。 The only positive for me was the tenacious Cindy Thomas， who always gets her story。
Nancy Smith
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He has written many books so you can’t expect all of them to be good。
Beth Ann Garcia
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Action packed， page turner that leaves you guessing。
Roz
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The only positive thing I can say about this book， is that I'm glad it's over。 The past 3 or 4 in the series have left me flat。 Beyond meh。 This one was the worst。 I won't be reading any more by this author。 It felt like he had switched his audience to high school。 Maybe that's not fair to that audience。 There are many high schoolers that wouldn't read this。 The writing was poor， the characters actions and "emotions"， conversations， left me shaking my head in disbelief。 I've never written such a The only positive thing I can say about this book， is that I'm glad it's over。 The past 3 or 4 in the series have left me flat。 Beyond meh。 This one was the worst。 I won't be reading any more by this author。 It felt like he had switched his audience to high school。 Maybe that's not fair to that audience。 There are many high schoolers that wouldn't read this。 The writing was poor， the characters actions and "emotions"， conversations， left me shaking my head in disbelief。 I've never written such a negative review and hope I never will again。 。。。more
Andrea
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I don’t know if it’s me or the books。 The Women’s Murder Club books have been very hit or miss for， for the 8 books。 Some of them just failed to hook me。 They failed to get me to the point of “I have to keep reading this”。 That is how 21st Birthday hit me。 I just kept putting it down and not picking it back up。 I finally finished it。 It wasn’t the ending I was expecting， which was good and bad。
Peter Hall
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Easy read。 Not the best Patterson book， but still makes you think。
Eileen Mandell
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I LOVE James Patterson & his Women's Murder Club series！！！ He is a quick read & just what I needed to read while sick。 I read it in 2 days。 I was delighted to met the characters again。 IT was fun to read about the references to previous Women Murder Club books。 This story was about the murder of a young mother， her infant daughter & a teenage girl。 Good read。。。。。。 I LOVE James Patterson & his Women's Murder Club series！！！ He is a quick read & just what I needed to read while sick。 I read it in 2 days。 I was delighted to met the characters again。 IT was fun to read about the references to previous Women Murder Club books。 This story was about the murder of a young mother， her infant daughter & a teenage girl。 Good read。。。。。。 。。。more
Ro
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Another great mystery for the Women's Murder Club， although I'm still trying to process the ending。 Another great mystery for the Women's Murder Club， although I'm still trying to process the ending。 。。。more
Joe Farragher
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What did you expect， a 4-Star rating？ C'mon， person！ The 21st Women's Murder Club mystery and I can't wait for 22。 This is quite a story， to stay the least， and， of course， very well told。 Lindsay and the girls are it top form。 A new， yet familiar， chief， a new detective， and even a little Vegas action。 Enjoy！ What did you expect， a 4-Star rating？ C'mon， person！ The 21st Women's Murder Club mystery and I can't wait for 22。 This is quite a story， to stay the least， and， of course， very well told。 Lindsay and the girls are it top form。 A new， yet familiar， chief， a new detective， and even a little Vegas action。 Enjoy！ 。。。more
Megsbookclub
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This was a decent addition to the Women's Murder club series。 This was a decent addition to the Women's Murder club series。 。。。more
Donna
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The ending was flat; very disappointing - certainly not up to the usual standards shown in previous books in this series！
Gabby✨
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I think the more I read the more I am starting to mature in reading taste and appreciating a truly well written book。 As someone who loved crime， true crime， CSI， and anything else along those lines I was quite entertained。 I read this book in two sittings and found myself wanting to know what happened but it fell short in many aspects。 For someone who has written many books this felt rushed。 I wanted so much more detail， more character development and a slower pace。 The plot twist wasn’t bad I I think the more I read the more I am starting to mature in reading taste and appreciating a truly well written book。 As someone who loved crime， true crime， CSI， and anything else along those lines I was quite entertained。 I read this book in two sittings and found myself wanting to know what happened but it fell short in many aspects。 For someone who has written many books this felt rushed。 I wanted so much more detail， more character development and a slower pace。 The plot twist wasn’t bad I will admit but wasn’t shocking either。 I don’t know if it’s because I haven’t read the previous 20 books in the series and maybe characters have developed over time but as a stand alone it was meh。 I feel as though it needed a lot of editing done and much more effort in order to keep the reader intrigued。 The chapters were super choppy and just over all meh。 Because I did enjoy the concept I’ll give it 2。5 ⭐️。 Don’t know if i would pick up this authors work again。 。。。more
Sarah Rowan
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 So。。。I have loved this series， but it has really lost something for me since Lindsay and Joe got married。 I sort of miss the sexual tension between her and Rich， tbh。But this book started out SO STRONG！ I was completely wrapped up in the story and what was happening， right until the court case。 That's when it all just fell apart for me。First of all， everything in the court case seemed to be a recap of what we knew。 There was no new evidence。 No twists。 Nothing。 Not even a DNA test to see if Evan So。。。I have loved this series， but it has really lost something for me since Lindsay and Joe got married。 I sort of miss the sexual tension between her and Rich， tbh。But this book started out SO STRONG！ I was completely wrapped up in the story and what was happening， right until the court case。 That's when it all just fell apart for me。First of all， everything in the court case seemed to be a recap of what we knew。 There was no new evidence。 No twists。 Nothing。 Not even a DNA test to see if Evan was the father？！？！ Come on。 The idea of Luke offing himself and Evan deciding to suddenly need credit and hand over his diaries was beyond ridiculous， even for a Patterson collab。 This story had so much potential to go somewhere and be an arc for another book or two， but the opportunity was wasted。Too bad。 At this point， I'm guessing that neither Patterson nor Paetro are doing anything more than pitching an idea and leaving the writing to some lackeys， who definitely dropped the ball on this one。 Sigh。 The 3-star rating is only because of the potential of the storyline and because I was really loving it up until the trial。 。。。more
Elena Toselli
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This series will always be a 4 star or above for me。 Twists， turns， relationships and character development are at the forefront of each novel。 I’ve read James Patterson for a long time now and this is the one series I’ve committed to:）
Lisa
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Wasn’t my favorite thriller。 Felt a little boring and the characters weren’t the most developed but I still finished it！ So that says something
Lisa O'donovan
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I enjoyed this book and it really had me wondering was the killer the son， the dad， or both！
Dawn
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Rating 3。5
Michele Dusute
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I've always enjoyed the Women's Murder Club series and this book didn't disappoint。 The end of the book let me know that there will definitely be a 22。 Can't wait to read it because this really left me hanging！ I've always enjoyed the Women's Murder Club series and this book didn't disappoint。 The end of the book let me know that there will definitely be a 22。 Can't wait to read it because this really left me hanging！ 。。。more
Susie Marino
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Good mystery but sad story， the ending wasn't what I expected。 I was expecting more。 Good mystery but sad story， the ending wasn't what I expected。 I was expecting more。 。。。more
Yoda
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Always an interesting ending。
Donna Kass
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Always a quick read， this one ended quickly and abruptly。
Susan
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Typical JP book。 Short chapters。 Fast read。 But the women in the murder club are my guilty pleasure。 I look forward to the next one。
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