22 Seconds
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Summary
22 seconds。。。 until Lindsay Boxer loses her badge—or her life。
SFPD Sergeant Lindsay Boxer has guns on her mind。
There’s buzz of a last-ditch shipment of drugs and weapons crossing the Mexican border ahead of new restrictive gun laws。 Before Lindsay can act， her top informant tips her to a case that hits disturbingly close to home。
Former cops。 Professional hits。 All with the same warning scrawled on their bodies:
You talk， you die。
Now it’s Lindsay’s turn to choose。
SFPD Sergeant Lindsay Boxer has guns on her mind。
There’s buzz of a last-ditch shipment of drugs and weapons crossing the Mexican border ahead of new restrictive gun laws。 Before Lindsay can act， her top informant tips her to a case that hits disturbingly close to home。
Former cops。 Professional hits。 All with the same warning scrawled on their bodies:
You talk， you die。
Now it’s Lindsay’s turn to choose。
Reviews
Colette
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I have been reading James Patterson novels for years and own a lot of them however the last several I’ve gotten from the library or other sources。 I would like to thank NetGalley for a prerelease copy of this one。 It has lots of crime solving and action for especially Lindsay。Boxer and her husband but I was a little disappointed that the rest of the women in the “club” didn’t have bigger parts and more interaction
LindaPf
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The Women’s Murder Club series by James Patterson （and Maxine Paetro， who has co-written the series since number 4） has a lot of fans who will always read the next installment， no matter what。 I started this series years and stopped for some reason around the 8th book （probably just life got in the way）， so I was wondering if I could dive right in on number 22 and still enjoy the characters and plot。 James Patterson is a genius thriller writer and yes， it was a great dive and a great book。 Now I The Women’s Murder Club series by James Patterson （and Maxine Paetro， who has co-written the series since number 4） has a lot of fans who will always read the next installment， no matter what。 I started this series years and stopped for some reason around the 8th book （probably just life got in the way）， so I was wondering if I could dive right in on number 22 and still enjoy the characters and plot。 James Patterson is a genius thriller writer and yes， it was a great dive and a great book。 Now I feel I can easily go back to books 9-21 whenever I need a reliable good crime novel。Lindsay， Cindy， Claire， and Yuki are the Women’s Murder Club and Lindsay’s husband Joe gets a larger role in this installment。 As with almost all Patterson books， there are over a 100 chapters and each chapter ends with a bump in the suspense。 As police procedurals go， this is still one of the best series around。 4 solid stars！Thank you to Little Brown and Company and NetGalley for an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review！Literary Pet Peeve Checklist:Green Eyes （only 2% of the real world， yet it seems like 90% of all fictional females）: NO Perhaps the womens’s eye colors were described in past books， but not here。Horticultural Faux Pas （plants out of season or growing zones， like daffodils in autumn or bougainvillea in Alaska）: NO The landscape isn’t much of a supporting character。 。。。more
Mrs Lena
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This is the latest book in the Women's Murder Club series。 I have followed and read each of the books in turn。 The plotting is fast-paced and there are plenty of thrills along the way。 However， the story follows a predictable format and I feel that the personality of lead protagonist - Lyndsay Boxer - is becoming increasingly difficult to differentiate from Patterson's other hero， Alex Cross with the main difference being that Cross is an advisor to the FBI whilst it is Lyndsay's husband who fil This is the latest book in the Women's Murder Club series。 I have followed and read each of the books in turn。 The plotting is fast-paced and there are plenty of thrills along the way。 However， the story follows a predictable format and I feel that the personality of lead protagonist - Lyndsay Boxer - is becoming increasingly difficult to differentiate from Patterson's other hero， Alex Cross with the main difference being that Cross is an advisor to the FBI whilst it is Lyndsay's husband who fills this role。This plot was topical， centering on the controversial US gun lobby， and this added to its appeal。 Nevertheless I don't think the most recent stories have the same impact as the earlier books in the series。 。。。more
marnie | once upon a time book reviews
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The Women’s Murder Club is one of my all time favourite police procedural series。 With 22 books so far， it is amazing how each new instalment is as fresh as the last and it has in no way overstayed its welcome。As with all of James Patterson’s books， I don’t even read what they are about anymore。 You know you are going to get a thrilling， action packed and addictive read each and every time and 22 Seconds is no exception。A white knuckle read， 22 Seconds hits the ground running right from the get The Women’s Murder Club is one of my all time favourite police procedural series。 With 22 books so far， it is amazing how each new instalment is as fresh as the last and it has in no way overstayed its welcome。As with all of James Patterson’s books， I don’t even read what they are about anymore。 You know you are going to get a thrilling， action packed and addictive read each and every time and 22 Seconds is no exception。A white knuckle read， 22 Seconds hits the ground running right from the get go and doesn’t stop until the final page。 The plot unfolds around new restrictive gun laws resulting in citizen protests， a Mexican drug cartel， murder and dirty cops。 It really is a very compelling and riveting read。I love all the women that make this series the success that it is， although this time around the focus is more on Lindsay and her husband Joe with the other women taking on smaller roles。 This isn’t a bad thing and even though I did miss the banter of the women， it still works and is a very entertaining and enjoyable read。Thank you to James Patterson， Maxine Paetro，， Random House and Netgalley for allowing me to read an advance copy of 22 Seconds， which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily。Where you can find me 😊💻 Blog: bit。ly/3gR3io8👩🏫 Facebook: bit。ly/3gVeC2B🐤Twitter: bit。ly/3BQk2Dl📷 Instagram: bit。ly/3wSv0Gj📌 Pinterest: bit。ly/3vS2HGX📚 Goodreads: bit。ly/3wQxUM3 。。。more
Peter Evans
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22 seconds is another brilliant addition to this series with Lindsay and her colleagues having to deal with new gun laws and bad cops along with a Mexican drug cartel。 It’s a tough time for the Woman’s Murder Club， as Claire has to deal with a terrible autopsy of a young girl and Cindy has been tasked with writing about a serial killer。 One of the most difficult times the club has ever gone through but no one is more resilient than these ladies and they will fight for what they believe in。James 22 seconds is another brilliant addition to this series with Lindsay and her colleagues having to deal with new gun laws and bad cops along with a Mexican drug cartel。 It’s a tough time for the Woman’s Murder Club， as Claire has to deal with a terrible autopsy of a young girl and Cindy has been tasked with writing about a serial killer。 One of the most difficult times the club has ever gone through but no one is more resilient than these ladies and they will fight for what they believe in。James Patterson and Maxine Paetro continue to set the bar with their books in this genre of crime。 The story is superbly written， action packed， highly emotional and incredibly addictive。 Another outstanding and brilliant addition to this great series。Fantastic as usual。 。。。more
zoe Hitchen
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Another fast paced and compelling read from James Patterson。The women’s murder club returns with all our favourite members 。Although this story mainly features Lindsay Boxer and her partner Joe。Gun smuggling and suicide （ or is it？ ） are just part of the threads in this book。Another addictive read！ Thanks to NetGalley and Random House UK
Allison Valentine
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I have adored Lindsay Boxer from the very beginning and it feels like I know her as much as one of my friends。 Which is the best way to love a character。 Lindsay and Joe get to work together with this next installment of The Women's Murder Club and it never disappoints。 Lindsay's life has been on the line several times before but this time its different。 With the new gun law in California the illegal running of firearms is strife and with the gun smuggling also comes with the smuggling of drugs。 I have adored Lindsay Boxer from the very beginning and it feels like I know her as much as one of my friends。 Which is the best way to love a character。 Lindsay and Joe get to work together with this next installment of The Women's Murder Club and it never disappoints。 Lindsay's life has been on the line several times before but this time its different。 With the new gun law in California the illegal running of firearms is strife and with the gun smuggling also comes with the smuggling of drugs。What Lindsay， Joe and the team will certainly end in disaster but who will come out alive？ 。。。more
Lindsey Anderson
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Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read an ARC of 22 Seconds by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro！！This is the first book I have read in this series and I really enjoyed it！ It was a fast paced thriller from beginning to end and I could not wait to see what was going to happen next。 I will definitely read the rest of the books in this series。 Thank you for letting me read an advanced copy of this book for an honest review。
Miki Jacobs
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I have to admit that I got very fed up with James Patterson's books due to the amount of white space in them due to the very short chapters。 This is the only series I've kept up with and still enjoy。The main thread of this story is about a new gun law banning automatic and semi automatics for the general population。 Consequently the gun lobby are up in arms （sorry！） and there is a lot of bad feeling around。 Add to this the rumours of a huge consignment of guns and drugs coming in from Mexico。Lin I have to admit that I got very fed up with James Patterson's books due to the amount of white space in them due to the very short chapters。 This is the only series I've kept up with and still enjoy。The main thread of this story is about a new gun law banning automatic and semi automatics for the general population。 Consequently the gun lobby are up in arms （sorry！） and there is a lot of bad feeling around。 Add to this the rumours of a huge consignment of guns and drugs coming in from Mexico。Lindsey's team are investigating the murders of ex-cops connected with Ted Swanson， a corrupt cop who is currently incarcerated in San Quentin。 When he is found dead， allegedly a suicide， the investigation hots up and Lindsey and Joe start receiving threats。 When Cindy is punched in the face， and given a message for Lindsey the threat level is heightened。I found the story jumped about a little bit， but I was able to follow it。 As with all this series， it's wrapped and tied with a bow at the end。 。。。more
Kera
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If you've read the previous books in this series you will love returning to find out whats been happening with the Women's Murder Club。You would think that James Patterson and Maxine Paetro would be running out of ideas for Lindsay and the gang - but once again they've knocked it out of the park with a heart pounding， adrenaline fuelled storyline that makes you go - I'll just read one more chapter！My only issue with this book was the sudden ending to the story - it seemed to wrap up a bit too qu If you've read the previous books in this series you will love returning to find out whats been happening with the Women's Murder Club。You would think that James Patterson and Maxine Paetro would be running out of ideas for Lindsay and the gang - but once again they've knocked it out of the park with a heart pounding， adrenaline fuelled storyline that makes you go - I'll just read one more chapter！My only issue with this book was the sudden ending to the story - it seemed to wrap up a bit too quickly for me and I would have loved to have had a bit more at the end。Overall another fantastic book from this best selling duo， and I can't wait to see what's in store for the Women's Murder Club next！ 。。。more
Karen
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Well number 22 in the series does not let up on the action。I was hooked from the start and read it in 2 sittings as I didn't want to put it down。 I love this series and look forward to 23。 Well number 22 in the series does not let up on the action。I was hooked from the start and read it in 2 sittings as I didn't want to put it down。 I love this series and look forward to 23。 。。。more
Pauline Dutton
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I am an avid fan of James Patterson both as a solo author and the books he co-authors。 This is book 22 in The Women’s Murder Club series co-authored with Maxine Paetro and it is， in my opinion the best of his series of books and I have read them all。 The characters are all well rounded and whilst called the Women’s murder club it also has strong male repeating characters which makes this series addictive。In this book Lyndsey and fellow officers are dealing with changes in the automatic weapons I am an avid fan of James Patterson both as a solo author and the books he co-authors。 This is book 22 in The Women’s Murder Club series co-authored with Maxine Paetro and it is， in my opinion the best of his series of books and I have read them all。 The characters are all well rounded and whilst called the Women’s murder club it also has strong male repeating characters which makes this series addictive。In this book Lyndsey and fellow officers are dealing with changes in the automatic weapons law making them unlawful and requiring all guns to be handed in。 They then discover that there is a drugs and guns cartel operating out of Mexico。 As with most of the books in this series there is a “bad cop”， a “bad ex-cop” and other unsavoury characters。Lyndsey’s friend， Medical examiner Claire has been called to assist in a harrowing autopsy of a six year old girl and her Journalist Cindy is struggling having been tasked by a serial killer from an earlier book with writing a gruesome biography and is struggling with writing about the atrocities carried out by the serial killer。This is another fast paced， page turning book in this unmissable series which I highly recommend and whilst this can be read in isolation I would highly recommend that the readers read all of the books in the series。 Thanks to Netgalley UK and publishers Random House UK， Cornerstone and Century for an advanced ARC copy in exchange for a fair and unbiased review 。。。more
Carla Warren
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I requested #22seconds by #JamesPatterson and #MaxinePaetro on #netgalley in exchange for my honest review， and was delighted when my request was approved。 This would be my first time reading a James Patterson collaboration。America is known for its gun culture and this novel brings this to light looking at the changing of gun laws in different states。A slow start introducing the different characters and with the necessary explanation into the change in gun laws。 Personally I didn’t find that it I requested #22seconds by #JamesPatterson and #MaxinePaetro on #netgalley in exchange for my honest review， and was delighted when my request was approved。 This would be my first time reading a James Patterson collaboration。America is known for its gun culture and this novel brings this to light looking at the changing of gun laws in different states。A slow start introducing the different characters and with the necessary explanation into the change in gun laws。 Personally I didn’t find that it picked up any trajectory until approximately halfway through。For me this novel was somewhat lacklustre， especially the ending。I can’t say as I particularly liked Maxine Paetros’ writing style。 But I didn’t let this deter me from continuing with the novel。With this been a James Patterson novel I was expecting a fast paced unputdownable read。unfortunately I didn’t experience either of these things。I’m not saying “22 seconds” wasn’t a good book but I found it wasn’t for me。Perhaps because I’m English and not American and so have little understanding of the gun culture ？Well I never expected to rate a JP novel lower than a four however I was somewhat disappointed with 22 Seconds。So unfortunately only two and a half stars from me; rounded up to three for #NetGalley and #GoodReads。 I was happy to award Three stars in until what I personally felt to be a very disappointing ending。For those interested in reading #22Seonds it is published 28/04/2022 。。。more
bookishcharli
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It doesn’t matter what the book is about， if James Patterson is writing it then I know I’m going to enjoy it。 It’s why he’s a master of crime isn’t it？ What a crime book？ Pick any of his novels up and you’re in for a great read。 In this instalment （book 22） of the Women’s Murder Club we have all of our favourites in this book so that we can follow their character growth throughout the series。 Can we please start making this series into a TV show？ It would make crime fans fall in love with it。 Wh It doesn’t matter what the book is about， if James Patterson is writing it then I know I’m going to enjoy it。 It’s why he’s a master of crime isn’t it？ What a crime book？ Pick any of his novels up and you’re in for a great read。 In this instalment （book 22） of the Women’s Murder Club we have all of our favourites in this book so that we can follow their character growth throughout the series。 Can we please start making this series into a TV show？ It would make crime fans fall in love with it。 What a fast paced crime read that hooks you from the first page right up to the last one？ Read any of James’ books。 Thank you so much to Century for sending me a proof of this one， I’m already thinking about when my re-read will be。 。。。more
Christina Maria
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Thank you to #NetGalley for my advance copy of #22Seconds by #JamesPattersonI don’t know how but this is the first time I have read a Women’s Murder Club book。 I did lose some of the back story by coming so late to the series but it was a story in itself so it didn’t really matter。 The pace starts off with a bang and never stops。 The books are centred on four women Lyndsey Boxer with the San Francisco Police， Cindy Thomas， Senior Crime Writer with the San Francisco Chronicle， Dr Claire Washbourn Thank you to #NetGalley for my advance copy of #22Seconds by #JamesPattersonI don’t know how but this is the first time I have read a Women’s Murder Club book。 I did lose some of the back story by coming so late to the series but it was a story in itself so it didn’t really matter。 The pace starts off with a bang and never stops。 The books are centred on four women Lyndsey Boxer with the San Francisco Police， Cindy Thomas， Senior Crime Writer with the San Francisco Chronicle， Dr Claire Washbourn， Senior Medical Examiner and Yuki Castellano an ADA with the District Attorney’s Office。Together these four woman pool resources and information to solve some of the toughest cases and support each other every step of the way。 It’s a good way to pass an afternoon。 。。。more
Sharon
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This is a decent read， being another addition to this popular series 'The Women's Murder Club' and follows a familiar James Patterson recipe， including that of short， gripping chapters。 However， for me， this series has lost something and part of that could be the subject of this being gun laws and my not being American。 Overall I found it to be a Good Read， but， nothing more。 Very easy to read and the characters are so well known to us， but， it's definitely not as gripping a read as the series o This is a decent read， being another addition to this popular series 'The Women's Murder Club' and follows a familiar James Patterson recipe， including that of short， gripping chapters。 However， for me， this series has lost something and part of that could be the subject of this being gun laws and my not being American。 Overall I found it to be a Good Read， but， nothing more。 Very easy to read and the characters are so well known to us， but， it's definitely not as gripping a read as the series once was。Thanks to NetGalley and Random House UK for the opportunity to preview。 。。。more
Helen
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James Patterson and the women's murder club never disappoint。 Another thrilling roller coaster ride with all your favourite characters along for the ride。 Enjoy as murders， mayhem and friendship develop and strengthen along with the storyline。 James Patterson and the women's murder club never disappoint。 Another thrilling roller coaster ride with all your favourite characters along for the ride。 Enjoy as murders， mayhem and friendship develop and strengthen along with the storyline。 。。。more
Lost Vegas
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I loved this series so much when it started but it really isn’t the same now。 There is no real excitement involved now。 I wouldn’t recommend it。
Gretchen
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After a controversial new gun law is passed， Lindsey and Joe get dragged into cases involving guns and drugs and dirty ex-cops。 Joe takes a few shots in his vest， and Lindsey is involved in a shootout that may cost her her badge。 Both are being stalked by opponents of the new law。 Will they both survive or will the Molinari family be down a member？
Nicole
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Sergeant Lindsay Boxer has a lot on her mind。 She gets word of drugs and weapons crossing the Mexican border。 The new restrictive gun laws have tensions simmering and citizens emotions running high。 When bodies start turning up， all with the same warning written on them， she starts to make connections。 You talk， you die。 Boxer gets into the thick of it， and quickly finds a target on her back。 Cracking this case becomes a matter of life or death。 Working with her team， and her partner Joe， recrui Sergeant Lindsay Boxer has a lot on her mind。 She gets word of drugs and weapons crossing the Mexican border。 The new restrictive gun laws have tensions simmering and citizens emotions running high。 When bodies start turning up， all with the same warning written on them， she starts to make connections。 You talk， you die。 Boxer gets into the thick of it， and quickly finds a target on her back。 Cracking this case becomes a matter of life or death。 Working with her team， and her partner Joe， recruited as a consultant for the FBI， they throw all their investigative power into stopping the guns hitting the streets。 Meanwhile， other members of the Women's’ Murder club are grappling with their own dramas， and some seem to be connected。This is the 22 instalment of the Women's’ Murder Club series， and as always， it did not disappoint。 If you know the series， then you know the characters， and feel like you are back in the family， and almost like you are working alongside them。 If you are new to the books， then you are brought along for a thrilling ride， racing to a tense， nail biting conclusion。 I won’t say any more for fear of giving away the story。 What I will say is read this book。 If you have not read any in the series， you will be delighted to have such a back catalogue to get stuck into after finishing this one， as you will be undoubtedly hooked。 If you are already a convert of the series， then enjoy， and roll on book number 23！*This book was provided by NetGalley for review， but all opinions are my own。 。。。more
Val Wheeler
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book， having read all the others in this series and enjoyed them all。 I felt the last few in the series weren't quite as good as some of the others but this one picked up the pace and I loved it。 It has all the usual characters Lyndsay Boxer， Cindy， Claire and Yuki who all make up the Women's Murder Club and all Lyndsay's colleagues and family and great to see the character development。In this book Lyndsay finds out about a shipment of weapons and drugs coming across th I thoroughly enjoyed this book， having read all the others in this series and enjoyed them all。 I felt the last few in the series weren't quite as good as some of the others but this one picked up the pace and I loved it。 It has all the usual characters Lyndsay Boxer， Cindy， Claire and Yuki who all make up the Women's Murder Club and all Lyndsay's colleagues and family and great to see the character development。In this book Lyndsay finds out about a shipment of weapons and drugs coming across the border in a case that comes very close to home。 I would imagine this as a one one off tv show/movie。 。。。more
Jane
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Great story。 Left hanging at the end。 Ready for 23！
Sue Plant
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would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this booki found this one not really the womens club more the lindsaay boxer club as it was mainly about boxer and her husband joe there were hints of the others from the womens murder club but only in passing really but apart from that it was a strong storyline with violence and murder galoreit kept me riveted and i couldnt put the book down but i did miss the other girlsroll on the next book in this series though as they are a would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this booki found this one not really the womens club more the lindsaay boxer club as it was mainly about boxer and her husband joe there were hints of the others from the womens murder club but only in passing really but apart from that it was a strong storyline with violence and murder galoreit kept me riveted and i couldnt put the book down but i did miss the other girlsroll on the next book in this series though as they are always good to read 。。。more
Mary
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The twenty second novel in the Women's Murder Club series and again this does not disappoint。 Fast paced， exciting plot and interesting characters。 An enjoyable read。 The twenty second novel in the Women's Murder Club series and again this does not disappoint。 Fast paced， exciting plot and interesting characters。 An enjoyable read。 。。。more
Nerys Roberts
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As a new law comes into force in California banning automatic weapons and long guns there are protests from both those who want to keep their second amendment rights and from those who are anti-guns。 The SFPD get a tip that a shipment of drugs and guns are due to be delivered to the city and sold。 Both Lindsay Boxer and her husband Joe Molinari are involved with the task force but it becomes clear that they are also targets of those against the new law。 Meanwhile， Lindsay's close friend， ME Clai As a new law comes into force in California banning automatic weapons and long guns there are protests from both those who want to keep their second amendment rights and from those who are anti-guns。 The SFPD get a tip that a shipment of drugs and guns are due to be delivered to the city and sold。 Both Lindsay Boxer and her husband Joe Molinari are involved with the task force but it becomes clear that they are also targets of those against the new law。 Meanwhile， Lindsay's close friend， ME Claire Washburn is called to assist with a case in another part of the state and her journalist friend Cindy has writer's block as she tries to finish her book about serial killer Evan Burke。 Another great read from this series - there are always multiple strands to the story that all tie together at the end。 Thanks to Netgalley， Random House UK and James Patterson for the ARC of this book in return for an honest review。 。。。more
BeccaJBooks
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The usual 5 stars for Mr Patterson。 Full rtc， although not much more to be said for Lindsay and her crew， that hasn't been said before。。。。 :） The usual 5 stars for Mr Patterson。 Full rtc， although not much more to be said for Lindsay and her crew， that hasn't been said before。。。。 :） 。。。more
Sarah
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A good， solid addition to the Women's Murder Club series。This 22nd instalment sees the SFPD and local FBI tackling a huge gun and drug smuggling problem。 A recent change to the gun laws has the people of California demonstrating - this， added to the discovery of numerous law enforcement officers and former officers being found dead with the words "you talk， you lose" on or about their body， and Lindsey Boxer and her colleagues have their hands full。As always， the four members of the murder club， A good， solid addition to the Women's Murder Club series。This 22nd instalment sees the SFPD and local FBI tackling a huge gun and drug smuggling problem。 A recent change to the gun laws has the people of California demonstrating - this， added to the discovery of numerous law enforcement officers and former officers being found dead with the words "you talk， you lose" on or about their body， and Lindsey Boxer and her colleagues have their hands full。As always， the four members of the murder club， Lindsey， Claire， Yuki and Cindy， are all involved in the book。 I love their relationship， it's always nice to just fall back into their company！ Looking forward to number 23。 。。。more
Elaine Tomasso
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I would like to thank Netgalley and Random House UK， Cornerstone for an advance copy of 22 Seconds， the twenty second novel to feature Detective Lindsay Boxer and her friends， known collectively as the Women’s Murder Club。There is a new law in California， limiting firearms availability and legality and certain sections of the populace are protesting。 At the same time law enforcement is hearing rumours of a large smuggling operation bringing in illegal drugs and guns。I thoroughly enjoyed 22 Secon I would like to thank Netgalley and Random House UK， Cornerstone for an advance copy of 22 Seconds， the twenty second novel to feature Detective Lindsay Boxer and her friends， known collectively as the Women’s Murder Club。There is a new law in California， limiting firearms availability and legality and certain sections of the populace are protesting。 At the same time law enforcement is hearing rumours of a large smuggling operation bringing in illegal drugs and guns。I thoroughly enjoyed 22 Seconds which is a high octane dive into current day America。 I think that one of Mr Patterson’s great strengths is his ability to touch the zeitgeist and he does it here admirably with guns and drugs。 It makes the scenario plausible， even if what follows pushes the boundaries。 Still， nobody reads this series for realism， they want entertainment and that is what they get by the bucketful。The plot has a bit of everything， shootouts， a cunning plot， double crosses， tension and even a tug on the heartstrings。 The other characters of the Women’s Murder Club， Cindy， Claire and Yuki， do get a mention， although Claire’s story is unrelated and obviously included to give her a voice but this is very much the Lindsay and Joe （Molinari， her husband） show。 He’s consulting with the FBI on an extradition warrant and she’s investigating the gun smuggling rumours and a series of potentially related murders。 The novel isn’t particularly profound and I think the simple language and style contribute to this， but， so what， when it’s entertaining？ There is serendipity and the investigators always seem to be on the right track with their theorising and plans， so perhaps not so realistic， but it gives the novel constant forward propulsion and the reader great satisfaction as the bad guys gradually get their just deserts。22 Seconds is a good read that I have no hesitation in recommending。 。。。more
Mandy White （mandylovestoread）
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I don’t even bother reading the synopsis for James Patterson books anymore， it is bound to be a fast paced and addictive read。 And The Women’s Murder Club is a guaranteed winner for me。 22 books in and they still manage to thrill me right until the very last page。 Lindsay and Joe get the chance to work together in this instalment， to intercept an illegal gun shipment from south of the border。 The body count is high and a Lindsay finds herself a target。 Meanwhile Cindy is struggling to write her I don’t even bother reading the synopsis for James Patterson books anymore， it is bound to be a fast paced and addictive read。 And The Women’s Murder Club is a guaranteed winner for me。 22 books in and they still manage to thrill me right until the very last page。 Lindsay and Joe get the chance to work together in this instalment， to intercept an illegal gun shipment from south of the border。 The body count is high and a Lindsay finds herself a target。 Meanwhile Cindy is struggling to write her book and。 Lairs gets a call to help out with a heartbreaking case。 All in a days work for these women。 I will never hesitate to recommend James Patterson books to lovers of crime fiction。 Another 5 star read。 Thank you Random House UK，， Cornerstone， Century for my advanced copy to read。 Published April 28th 。。。more
Rebecca
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Wow！ Book 22 and the latest instalment in The Women’s Murder Club is brilliantly written， I love the way that the books move with the times and this book is no exception with its story of new gun laws， Cartel’s moving weapons and border control。 Yet another great collaboration between Maxine Paetro & James Patterson。 The books co written by these two authors tend to be next level。I thoroughly enjoy all the Murder Club and Private series books。 Considering this is book 22 in the series， it is wit Wow！ Book 22 and the latest instalment in The Women’s Murder Club is brilliantly written， I love the way that the books move with the times and this book is no exception with its story of new gun laws， Cartel’s moving weapons and border control。 Yet another great collaboration between Maxine Paetro & James Patterson。 The books co written by these two authors tend to be next level。I thoroughly enjoy all the Murder Club and Private series books。 Considering this is book 22 in the series， it is without a doubt a superb thriller， that will not let you down。 。。。more
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