17th Suspect: A methodical killer gets personal (Women’s Murder Club 17) (Women's Murder Club, #17)

by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

The bestselling 17th novel in the Women’s Murder Club series

A KILLER WITH A PLAN

Detective Lindsay Boxer is on the case of a series of shootings of the homeless in San Francisco, where the killer is methodical yet unpredictable. An encounter with a confidential informer leads her to disturbing conclusions – something has gone very wrong inside the police department itself.

A DETECTIVE IN TOO DEEP

The hunt for the killer lures Lindsay out of her jurisdiction, and Lindsay’s friends in the Women’s Murder Club are concerned that she’s taking the crimes too much to heart.

A PATH TO DANGER

But with lives on the line, Lindsay can’t stop herself from following the case into ever more terrifying terrain – even though the killer could cost her everything…

HOW FAR IS TOO FAR?

• ISBN10: 1780895216
• ISBN13: 9781780895215
• Publish Date: 22 February 2018
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 8 April 2021
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Cornerstone
• Imprint: Century
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 384
• Language: English

Reviews

This story follows 2 different, parallel “whodunit” plots, and Patterson does it smoothly and effectively.

The synopsis involves Lindsay who finds herself outside of her jurisdiction hunting down a serial killer. The second plot involves Yuki... which I will hide as a spoiler since it isn’t mentioned in the synopsis. Yuki brings to trial a unique rape case where the female is the accused and the male is the victim.
Both plots are equally engaging and would classify this as a casual mystery read.

It’s been quite awhile since I’ve read a crime novel (I’ve been on a historical fiction kick lately), but I enjoyed the change of pace with this one. I should probably add a few more to my 2019 Want-To-Read list.

It’s also been awhile since I’ve read (specifically) a James Patterson novel. I read most of his early books of the “Woman’s Murder Club” series, but kind of fell off the mystery genre train a couple years ago. Patterson has a niche for a simple writing style that doesn’t give you long winded paragraphs of every small detail not pertinent to the story. He gives you just enough detail to keep you engaged, feeling satisfied with where you’re at in the story, and kicks up just enough hints to throw you a curve ball later in the game.

What I really like about the “Woman’s Murder Club” series the most though, is that I was able to follow, understand, and read this book without having to read some of the previous books.

Overall, I enjoyed the book; it rekindled my appreciation for James Patterson's work.


Disclaimer
*I received this book from Grand Central Publishing in exchange for an honest review. This in no way affected my opinion of the book or the content disclosed in my review. *

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