Reviewed by: Kris

Written by: James Patterson

Titled: Third Degree

Detective Lindsay Boxer and Assistant District Attorney Jill Bernhardt are enjoying a quiet afternoon in San Francisco when a townhouse across the street explodes in flames. A sinister note signed "August Spies" is found at the scene of the disaster, and the body of an infant who was asleep in the house at the time of the explosion cannot be found. Soon a wave of violent incidents, all with links to political terrorism and involving "August Spies," sweeps through the city. An upcoming economic summit of the world's most powerful nations will surely be a target. And it's up to the Women's Murder Club to get to the bottom of the violence before it's too late. Delivering the breakneck pace and never-saw-it-coming plot twists that have made James Patterson the most addictive writer at work today, 3rd Degree is another searing and unforgettable thriller from the bestselling suspense writer.

This is the third installment of James Patterson’s Women’s Murder Club Series. As you probably know by now, I have read all of James Patterson’s novels and it is rare for me to not like them. As you can probably guess, I liked this one. This is perhaps the best novel in the Women’s Murder Club Series.

This is an intense novel and you know it will be intense right away. All of the elements of a classic Patterson novel are here. Murder, love, grief, and it has a little bit of a twisty plot. It leads you in places that you weren’t sure you were going to go, and that is always fun. There are some sad moments in this novel, especially because you are so drawn into the characters and you can feel the pain they are going through. I don’t know how much you know about this novel, so I won’t tell you about anything that you might not know.

I want you to give this novel a chance. If you haven’t read the previous two Women’s Murder Club novels, you should do so before reading this one. You will have the background on all of the characters and you will feel close to all of them. Like I said, this is probably the best one in the series thus far. If you like James Patterson novels, you will definitely enjoy this one.