Women's Murder Club (novel series)
Women's Murder Club is a series of mystery novels by American author James Patterson. The books are set in San Francisco and feature an ensemble of lead characters.
Women's Murder Club Book 1–12 | |
1st to Die 2nd Chance 3rd Degree 4th of July The 5th Horseman The 6th Target 7th Heaven The 8th Confession The 9th Judgment 10th Anniversary 11th Hour 12th of Never Unlucky 13 14th Deadly Sin 15th Affair 16th Seduction 17th Suspect 18th Abduction 19th Christmas 20th Victim 21st Birthday 22 Seconds 23rd Midnight The 24th Hour | |
| Author | James Patterson |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Publisher | Little, Brown |
| Published | March 5, 2001[1] – present |
| Media type | Print (hardcover, paperback) |
| No. of books | 24 |
The books have been adapted into a made-for-TV movie, a television series and several games.
Details edit
Set in San Francisco, the novels follow a group of women from different professions relating to investigating crime as they work together to solve murders. The series follows the women through their personal issues, including Lindsay Boxer's medical issues, marriage, and pregnancy. The main characters were originally Lindsay Boxer (police officer), Cindy Thomas (reporter), Claire Washburn (medical examiner), and Jill Bernhardt, but later in the series, defense attorney, Yuki Castellano, is introduced.[2]
Every book except 7th Heaven and 10th Anniversary were #1 New York Times Best Sellers.[3]
A New York Times article states that Patterson set The Women's Murder Club in San Francisco to gain more fans on the West Coast, where competitor John Grisham had been leading in book sales.[4]
Co-authors edit
Patterson wrote the first novel, 1st to Die. Subsequent novels have been cowritten with Andrew Gross (2–3) and Maxine Paetro (4–24). Patterson has also written other books with both of these authors.
Books edit
- 1st to Die
- 2nd Chance
- 3rd Degree
- 4th of July
- The 5th Horseman
- The 6th Target
- 7th Heaven
- The 8th Confession
- The 9th Judgment
- 10th Anniversary
- 11th Hour
- 12th of Never
- Unlucky 13
- 14th Deadly Sin
- 15th Affair
- 15.5 The Trial, novella
- 16th Seduction
- 16.5 The Medical Examiner, novella
- 17th Suspect
- 18th Abduction
- 19th Christmas
- The 20th Victim
- 21st Birthday
- 22 Seconds
- 23rd Midnight
- 23.5 23 1/2 Lies, novella
- The 24th Hour
Television edit
The first book in the series, 1st to Die, had previously been a TV movie starring Tracy Pollan.[5]
In 2007, the books were adapted to a television police procedural drama by the same name,[6] which ran from October 12, 2007, through May 13, 2008 and starred Angie Harmon.
Games edit
Four games based on the books have been released for the PC – #1: Death in Scarlet,[7] #2: A Darker Shade of Grey,[8] #3: Twice in a Blue Moon,[9] and #4: Little Black Lies.[10] In addition, a video game called Women's Murder Club: Games of Passion has been released for the Nintendo DS.[11]
References edit
- ^ 1st to Die. North Carolina Digital Library. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
- ^ "James Patterson". Mostly fiction. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
- ^ "The New York Times Best Sellers". The New York Times.
- ^ Jonathan Mahler (January 20, 2010). "James Patterson Inc". The New York Times. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
- ^ Hugh Hart (February 16, 2003). "No resisting '1st to Die' / Detective role lures Pollan away from her nest". SFGate. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
- ^ Alessandra Stanley (October 12, 2007). "Homicide and Heels". The New York Times. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
- ^ Gary Eng Walk (August 27, 2008). "James Patterson on his 'Murder Club' game". EW.com. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ^ Andrea Morstabilini (July 15, 2009). "Women's Murder Club: A Darker Shade of Grey Review- Adventure Gamers". Adventure Gamers. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ^ "Women's Murder Club: Twice in a Blue Moon for PC – GameFAQs". GameFAQs. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ^ "Women's Murder Club 4: Little Black Lies – Walkthrough, Tips, Review". Jay is Games. October 1, 2010. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ^ . Atomic Gamer. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2018.