1st to Die
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1st to Die

by James Patterson

2001•Thriller•424 pages

Taste attributes: thrillercrimedetectiveunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemsfighting evil

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Boxlist takeContained and dark: a serious thriller. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.1 / 5

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About This Book

Four women-four friends-share a determination to stop a killer who has been stalking newlyweds in San Francisco. Each one holds a piece of the puzzle: Lindsay Boxer is a homicide inspector in the San Francisco Police Department, Claire Washburn is a medical examiner, Jill Bernhardt is an assistant D.A., and Cindy Thomas just started working the crime desk of the San Francisco Chronicle.But the usual procedures...

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ThrillerCrimeDetectiveSolving the riddle/not as it seemsFighting evil

Subjects

Women detectivesSerial murdersWomen in the professionsFemale friendshipDetective and mystery storiesPolicewomenFriendship

Details

Author
James Patterson
Published
2001
Pages
424
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