2nd Chance (Women's Murder Club)

Unabridged
Author: James Patterson
Narrator: Melissa Leo , Jeremy Piven
Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
Publisher: Time Warner Audio Books
Date: March 2002
Length: 7 hours
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Formats:
  • CD
Abridged
Author: James Patterson
Narrator: Melissa Leo , Jeremy Piven
Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
Publisher: Time Warner Audio Books
Date: March 2002
Length: 6 hours
Ratings:
  • Book Rating: 3.5/5
Formats:
  • CD

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Overview

Master of suspense James Patterson enters a horrifying underworld with this second thriller in his dazzling new Women's Murder Club series.

When a little girl is shot on the steps of a San Francisco church, Detective Lindsay Boxer knows it's time to reconvene the Women's Murder Club. Working with Chronicle reporter Cindy Thomas, assistant D.A. Jill Bernhardt, and medical examiner Claire Washburn, Lindsay tracks a terrifying killer who soon tries to turn his pursuers into his next victims. The unorthodox allegiances of the Women's Murder Club lead them to suspect the unexpected and unthinkable—the killer may be an ex-cop! But nothing the Club does can prepare them for the demented logic behind the killer's choice of victims.

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Lots of prafanity

by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 3/5

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by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 4/5

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Lots of prafanity

Written by Anonymous from Kendallville, IN on July 27th, 2009

  • Book Rating: 3/5

This is a good story, but the book as a lot of profanity that is not really needed to tell the story.

Great

Written by Anonymous on November 30th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 4/5

I thought the book was great. I never knew Jeremy Piven had such an excellent reading voice, I loved him! The girl did not read as well but was tolerable. Some of the supposed clues Boxer found and times she just so happened to get away were pretty out there and I found myself rolling my eye's once in a while but other than that this was a book I couldn't stop listening to.

2nd chance

Written by Anonymous on September 5th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 4/5

This was a good one! There were not too many side stories going on to confuse the issue-unlike the 5th Horsemen

2nd Chance

Written by kuka from New London, NC on June 20th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 4/5

The story itself was pretty good. I am not a big fan of the reader, however.

No Chance!

Written by Anonymous on June 7th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 1/5

Detective Lindsay Boxer must be the dumbest detective alive - or maybe the abridging of this book was terrible, but the plot twists are barely curves. The detective does little detecting, and even less running of her department. The Women's Murder Club is crass enough to be excited to be together again - even if lives are lost. Apparently, confidentially and honesty are unfamiliar concepts to the main characters. It's a ragged story about unworthy characters. The book reads as if it was written by a committee - inconsistent and with uneven character development. Going to give the rest of this series a miss.

2nd Chance

Written by Jean from Santa Cruz, CA on May 21st, 2008

  • Book Rating: 5/5

I have enjoyed this series by Patterson. Unfortuately I did not start with book one. But I am working my way backwards. I find the story fast pace and keeps my attention on my way to work and back. Looking forward to the next one.

2nd Chance

Written by Jennifer DeCloux on January 10th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 5/5

2nd Chance was a very good book. There were twists and turns that really did keep you wanting to hear more. This is one I really didn't want to put down. Most books can be slow or boring at some point, but this kept its pace nicely.

Good book - worth listening to

Written by Anonymous from Houston, TX on November 25th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 4/5

I liked this book. Some of the scenes are a bit Lindsay Boxers escapes and "near misses" are extremely far-fetched but it is a good book and worth the read

2nd Chance

Written by Vernell on November 6th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 4/5

A good book I just started this series can't wait for the next one.

NOT A BAD SEQUEL

Written by Trisha Brummer on April 1st, 2007

  • Book Rating: 4/5

This was good. The narration in both male and female made it interesting too. It was not as good as the first one, but isn't every sequel that way. It was definitely as good as any sequel should be.

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Lots of prafanity

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  • Book Rating: 3/5

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  • Book Rating: 4/5

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Author Details

Author Details

Patterson, James

James Patterson is an award-winning American author. Formerly the chairman of advertising company J. W. Thompson in the early 1990s, Patterson came up with the slogan "Toys R Us Kid." Shortly after his success with Along Came A Spider, he retired from the firm and devoted his time to writing. The novels-featuring his character, Alex Cross, a black forensic psychologist formerly of the Washington, D.C. Police Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation, now working as a private psychologist and government consultant-are the most popular books among Patterson readers and the top selling US Detective series in the past ten years.

In 2007, one of every fifteen hardcover novels sold was a James Patterson title - totaling an estimated of 16 million books sold last year in North America alone. In total, Patterson's books have sold an estimated 150 million copies worldwide. He has won awards including the Edgar, the BCA Mystery Guild's Thriller of the Year, and the International Thriller of the Year award. James Patterson was called "the man who can't miss" in Time magazine. He is the first author to have #1 new titles simultaneously on The New York Times adult and children's bestsellers lists, and to have two books on NovelTracker's top-ten list at the same time..He holds the New York Times bestsellers list record with 39 New York Times bestselling titles overall.* He even made an appearance on the Fox TV show The Simpsons as himself.

Patterson is also well known for sharing the spotlight with different co-authors such as Maxine Paetro and Andrew Gross and has often said that collaborating with others brings new and interesting ideas to his stories.

He also founded the James Patterson PageTurner Awards, now in its third year. Patterson has personally given away over $600,000 to reward "people, companies, schools, and other institutions who find original and effective ways to spread the excitement of books and reading."

Patterson's bestselling Women's Murder Club series is now a TV show starring former Law & Order star Angie Harmon. The show premiered in the fall of 2007 on ABC television. Other movie deals are currently in the works with various Hollywood studios including a major motion picture based on his Maximum Ride series, to be produced by Avi Arad, the creator of X-Men and Spiderman. Most recently, the forthcoming Dangerous Days of Daniel X has been optioned by New Regency.

Patterson received his bachelor's degree from Manhattan College.

He lives in Palm Beach, Florida with his wife, Susan, and son, Jack.

Gross, Andrew

Andrew Gross coauthored 2nd Chance and The Jester with James Patterson. He lives with his wife, Lynn, and their three children in Westchester County, New York.