3rd Degree

Unabridged
Author: James Patterson
Narrator: Carolyn McCormick
Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
Publisher: Time Warner Audio Books
Date: March 2004
Length: 6 hours, 30 minutes
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Overview

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 nation's #1 bestselling suspense writer.

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by Shane
  • Book Rating: 4/5

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  • Book Rating: 4/5

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Back to Patterson goodness

Written by Shane from Whitsett, NC on August 11th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 4/5

After "You've been Warned" I needed Patterson to redeem himself. He did. In my opinion this is the second best of the WMC series behind only 4th of July. The way he keeps changing the WMC characters but keeps it working for me is incredible. Reading one of the mainstays dies is not what you expect, but here, in this story, it worked. Good stuff

Great

Written by Anonymous on August 11th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 4/5

This is another great book. You will enjoy it. The story captivated my curiosity enough to stay with me after the book finished. Again, listen and enjoy.

3rd Degree

Written by Anonymous on August 9th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 4/5

Strong pilot, fast listening, keep my interest, not at the top if my best read books, just o.k. book. Roll down the road and you'll be entertained.

Just annoying

Written by Anna on June 15th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 1/5

I'm sure this was another great Patterson story. I've certainly enjoyed the others I've listened to. But, the reader on this book was so annoying and made up such silly voices for the characters that I could hardly pay attention to the story line. Just read the damned book, don't act it out. I'll let my imagination supply the cheesey accents. She turned the characters into cartoons and completely ruined the story for me.

3rd Degree

Written by Jean from Santa Cruz, CA on June 7th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 5/5

Gosh! I did not expect to have one of the hero's killed in this book. I had started off with the newer books in the series and via SAB.com got the 1 and 2 issue now this third book. I just realized that the members of the club are not the same in the beginning of the series as is in the later books. Boy am I observant! Enjoyed the book and the travel about the bay area via the story.

3rd Degree

Written by Pamela Christensen on June 4th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 4/5

This story was great! Very interesting, very captivating. It was sad too. This is one of the very best of the Women's Murder Club stories. It was really good. The narrator is outstanding.

Good Listen

Written by Marc Kuiper on December 9th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 4/5

Enjoyed it. Kept me interested the whole way. Rent if you like strong female lead characters.

3rd Degree

Written by Jacquelyn Lowe on November 1st, 2007

  • Book Rating: 5/5

I have read most of James Patterson's books. He can't write them quickly enough. This one is the best I have read in awhile. I enjoyed the pace of it and the mystery it posed through out. At a few points I didn't want to stop listening (I read by C.D.'s.) I found myself sitting in my car in the garage listening intently. If you like a good mystery, this will defintely please you.

great crime story; bad love story

Written by Judy Stokes from Sacramento, CA on September 30th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 3/5

I am always caught up in a good crime story, and this one kept me interested. however, the love story was lame and trite (written by a man....and not rendered as a woman would experience it). Listen for the suspense, not the romance.

3rd degree is first rate

Written by Anonymous on September 25th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 4/5

Very entertaining. Can't wait for the movie version. I'll never drive thru Berkeley again without thinking of this story. I take one star off becasue I thought the ending could have been better.

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  • Book Rating: 4/5

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  • Book Rating: 4/5

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Author Details

Author Details

Patterson, James

"James Patterson is one of the top-selling novelists in the world today. His debut novel, THE THOMAS BERRYMAN NUMBER, won the Edgar Award for the best first mystery novel. It was published by Little, Brown in 1976 when he was just twenty-seven years old, after being turned down by more than two dozen other publishers.

He has since written a string of major national bestsellers that includes the seven books in the series featuring detective/psychologist Alex Cross -- ALONG CAME A SPIDER, KISS THE GIRLS, JACK & JILL, CAT & MOUSE, POP GOES THE WEASEL, ROSES ARE RED, VIOLETS ARE BLUE and FOUR BLIND MICE-- as well as THE JESTER SUZANNE'S DIARY FOR NICHOLAS, CRADLE AND ALL, WHEN THE WIND BLOWS, and HIDE & SEEK. There are currently two books in the bestselling ""Women's Murder Club"" series, 1ST TO DIE and 2ND CHANCE.

Paramount Pictures' feature film adaptation of KISS THE GIRLS, starring Morgan Freeman as Alex Cross, was a box office hit in 1997. Morgan Freeman reprised the Cross role in the film adaptation of the first novel in the series, ALONG CAME A SPIDER in 2001. NBC bought the rights to 1ST TO DIE and aired a three hour mini series starring Tracy Pollan and Gil Bellows in February 2003. MIRACLE ON THE 17TH GREEN, a novel co-written with Peter de Jonge, was also made into a television movie, starring Robert Urich.

In addition to writing novels, Mr. Patterson served as chairman of J. Walter Thompson, North America from 1990 to 1996. He began his advertising career as a junior copywriter with the company in 1971 and went on to become the youngest executive creative director and youngest chief executive officer in the company's history. He made his mark at the agency by creating award-winning campaigns for Kodak, Burger King, Toys R' Us, Bell Atlantic, Bristol-Myers and others. He collaborated with advertising colleague Peter Kim to produce the nonfiction bestseller THE DAY AMERICA TOLD THE TRUTH.

Patterson grew up in Newburgh, New York. He graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in English from Manhattan College and summa cum laude with an M.A. in English from Vanderbilt University.

James Patterson lives in Palm Beach County, Florida, with his wife and their young son."

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."