While admittedly I've been a little disappointed in the last few Patterson books I've read and while this wasn't one of those that I rambled on and on about how great or how crappy it was to my friends, I did enjoy it. It was a good read just not awesome. It wasn't one of those that you read from start to finish in one seating but I did enjoy the fast paced action and the multiple cases going on, though they did seem to wrap up rather effortlessly. Not much in the way of a twisted surprise ending either.
I try not to get hung up on the fact that it is a JAMES PATTERSON book but admittedly I do enjoy his older Alex Cross books, that weren't co-authored much better. I've been wanting to read his Women's Murder Club series but as I loved the TV show and these are co-authored books, I thought I'd leave it till the show fades a bit more from my memory. Once reading a series I kinda have a picture in my mind of the characters and don't want to mess with the Lindsey Boxer image. Alex Cross will always be Morgan Freeman to me which probably ramps up the expectations on any of the books in this series.
That said, one thing about Patterson, he sells a hella of a lot of books, so I'll continue to pick them up used on a swap site rather than buying new at over $20 a pop.




samharnold (United Kingdom) (2013/06/18):
James Patterson can never be accused of writing literary masterpieces. However, in general he normally writes a good fast passed story which keeps you turning the pages.

This is the first in a new series staring Jack Morgan a Private Investigator. The story is well written and covers three investigations. The first two are related around murder and are enthralling and keep you addicted to the next page. The third investigation I found to be unnecessary and actually quite mundane. I actually found myself skipping these portions of the book.

The book is a quick beach read that keeps you entertained and has left me wanting to read the next in the series. Worth a try if you want to be entertained rather than stimulated.