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I had never read a James Patterson "novel" before this one and I plan never to read another. I really can't add much to what all the other reviewers wrote who also felt it was execrable. Thank God for libraries that spare us from buying this stuff. To me the sad note is how many good young writers cannot get published and mindless stuff like this can.
I've been reading the Women's Murder Club series since James Patterson started to write it however many years ago. I also couldn't get into the whinings and other new details of the backstory on each character. The serial kidnapping is only one child with allusions to others possibly taken in the past.
With lots of terrifying twists and turns that is garuenteed to keep one on the edge of their seat. And the final plot point starts slow, climaxes quickly and is then over in a flash. When the series first started I found it fresh and engaging but with this latest book (The 6th Target) the series is starting to get a little worn.The write up for this book is for a serial kidnapper that supposedly has the city on edge.
The kidnapper is predictable and nothing is really solved in the end. When the reality was that this novel was more of a yawn than a nail bitter. There are really 3 mysteries - all of which are under developed and don't blend well with the story as a whole.The first incident is solved almost as soon as it begins.
This book didn't hold my attention and it took me far longer than it should have considering its uber short chapters but I just couldn't get into any of the plots. The women never really seem to change or grow from one book to the next and I don't think that I'll be rushing out to buy the inevitable 7th book that we all know is coming.[.].
Is one of her neighbors a madman.As you would expect with three stories, things move quickly from one plot point to another. It's just a normal November Saturday before a man opens starts shooting on a ferry. This also becomes new ADA Yuki's first big case. But that might have been a mistake since violent things keep happening there. Again, the characters could be better developed, but they are fine.For a fast read, this book is fun. Can she win it.Lindsay, on the other hand, is trying to track down a missing kid.
The last couple of books have gotten me used to the idea of several stories, so while it isn't my favorite, I enjoyed it here more than I have in the last couple of books.Since the various plots involve different characters, I felt like they all got used pretty well here. Before he settles, four people are dead and Claire is left fighting for her life. There's never a minute to get bored. The five-year-old was kidnapped from a park near her house and her nanny shot. Where might she be.Cindy has just moved into a new building. Lindsay is still the main focus.
And that's all I was looking for when I picked it up.
I'm not sure whose writing these co-authored books. The love interest can be tossed, it's so weak.The main story of the ferry murderer should have been the novel; along with the love story if they were both developed to potential.The book starts off nicely, then drops off and becomes flat. Is Patterson's name on the cover only for the hype.The novel encompasses 3 crimes & a sort of love interest story in the life of the main character, Lindsay Boxer, a cop. It seems 2 of the crime stories can be done away with since they are not strong at all. The stories are rather flat, as are their characters. Get to the ending, and yes, a bit flat as well
To make this short, anytime you run on a book that has 135 chapters, and this includes a number of chapters that are ONE and a HALF pages long (.)., you should be able to determine the quality of the book. Avoid this one.,
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