• 1st to Die

  • The Women's Murder Club
  • By: James Patterson
  • Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
  • Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (6,255 ratings)

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1st to Die

By: James Patterson
Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
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Publisher's summary

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 aren't bringing them any closer to stopping the killings. So these women form a Women's Murder Club to collaborate outside the box and pursue the case by sidestepping their bosses and giving one another a hand.


1st to Die is the start of a blazingly fast-paced and sensationally entertaining new series of crime thrillers.

©2001 by James Patterson (P)2001 by Time Warner AudioBooks

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Loved it

Billy Crystal is a comedic genius. Loved the story and the characters. Truly funny story.

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Patterson at his best

When Patterson decided he needed collaboration with other authors, I gave up on him. The books are no where near the quality of his "solo" efforts. The 1st To Die is great, lots of surprise twists. Who is the real killer? Beautifully done. We need more of these "solo" efforts.

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Great Story, Horrible Narration

This was great, I loved the story line and the character development. However, the narration was awful. She made strong female characters sound like dramatic, whiny little b*tches. Speaking of dramatic, her intonations of that drama seemed entirely misplaced/overdone. I'm looking forward to the other books in the series, I just hope they aren't narrated by her.

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Great Series

This book was the very first one I read out of the women's Murder club and since then I have fallen in love with the series.

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Highly recommend

Great book kept me in suspense to the very end. Recommend for a good listen

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Twists and turns kept me curious

Enjoyed 1st To Die. Great plot loved the San Francisco backdrop and easy enough to follow and still cook dinner! Looking forward to the next book.

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Slow start but worth the wait

I almost gave up on this book bc it was so slow at first. I thought it was a fluff piece but I was wrong. Keep reading/listening bc once it gets going you’ll be hooked until the very shocking end!!

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A little slow at times

This was a pretty good but typical story. I did enjoy it though I figured it out!

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Expected

Never disappointed with James Patterson's books. I love the audio with this one as well

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A great "read"

It was a great story filled with action & suspense. The reader was perfect! I would recommend this book highly!

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