The 5th Horseman

The Women's Murder Club

By: James Patterson

Narrated by: Carolyn McCormick

Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins

Publisher's summary

The Women's Murder Club faces an unspeakable horror in an irresistible hospital and courtroom thriller by number one best-selling author James Patterson.

Somebody dies.

A young mother is recuperating in a San Francisco hospital when she is suddenly gasping for breath. The call button fails to bring help in time. The hospital's doctors, some of the best in the nation, are completely mystified by her death. How did this happen?

Apocalypse nears.

This is not the first such case at the hospital. Just as patients are about to be released with a clean bill of health, their conditions take a devastating turn for the worse. Accompanied by the newest member of the Women's Murder Club, Yuki Castellano, Lieutenant Lindsay Boxer probes deeper into the incidents. Could these cases just be appalling coincidences? Or is a maniac playing God with people's lives? When someone close to the Women's Murder Club begins to exhibit the same frightening symptoms, Lindsay fears no one is safe.

The fifth horseman rides.

It is a wild race against time as Lindsay's investigation reveals a hospital administration determined to shield its reputation at all costs. And while the hospital wages an explosive court battle that grips the entire nation, Lindsay and the Women's Murder Club hunt for a merciless killer among its esteemed medical staff.

The newest addition to the top-selling new mystery series takes the Women's Murder Club to the most terrifying heights of suspense they have yet to encounter. The 5th Horseman proves once again that James Patterson is "the page-turningest author in the game right now" (San Francisco Chronicle).

©2006 James Patterson (P)2006 Time Warner AudioBooks. All rights reserved. A division of Time Warner Book Group.

Meh

Ok, the latest installment of the Women's Murder Club books gets a 3.5 out of 5 because, like all the Women's Murder Club books, it's too easy to see the ending wayyyyyy off. But I like the character's struggle with how to reconcile her professional life and her love life and the other character's decision that litigation is soul-less after her mother's passing (two things to which I personally relate).

The narration is great, as usual. The story is acceptable, like most of this series. I like James Paterson, and I find his books to be an escape while I'm doing that annoying commute.

Overall, I think this fit into the series fine. This series is what got me excited about James Paterson and although Lindsey Boxer is no Alex Cross, she does keep me at least marginally interested in her personal life. Which is more than I can say for most modern detective novels.

Not his best

The 5th book in the womens murder club is not as good as the previous 4. There was very little in this book about the 'women's club' and it focused heavily on Lindsey and Yuki, giving me the feeling that the author is straying from the friendships these women share and the core of what sparked this whole series. A few quick and short chapters and no further developement of the girls. Not as solid as the others and I had more questions than answers at the book's end. I was hoping for more than the book delivered.

Fun Story

This a good continuation of the Murder Club mysteries. There are parts that don't relate with the main story, but it's still a good read. I liked the 4th book in the series better, but I really like Lindsey Boxer.

a forever fan!

another great one. love James Patterson and the murder club series, cant wait to read the next!!

The Murder Club

Overall good series, however The 4th of July was my favorite.
Lindsay and her friends are a fun listen... even through all their trials and tribulations.
I never was able to finish...... no...... "start" book 2.... the narrator was just terrible. She put me to sleep (with boredom, of course.)
Books 1, 3, 4 and 5 were fun and kept me listening.
If you buy the series, good luck with Book 2!

sound effects and a plot....iiizh t 45szz

loved the story, plot, ant dxxtegv67c6.xxxx hk cdc s zd h rb3eeh x nn..d...!gr uii u <uuuuhhd bjbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb"gcdbmbbbbbvvtwist, the sound effects were a little much for me

Pretty good.

Not a lot is suspense, but a good story to listen to while you work...

Meh...

Where does The 5th Horseman rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is a good book. I wish I'd read it instead of listening to it on tape. I could have done without the music. It made it hard to hear the narration (not that the narration was that much better). The narrator's voice grated.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The 5th Horseman?

The ending was pretty good. I thought the "Nightwatcher" might have been the person it ended up being. Still overall good.

How could the performance have been better?

STOP THE MUSIC! So irritating. And the narrator doesn't go in and out of character very well.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Yes. The little boy part made me tear up.

Any additional comments?

I won't ever listen to another book narrated by Carolyn McCormack. And, if I start a book with so much eerie/mystery music in it again, I'm going to return it.

Angel of death

Excellent fast paced book loved the reading of it, enjoyed it a lot James Patterson writes a great story

Amazing

I love all of the women murder club books! great book 📕 I am on to the next installment.