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The 5th Horseman

By: James Patterson
Narrated by: Carolyn McCormick
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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.

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Great listen

Good pace good suspense and interesting characters ready to listen to next in the series

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Intriguing

I'm not a huge fan of "The Women's Murder Club", but this book had my attention form beginning to end - where I was somewhat surprised.
An enjoyable, at times tense mystery with great characters.

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the book was fantastic I couldn't stop listening

I would only stop listening long enough to refresh my coffee going to grab a snack a fantastic book

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Nice addition to the series

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Good storyline and characters

What does Carolyn McCormick bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Enjoyed the narrator - good reader

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I like the 'woman s club ' characters. If people are overly harsh I would suggest they move on to another series.

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Always enjoyable

Author continues to write or co-write easy to listen thrillers.

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I love the twists and turns all the books have taken so far. I love the fact that each book builds on itself and you get to feel like you know each character and are a friend.

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I enjoy Caollyn's voice sometimes people have a voice that just doesn't fit with the story.

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Thriller

I hated when I would have to take a break from hearing this book. It had some twists in the plot that kept me on edge. A good read.

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The 5th Horseman was riveting

Wow this book had several themes and I had to listen with intent because it was a great deal of information to take in to share in dialogue at a Bookclub review.

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Great story

This story has it all! Serial killers greed dishonesty. You name it’s there. I can’t wait to get into book 6

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Not the best of the series.

There is gross discrepancies with what a nurse or CNAs roles are in this story. Not believable. Thrown together.

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