2nd Chance

by James Patterson

1994

Status

Available

Publication

Vision (1994), Edition: Reissue

Description

Fiction. Thriller. HTML:A brutal madman sprays bullets into a crowd of children leaving a San Francisco church. Miraculously-or was it intentionally?-only one person dies. Then an elderly black woman is hung. Police homicide inspector Lindsay Boxer senses a connection and together with medical examiner Claire, assistant D. A. Jill, and Chronicle reporter Cindy, finds a link that sends a chill through the entire nation. This killer's motives are unspeakable. A Main Selection of The Literary Guild®, of Book-of-the-Month Club®, of Doubleday Book Club®, and of The Mystery Guild®

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LibraryThing member wyvernfriend

Another roller coaster ride of a novel with almost non-stop action. Told from the point of view of the murderer, giving clues that only become obvious when the mystery is solved, and Lindsay Boxer from the first of these novels. Along with her friends that comprise the Women's Murder Club she has

to find out who is murdering people and why before it gets too close for comfort. With details of the lives of the women involved it's quite interesting and appealing. A worthy sequel to an excellent read.

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LibraryThing member SimonW11

Women only distinguishable by their profesions ..A Reporter, Police Officer, Pathologist and Lawyer decide for some unknown reason that apparently unrelated murders are the result of a serial killer and track him down their ability to wisecrack, talk tough, and bond perfectly on cue every time.

makes them instantly forgettable.

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LibraryThing member kysmom02

Another great read! Okay...I listened to it, but still a great book! I can't believe that I haven't gotten into this series before now. I mentioned that I hoped that the books following 1st to Die had a lot to live up too. This one doesn't disappoint. I didn't like it quite as much as the first

one, but close.

This book lets the reader get to know more about the personal lives of the girls. Cindy becomes involved in a relationship and one of the girls is targeted so we learn a little more about her too. In a series like this, it's important to me to know these main characters. We learn a little more about Lindsey and her past when her father who has been absent from her life for 22 years shows up. I'm not sure about Lindsey's reaction to his sudden appearance, but it fits well into the story.

The ending isn't at all what I expected. That makes for a great read for me. I don't like to have the book figured out before I turn the last page. Patterson is great with the final twists that keep me coming back for more!! I've already started the 3rd book in the series and am trying to get my hands on a copy of #4!

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LibraryThing member adam.bullen

i like pattersons work, i found this book well written and easy to read, mainly because he kept it entertaining throughout.

LibraryThing member Heptonj

Just as good a read as 1st To Die with the characters as constant and reassuringly loyal to each other as ever. The Womens Murder Club books are un-putdownable and I hope the series continues for a long time.

LibraryThing member amacmillen

The girls murder club is called together to solve a series of murders. The murders seem random and unrelated.

LibraryThing member becr

loved it, couldn't put it down. Was even reading it in the car on the way to church!

LibraryThing member EmScape

A light, quick read. Not as good as the first, but still satisfying.

LibraryThing member madamejeanie

This is the second in the Women's Murder Club series. It started with the
senseless murder of an 11 year old church choir member in a sniper attack at
a neighborhood church. Then an elderly woman was found hanging in her
basement in another part of town. Both victims were black, and both were

related to San Francisco cops. But homicide detective Lt. Lindsay Boxer
senses that there is another connection between them and enlists the aid of
her friends, Claire (SF Medical Examiner), Jill (Assistant D.A.), and Cindy
(reporter for /The Chronicle/) to help her find out what it is. As the
murders continue, they start hitting closer and closer to Lindsay herself,
and it becomes a race to catch this psychopath before he manages to kill her
or her closest friends.

The story here was fine and the mystery was convoluted enough to keep me
guessing right up to the end, but I'm still feeling not quite satisfied with
Patterson's writing style. The short, clipped chapters are unnecessary, I
think, and they often break off in the middle of a scene, which I find
distracting. And his depiction of female friendship is so obviously written
from a male point of view that it is laughable. I don't really care about
any of these characters, even now after the second book in the series, and I
think I'll call it a day with it. I'm heading over to remove the other
books in the series from my queue at booksfree. I know that James Patterson
is a "best selling author" but his writing certainly falls flat in this
series. I've not read any of his stand-alone novels, and he seems to churn
out at least one a year. To tell you the truth, I'm not in a big hurry to
read anything more from this author, and that disappoints me. This gets a
very tepid 2 from me.

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LibraryThing member Djupstrom

A great follow-up to a great new series!!

LibraryThing member Ti99er

As the title suggests, 2nd Chance is the 2nd book in James Patterson's ongoing series The Women's Murder Club. This novel takes place a few months after homicide dectective Lindsay Boxer closed the case on the honeymoon murders.

Recently promoted to Lieutenant of the San Francisco Homicide

Division, Boxer must now track down a racially motivated killer, who is killing people with reckless abandon. Not long into the investigation Lindsay finds herself to be one of the killers targets. With the help of her friends, Cindy Thomas a crime reporter for the Chronicle, Assistant District Attorney Jill Bernhardt, and medical examiner Claire Washburn, they will need to pool all of their resources together to catch the killer before they strike again. Will all of them make it through this case unscathed?

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LibraryThing member skinglist

Names may be Lindsay and Marty Boxer but what came to mind was Jordan and Max Cavanaugh. Classic Patterson, loved it.

LibraryThing member DrT

The next book was 2nd Chance by James Patterson. This was the second book in a series that started with First To Die. The women’s murder club reconvenes following a shooting at a church that leaves the taste of a racial murder. This book had Lindsey as the new lieutenant in the homicide

department and she meets with her other 3 girlfriends. This book had the “whodoneitness” that I appreciated but also drew us deeper into the characters by having other person stuff like romance, returning father, other health concerns, going to a prison to meet with the head of a prison gang and some twists and turns. While I expected some of them it was still entertaining and fun to see how they played out. This book was fun.

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LibraryThing member riverwillow

It was alright just about sums this one up as it passed the time. Someone I used to commute with recommended James Patterson to me when she saw me reading Ian Rankin and I enjoyed the first couple of books of his I read. But I like my thrillers with moral complexities and I find Patterson's writing

too formulaic and morally black and white for my taste.

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LibraryThing member hammockqueen

good story of linsey boxer trying to solve murders done by a marksman. a young girl at church, a black woman, a cop and her chief. There is a decal of a lion/goat head and a serpent tail to further the search.

LibraryThing member BONS

First, please do not start this book without reading 1st To Die in this series. As Lindsey picks up her life to go forward with her circle of tight professional friends, a nightmare occurs. I definately relate to the group of girls trying to be their best with almost a bit of the "perfection

disease". Each friend cares and needs each other on a personal level now as well as professional level. They have had to invest great "trust" in one another. Lindsey is so human. She has been promoted due to focused goals. She works out, is a great cook, lives alone with her dog Molly and has her personal struggles that make her and her group so authentic. Great suspense that I kept trying to solve. Eagar to see the characters grow in book #3.

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LibraryThing member dbhutch

Things get personal for Lindsay Boxer in Patterson's second installment in the Womens Murder Club series. When a killer starts a spree of what everyone else sees as "hate crimes" in SF, Lindsay and her friends find the true link in the murders. The bad part - it brings the killer closer to them as

well. And Lindsay gets and unexpected blast from the past in her life, further complicating things.

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LibraryThing member honeydew69862004

2nd Chance was a good book that I couldn't get enough of. I finished it in three days. It's about the womens murder club who come upon a case of racial shootings that involve people with relation to cops. I especially like the ending how Lindseys "relationship" with that special person, who I'll

let remain nameless so I don't give anything away, isn't completely hopeless.

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LibraryThing member ClytieS

Do you get a second chance? What happens when you do?

LibraryThing member sallyawolf

This book is about the newly promoted Lieutenant Lindsay Boxer and her friends in the Woman's Murder Club. They This book is about the newly promoted Lieutenant Lindsay Boxer and her friends in the Woman's Murder Club. They are at again, in this wonderful sequel to "1st To Die" This book expertly

covers all of the different ways that a person deals with the pain you feel at the loss of someone you love. I also found the ending to be well written it kept me guessing right up until the last shot was fired. I would recommend this book as a well worthwhile read if you are a mystery lover.

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LibraryThing member SonicQuack

'2nd Chance' takes place four months after the successful end to the crime spree detailed in '1st to Die' and starts a new adventure for the Women's Murder Club. Since the characters have been introduced and fleshed out in the first novel, this leaves Patterson to centre on a single plot and this

creates a real page-turner. It's somewhat predictable in places, however '2nd Chance' is entertaining throughout and uses the trademark Patterson style to full effect. Best read in sequence, this is an engaging book from cover to cover.

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LibraryThing member veranaz22

If the first one got you hooked to the series, then this one will keep you in. As always, well written and story flows nicely. Hard to put down.

Here, the main character finds herself (so does the department) stumped on a suspected serial killing/hate crime.

Four stars.

LibraryThing member chrissywest

The second book in the Woman's Murder Club Series. I enjoyed this book more then 1st To Die. 2nd Chance was so fast paced and the plot was exciting. I started it in the morning and I finished by 7pm. This book went into the woman's personal lives a little more. Cindy finds love...but Jill has sad

times. Lindsay's father shows up - I hope he shows up more in the future books - I really like him. I did find this book a little rushed, there didn't seem to be as many details as in the 1st. I did feel the ending of this book could have been a little stronger. It was not as exciting as the 1st to Die ending. I can't wait to read 3rd Degree.

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LibraryThing member puckrobin

Like others in the series, good fun brain candy if you like police / mystery novels. Lindsay and her friends are back to find another killer, and as per usual, they do so with some laughter and some style.

LibraryThing member DarlenesBookNook

This is the second book in the Women’s Murder Club series and is co-authored by Andrew Gross (someone whose work that I am unfamiliar with).

Four women (a police lieutenant, medical examiner, assistant DA, and a crime reporter) join forces to solve crimes. A serial killer is murdering people from

every walk of life. At first, it does not appear that the deaths are related but “the girls” find the connection.

I didn’t enjoy it quite as much as its predecessor, 1st To Die, but it was still a fast read and enjoyable.

The one thing that bugs me about the series is that the way the women are portrayed and relate to each other is not at all realistic. These “professional” women relate to each other in an immature way that is reminiscent of adolescence!

Another pet peeve is redundancy of vocabulary…I lost track of how many times the author used “clapboard.”

I enjoyed the plot twist, and I still plan to continue with the series.

MY RATING: 3.5 stars!

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