2nd Chance - Hardcover

'This is edge-of-the-seat stuff. Crime-writing at its very best. Highly recommended.' Yorkshire Evening Press (Yorkshire Evening Press)

'Patterson knows where our deepest fears are buried... There's no stopping his imagination.' (New York Times Book Review)

Another spell-binding mystery aimed at keeping the reader guessing until almost the final page (The Birmingham Post)

It roars along at a breathless pace. (Peterborough Evening Telegraph)

'The protagonists are all characterized with imagination, and the plotting is taut. An exciting, accomplished thriller' Good Book Guide (Good Book Guide)

'An exciting page-turner with more twists than in a tap factory' Sunderland Echo (Sunderland Echo)

'Prime Patterson; first-rate entertainment' Publishers Weekly (Publishers Weekly)

'Patterson's richest, most engaging novel since When the Wind Blows... The story ripples with twists and some remarkably strong scenes. Prime Patterson; first-rate entertainment' Kirkus Reviews (Kirkus Reviews)

When a little girl is shot on the steps of a San Francisco church, Detective Lindsay Boxer knows it's time to reconvene the Women's Murder Club. Working with reporter Cindy Thomas, assistant DA Jill Bernhardt, and medical examiner Claire Washburn, Lindsay tracks a mystifying killer who soon turns his pursuers into his victims. The unorthodox allegiances of the Women's Murder Club lead them to suspect the unexpected - the killer may be an ex-cop. But nothing could prepare them for the demented logic behind his choice of victims...