Greetings to all,

It is often that we see, amidst our headlines,the travesty of murder, yet we are still fascinated by it in one form or another. The one medium we seem to focus on of late is books. There are numerous authors, both male and female, that seem to give such emotion to the art of portraying someone who is walking a different path than most. A much darker path.

This month I chose to focus on another author who seems to bring about a twist in the normal stalker/killer story. James Patterson: Since his debut novel in 1976, when he was merely 27, he has thrilled us ever since with his narrations. He writes about murder, not along the usual lines, but with a twist that many do not seem to have these days to keep our interest. I have found him quite different from recent authors I have had the privlege of reading.

This month I have found "1st to Die" the novel of choice. It brings about four women, all of whom are within the same bounds of the working arena as well as a common bond elsewhere....a man to be precise. We find ourselves on the West Coast this time, rather than the South, in the graceful outlines of San Francisco. It is amid this town in all it's usual splendor that we will find a plot, no just by one, but also by four, that will through our minds into a dizzy of not knowing which way is up.

This suspensful story brings a new meaning to the "woman scorned." We find that when given a common ground and common emotional backing, women, and these four to be exact, are not something that should be tangled with nor met in the dark alley on the way home from the office. With each woman's unique position in the Community, one backs up the other nicely and finds the way to get "their man."

This is also a story of young loves: happily ever after and the evil villains all rolled into one grande event. If you are not one to read murder and out and out plotting of revenge, this is still something that should spark your interest. It brings about a more realistic chain of events that you may well be second guessing your own neighborhood and "Woman's Clubs."

James Patterson has definately put together the right mix of suspens, hate, love, friendship and business women that it should lead you right onto the next novel, and the next, and the next,..... I do hope that you will find the time once again to read through page after page of this murder scenario for I do guarantee that you will not want to put it down until the bitter end. Afterall, what is a little plotting murder among good friends?

Written By:
Moonslight

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