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| Author: James Patterson, Maxine Paetro ISBN-10: 0316159778 ISBN-13: 9780316159777 Format: Hardcover Publication Year: 2006 Category: Fiction Genres Healthy patients are dying of unknown causes in a San Francisco hospital and the Women's Murder Club decides to investigate the hospital's personnel. They discover a hospital administrator determined to shield the hospitals reputation. | Average Ratings  from 58 reviewsPrice: $4.25 - $110.00 List Price: $27.95 |
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by: sunset_books  ) | Review created: 03/29/06 (updated: 03/29/06) |
| 14 out of 17 people found the following review helpful. This is the much anticipated 5th book in the Womans Murder Club Series! Although I want to say that this is another "Quick Patterson Read", like I always do, I want to add that it is just that, and them some. Like his previous novel, The 4th of July, Patterson adds the intensity of a courtroom drama as well as adding the mystery of a medical thriller. I'd say he did it well, and I can see a movie somewhere on the horizon. The idea of bringing a serial killer inside of a hospital is a good one, and how the lawsuits and courtroom drama connect to it. The ending is definitely the twist. The neat thing about this book as well as the others is that it is possible for new readers to pick them up and not be totally lost. Of coarse there are story lines between the books, but Patterson does well to "re-introduce" the characters without starting from scratch. Like many of his other books, there is little left to the imagination. There really isn't much thought to it. They are "made for TV" books. If the book was a meal, the 5th Horseman would simply be the desert. | |
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by: brighetta  ) | Review created: 04/04/06 |
| 6 out of 9 people found the following review helpful. great book. I love his writing, short chapters, easy to read in one day. keeps you guessing til the last minute. I have rarely been disappointed with Mr. Patterson. | |
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by: mistress_of_auctions  ) | Review created: 05/12/07 |
| 2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful. The 5th Horseman, which is the fifth book in Patterson's best-selling Women's Murder Club books. It's hair-raising. It's fast paced, it's James Pattersons's continuing to string out best-sellers faster than we write checks. Lately his books have been hit or miss. This one is no different, but I'm sorry to say the things that still bug me about Patterson continue to bug me here and they probably always will so long as he keeps pumping out four or five books a year. At the San Francisio Muncipal Hospital, people have been receiving the wrong medication which induces a heart attack. The latest victim to this string of "accidents" is Yuki Castellano's mother Keiko, who suddenly collapses. After she's taken to the medical hospital, she's given the wrong medication and suddenly dies. Just like several others. Lindsay Boxer decides it's time to investigate. It's been happening too much to be just an accident. It isn't such a bad book. For the most part, it'll keep you on the edge of your seat. If you like fast-paced movie-like books, The 5th Horseman is perfect. It instantly grabs your attention and takes you away. Again, however, this book is plagued by what just about every James Patterson book is plagued with these days. Where's the meat? The substance? There's a lot of plot, but what about characters and steady pace? The book, like many of his previous books, moves much faster than it has to. And because it moves so fast, there's little time to feel for these characters. Look at it like this, Yuki Castellano was introduced in 4th of July, the previous book (which was much better than this one). We learned very little about her. Here, her mother is introduced right after the prologue. When the mother dies, Patterson tries to make us feel sorry for Yuki Castellano. And I probably would've if I actually KNEW Yuki. The reader doesn't feel for these characters anymore. Lindsay Boxer is perhaps the only character who gets developed. But the other characters of the Women's Murder Club (who ARE major characters) receive very little. Being stuck with these characters for 400 pages calls for some kind of development for these otherwise, underdeveloped characters. The overall plot is pretty good, at least. Like I said, you'll be on the edge of your seat, but again, it feels very movie like. Everything happens so fast that there are times when the reader is left behind. If I were to write a letter to James Patterson, I'd tell him to slow down. Ever since he began pumping out four or five books a year he's had to call on numerous co-authors, and his books have gotten shorter, despite them being 400 pages long (as many reviewers have pointed out, the formatting makes it that way). And along with being shorter, they're moving faster. Not only do things happen unrealistically fast, but they become unbelievable, and his characters are beginning to suffer as a result. The 5th Horseman is a good book, but it lacks substance. Put simple, there's no character development anymore, and nothing falls into place logically. It's time Patterson slow down a little. Take time to flesh out his characters and his stories. He's established his credibility as a writer, it would be a shame for him to ruin it. I don't know about you, but I like a few spices on my book... the kind of spices that make me glad to be with these characters. The kind that make me say, "I sure hope nothing bad happens to her!" It's not here. | |
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by: fairydink ) | Review created: 10/17/06 |
| 2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful. I DISCOVERED JAMES PATTERSON A WHILE BACK...AND THIS SERIES OF BOOK IS SO FAST PACED YOU CAN'T GET BORED.. | |
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by: bubb1420  ) | Review created: 10/10/06 |
| 2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful. This book was referred to me by a friend and I actually bought it because my dog really ate this book, I had to replace the book for my friend and I am glad I did because I loved it. James Patterson is a really good author, all his books are exciting. You won't want to put the book down. | |
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by: debi6222 ) | Review created: 10/08/06 |
| 2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful. I am reading this book because my niece suggested it. I like the book because it is fast reading and unpredictable. I didn't figure out the killer until the very end which is unusual for me. I like the presence of strong yet vulnerable women. It was a book of surprises and reality mixed into one. There was nothing I didn't like about the book and I would recommend it to others. | |
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by: silver9879 ) | Review created: 07/09/06 |
| 2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful. I have read all 5 of the books in this serious. I would highly suggest these books to anyone who enjoys a good who dunnit. Like author....Jonathan Kellerman. Great book...nothing to dislike. | |
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by: kristen6941 | Review created: 01/10/07 |
| 1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great addition to the other four books in James Patterson's series!! I highly recommend his books for anyone who loves suspense. | |
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by: sip418 | Review created: 01/08/07 |
| 1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful. I have been a fan of Patterson's since I first saw the movie, Along Came A Spider, featuring Dr. Alex Cross. This is the fifth in his Women's Murder Club fast paced series. If you love crime solving mysteries-- this man's for you! | |
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by: emily_29706  ) | Review created: 11/09/06 |
| 1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful. This is one of the best books yet by Patterson. I started reading and I couldn't put it down. I think it was better than the last one. | |
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