In general, Patterson is the junk food of murder mysteries. Easy to follow. LOTS of action and romance. And very little reality. 😀

Women’s Murder Club is a series of mystery novels by American author James Patterson.

The books are set in San Francisco and feature an ensemble of lead characters.

I’d enjoyed a couple of the recent books — so went back to the beginning.

1st to Die is a 2001 crime novel by American author James Patterson … the first book in the Women’s Murder Club series.

… four friends who pool their skills together to crack San Francisco’s toughest murder cases.

The women each have different jobs: Lindsay Boxer, a homicide inspector for the San Francisco Police Department, Claire Washburn, a medical examiner, Jill Bernhardt, an assistant D.A., and Cindy Thomas, a reporter who just started working the crime desk of the San Francisco Chronicle. …

Actually, it’s not bad. I’d not agree with this Kirkus Reviews: “bargain-basement plotting, fewer thrills than a tax audit, and cardboard sleuths poised to return for a sequel.” 😀

It’s was adapted for a TV miniseries. 2007–2008.

Cancelled after one season. You can watch the 1st episode free on YouTube.

Actually, Angie Harmon was a terrific pick to play Lindsay Boxer.