Somehow I got hooked on the Women’s Murder Club books.

2nd Chance (2002)

Dumb. It’s exactly this kind of lazy plotting that makes me call these the junk food of murder mystery.

The bad guy is trapped in a tower. SWAT is on the way. EVERYONE would concur that you sit and wait for the experts.

But not Lindsey. She decides to rush up the stairs alone.

Dumb.

3rd Degree (2004)

Pretty good. Lindsey gets with Joe for the first time.

4th of July (2005)

Lindsay shot and killed a young girl. Paralyzed her brother. The court case was fascinating.

The murder out in Half Moon Bay as unbelievable as any plot in the series.

The 5th Horseman (2006)

One of the better books in the series, I’d say.

The 6th Target (2007)

Good.

Interesting court case — was the killer legally insane?