Title: The 20th Victim
Author: James Patterson
Series: Women's Murder Club, #20
Published: May 2020, Little, Brown & Company
Format: Hardcover, 432 pages
Source: Personal copy
Summary:
Three victims, three bullets, three cities. The shooters' aim is as fearsomely precise as their target selection. When Lindsay realizes that the fallen men and women excel in a lucrative, criminal activity, she leads the charge in the manhunt for the killers. As the casualty list expands, fear and fascination with this suspicious shooting gallery galvanizes the country.
The victims were no angels, but are the shooters villains . . . or heroes?
***Short & Sweet Reviews are short, quick reviews. These will mainly be used for series books where I have already done full reviews on some of the earlier books or for books that I feel will suffice with a quick review. These will not be used for review requests or blog tours.
My thoughts: Once again, we are back with another thrilling, action-packed installment in this series, which is probably my most favorite in the James Patterson series I read. I will say, though, that there were so many different storylines to follow that I felt the ending was just a bit rushed in order to wrap everything up, but overall it was a pretty good book.
One thing I was not expecting was the storyline involving Clare...that was a tough one and despite it having a relatively good ending, it still got to me. I could relate to how this impacted Lindsay, and I felt that that was well done. And I don't know if it was because of this news or just because, but I loved that there were a few get-togethers with all four of the women. This is one thing that I was just complaining in my review of the previous book that I missed from the older books and I was so happy to see!
I'm not sure what to expect next or how many more books will be coming in this series, but I will for sure be reading until it ends. These books are fun, quick reads that I just enjoy as I do with all the James Patterson books I pick up.
Books in this series:
1. 1st to Die 13. Unlucky 13
2. 2nd Chance 14. 14th Deadly Sin
3. 3rd Degree 15. 15th Affair
4. 4th of July 15.5 The Trial
5. The 5th Horseman 16. 16th Seduction
6. The 6th Target 16.5 The Medical Examiner
7. 7th Heaven 17. The 17th Suspect
8. The 8th Confession 18. The 18th Abduction
9. The 9th Judgment 19. The 19th Christmas
10. 10th Anniversary 20. The 20th Victim
11. 11th Hour
12. 12th of Never