1st to Die
- 424
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
- Series 2003
- On screen
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Our view
“1st to Die” opens the “Women’s Murder Club” series with a fast-moving San Francisco murder case worked by four women friends. A homicide inspector, a medical examiner, a prosecutor and a reporter combine their professions; some readers praise the characters and enjoy being kept in the dark until the end. Others find the plot contrived and its twist hard to believe. The four return in many later books.
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About the book
1st to Die is a 2001 crime novel by American author James Patterson. It is the first book in the Women's Murder Club series. The series is about four friends who pool their skills together to crack San Francisco's toughest murder cases. Lindsay Boxer is a homicide inspector for the San Francisco Police Department; Claire Washburn is a medical examiner; Jill Bernhardt is an assistant D.A.; and Cindy Thomas is a reporter who just started working the crime desk of the San Francisco Chronicle.
Reading order · Women's Murder Club
Full order & progress →- 1st to DieThis book
7.67.6 / 10 - 2nd Chance
7.77.7 / 10 - 3rd Degree
7.77.7 / 10 - 4th of July
7.67.6 / 10 - The 5th Horseman
7.77.7 / 10 - The 6th Target
7.67.6 / 10 - 7th Heaven
7.67.6 / 10 - The 8th Confession
7.67.6 / 10 - The 9th Judgment
–Not ranked yet - 10th Anniversary
–Not ranked yet - 11th Hour
–Not ranked yet - 12th of Never
–Not ranked yet - Unlucky 13
–Not ranked yet - 14th Deadly Sin
–Not ranked yet - 15th Affair
–Not ranked yet - 16th Seduction
–Not ranked yet - 17th Suspect
–Not ranked yet - 18th Abduction
–Not ranked yet - 19th Christmas
–Not ranked yet - The 20th VictimThe 20th Victim–Not ranked yet
- 21st Birthday21st Birthday–Not ranked yet
- 22 Seconds22 Seconds–Not ranked yet
- The 23rd MidnightThe 23rd Midnight–Not ranked yet
- The 24th HourThe 24th Hour–Not ranked yet
- 25 Alive25 Alive–Not ranked yet
On screen
This book has been adapted for the screen once.
- Series1st to DieIMDb
Adaptation data: Wikidata · On screen →
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.6 across 216 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 60% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Thriller average of 7.6. That is how 7.6 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.2 | 30 | 14% |
| Hardcover | 7.5 | 186 | 86% |
Frequently asked
How long is 1st to Die?
It has 424 pages — longer than 56% of the ranked books in Thriller.
In this book
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