#179 in Thriller
The 5th Horseman
- 410
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The 5th Horseman”, the fifth Women’s Murder Club novel, gives Lindsay Boxer a dark, tense case that runs on several threads at once. Some readers welcome its blend of detective work and courtroom drama, and a story shared more evenly among the leads than last time. Others find the prose clumsy, especially in the love scenes. Readers new to the club should go back to its first case.
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About the book
The 5th Horseman is the fifth book in the Women's Murder Club series featuring Lindsay Boxer by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro first published in February 2006. The novel like many in the series was commercially successful and repeatedly appeared in Publishers Weekly bestseller lists, and high in the 2006 list at the end of that year.
Reading order · Women's Murder Club
Full order & progress →- 1st to DieStart here
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 HorsemanThis book
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
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.7 across 77 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 34% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Thriller average of 7.6. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.8 | 9 | 12% |
| Hardcover | 7.6 | 68 | 88% |
Frequently asked
How long is The 5th Horseman?
It has 410 pages — shorter than 51% of the ranked books in Thriller.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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