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The 19th Christmas (A Women's Murder Club Thriller) Kindle Edition

by James Patterson (Author), Maxine Paetro (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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In this #1 New York Times bestseller, the Women's Murder Club gets ready for a quiet Christmas—until a mysterious killer decides to terrorize the city. As the holidays approach, Detective Lindsay Boxer and her friends in the Women's Murder Club have much to celebrate. Crime is down. The medical examiner's office is quiet. Even the courts are showing some Christmas spirit. And the news cycle is so slow that journalist Cindy Thomas is on assignment to tell a story about the true meaning of the season for San Francisco. Then a fearsome criminal known only as "Loman" seizes control of the headlines. Solving crimes never happens on schedule, but as this criminal mastermind unleashes credible threats by the hour, the month of December is upended for the Women's Murder Club. Avoiding tragedy is the only holiday miracle they seek. 
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07P1SSF9S
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Little, Brown and Company (October 7, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 7, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
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    Maxine Paetro is an American author who has been published since 1979. Paetro has collaborated with best-selling author James Patterson on the Women’s Murder Club novel series and standalone novels.

    From 1975 until 1987, Paetro was a recruiter and EVP creative department manager at several large New York City advertising agencies. In 1979, Paetro published her first book, How to Put Your Book Together and Get a Job in Advertising, which received its fourth revision in August 2010. This non-fiction work has been described as “the advertising industry bible and ultimate insider's guide to getting in and getting noticed"".

    Between 1986 and 1992, she published three novels: Manshare, Baby Dreams, and Windfall. In 1993, she collaborated with Dodd Darin to write the biography Dream Lovers: The Magnificent Shattered Lives of Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee.

    In 2004, she began the first of more than two dozen collaborations with best-selling author James Patterson, co-writing 4th of July for the Women’s Murder Club series. Paetro explains in an interview that she and Patterson (who had also worked in advertising before becoming a full-time writer) had known each other since the 1970s. According to British newspaper The Sunday Times, of authors with the most titles to be at number one on The Sunday Times bestseller list over the past forty years, she ranks #16 with eleven separate titles in the #1 position.

    Her garden, Broccoli Hall, has been featured in national magazines including House & Garden, Victoria, Country Garden and Country Homes. Broccoli Hall is on the Garden Conservancy Open Days Program. See Broccoli Hall www.broccolihall.com. Paetro is breeding a rare type of koi, the "elusive ki shusui." www.kishusui.com.

    Paetro is married to former surety bond executive, John A. Duffy, the now founder and CEO of consulting company, Manhattan Bridge, LLC.

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The 19th Christmas and 20th Victim are both from the Women’s Murder Club series. It’s one of my favorites. The 19th was a very light read and not a normal one usually for this series. I think maybe because it seemed they were running around based on threats and not crimes it was odd. But we learned more about Joe and his past life before he married Lindsay so that was cool! The 20th I thought was fast paced and more like what I expect from these stories. In this one you have vigilante killers, and Lindsay clashes with her girls, because they are all on edge! I liked this one and I also like that their daughter Julie is growing up and part of the story now!
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M. Smith
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I liked the entire series.
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Raewyn
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Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2024
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Lifelongreader
4.0 out of 5 stars Many characters and events
Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2024
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A very complex plot in this book. A large cast of characters which were difficult to keep track of for a reader who had previously read only the first nine books. I'm glad I didn't give up after the confusion of the first few chapters, because it became an interesting and suspenseful story.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Merry Christmas
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It is awesome how Lindsey and all the ladies work together as a team to help each other with everything. Wow Joe adult Daughter comes to visit...
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Katwoman Rock Hill, SC
5.0 out of 5 stars Reading in Rock Hill SC
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I love James Patterson's books I enjoyed this book but it jumped back and forth
between circumstances too much it was still a wonderful read and I will continue to read the women's murder club thriller series
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Michael Clark
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Moni K
3.0 out of 5 stars A little disappointing
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2019
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I love the series, but this installment was lacking in a few areas:

1. Claire was MIA. She’s definitely my favorite character and the authors sent her off for the holidays for a teaching engagement. Makes sense considering most of the book was about an impending robbery (with a few, inconsequential murders scattered in). So sure, there weren’t many autopsies to perform, but I missed Claire.
2. Questionable logic. The villain, Loman, was a pretty well-conceived, intriguing character. Unfortunately, it was difficult to make sense of many of his actions. The end of the book did not provide much insight into a) what he was actually trying to steal b) why he felt he had to create chaos around the city in order to steal it.
3. No “club” meetings. Premise of most of the series has been women from a variety of backgrounds coming together to solve a murder(s). You know, the “Women’s Murder Club”. This time the core storyline was Lindsay working almost exclusively with the SFPD to prevent a possible robbery. That’s a pretty significant deviation from the tried and true formula of the series.

All that being said, I enjoyed the book. It was a fast read and kept me busy during the holidays. I’m still a fan of the series and will likely continue to purchase and read these in the future.
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Amber Garabrandt
4.0 out of 5 stars a good book, but maybe not the best one in this series.
Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2019
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Just because it’s Christmas time doesn’t mean crime will slow down, and so neither can Lyndsay Boxer. When she and her partner, Rich Conklin, nab a thief they are pulled into a crazed story. Someone is planning something huge- no one knows who or what, but it’s going to be insane. All they have are leads and false starts… and the name Loman. This is a name whispered through the underworld. Good at what he does, whip smart and heartless, this man is linked to several past crimes; but no one has ever seen him. Chasing leads, the entire force feels like they’re running in circles waiting for Loman’s end game…. Because how can you stop a crime when you don’t know what’s going to happen?
At the same time Cindy has been given a piece for the paper talking about what different cultures do for the holidays in town. What should be a fluffy, feel good piece goes sideways when she’s approached by a woman who claims her husband is in prison, wrongfully accused of murder and has been incarcerated for two years. Can this be believed? It’s going to take all her investigative skills and some good friends to get to the bottom of this one.
I have always had a soft spot for Patterson’s longer running series. Lyndsay and her crew are among my favorite characters and I love being able to revisit them. The plot here was interesting. Seriously, how do you stop an unknown crime or move against a man that’s basically a ghost in the underworld? How do you decide which of a dozen tips are legitimate? Who’s word do you trust? I could feel the team’s pain and frustration, as well as the toll it was taking on their relationships. I also got time with the criminals, getting insight into their minds, which I always enjoy.
The use of several different narratives through the book worked really well and the authors were able to piece together a concise story- well written with a good pace to it. It was easy to follow and allowed for better insight into characters. I enjoyed the fact that we got to spend more time with Yuki and Cindy this time around, as well as getting a bit of time with Rich. For me, this is a four star book.
On the adult content scale, there’s language and violence. I would give it a seven, I think. This one is definitely geared toward adults.
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My wife has read all of James Patterson's books and said that this one was excellent
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Love reading The Women's Murder Club series. This was interesting, suspenseful. With a littke personal twist at the end. Can't wait to read the next one
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