Author: Maxine Paetro

It’s Claire Washburn’s birthday and there’s been another murder. As Lindsay and the rest of the cop crew head off to investigate, Claire remarks that this is the third birthday in a row where there’s […]

Unlucky 13 is the continuing saga of the Women’s Murder Club, although the series has long ago become less about the women coming together to solve a murder and more about each member of the […]

There’s the old saying that says “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” There’s a lesser-known saying that says “If it’s broke and nobody notices, it ain’t broke.” The twelfth Women’s Murder Club novel feels […]

This is really a tale of two books. There’s plotting and there’s characterization. In terms of plotting, 11th Hour is a step ahead of most of the Women’s Murder Club novels. The primary plot is […]

The quality of the Women’s Murder Club series is best defined as a roller coaster. With all the ups and downs, twists and turns, you never know what you’re going to get. Patterson and Paetro […]

Every time I’m about to give up on this series, James Patterson and Maxine Paetro actually deliver a good novel. The 9th Judgment isn’t devoid of soap opera style drama that’s been slopped over the […]

Eight novels into the Women’s Murder Club and five novels into Maxine Paetro’s co-authorship, the series has begun to develop into more than a series of disparate storylines. While every novel ends with the case […]