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The 18th Abduction
The 18th Abduction | James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
The #1 bestselling female detective of the past 50 years is back. Detective Lindsay Boxer and her husband Joe Molinari team up to protect San Francisco from an international war criminal in the newest Women's Murder Club thriller. Three female schoolteachers go missing in San Francisco, and Detective Lindsay Boxer is on the case-which quickly escalates from missing person to murder. Under pressure at work, Lindsay needs support at home. But her husband Joe is drawn into an encounter with a woman who's seen a ghost--a notorious war criminal from her Eastern European home country, walking the streets of San Francisco. As Lindsay digs deeper, with help from intrepid journalist Cindy Thomas, there are revelations about the victims. The implications are shocking. And when Joe's mystery informant disappears, joining the ranks of missing women in grave danger, all evidence points to a sordid international crime operation. It will take the combined skills of Lindsay, Joe, and the entire Women's Murder Club to protect their city, and themselves, from a monster.
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Eggs
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Joe and Lindsey are working together to solve the disappearance of several young women teachers, along with bringing to justice Slobodan Petrovic, a notorious war criminal who is now terrorizing San Francisco.

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DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 11mo
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ShananigansReads
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Of course after I said this series never lets me down I read one that I totally dislike. 🤦🏾‍♀️

#SeriesLove23 @Andrew65 @TheSpineview

TheSpineView Fantastic! 1y
Andrew65 Disappointing when this happens with a favourite series. Hate books on certain themes like this. 1y
ShananigansReads @Andrew65 yes. And talking to some other readers I‘m a little worried about the next few books. 😬 1y
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bookaholic1
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#11
People have complained that this is a book with just Lyndsay and Joe. But sometimes a change is good in a series.
I loved this book jut as much as the other 17.

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marleed
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I‘m reading this series backwards having found book 19 then 18 in an LFL. The mystery solving team are the MC‘s which somehow lightened the illegalities described her - Bosnian genocide mass murderer turned San Francisco restauranteur kidnaps, rapes, strangles, hangs, hunts innocent women, mired in college debt for sport (shooting stars). And this doesn‘t begin to describe what he did to Anna. Yikes.

ReadingisMyPassion I read this series for a while, but thought it should have ended after a while. I don't care for series that go on...and on...and on. 4y
marleed @ReadingisMyPassion Year there are some authors that I haven‘t read because I don‘t want to get bogged down in long continuing series. Louise Penny comes to mind - if I were to start at her beginning I‘d have no time for other authors. On the other hand, I have discovered authors when they were just a few books in and have fun keeping up with them - Jasmine Guillory, Taylor Jenkins Reed, and more. 4y
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Kathfidler
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I really liked this one, I liked how joes and Lindsay investigations linked up and how they worked together.

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The subject matter in this one was much darker than previous books in this series. It was a page turner but not one that I would revisit.

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ncayea
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Never disappointed... ok maybe at the ending, but who isn't 🤣 As always, can't wait to read the next one.

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TrishB
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Enjoyed this one more than 16 and 17, and managed to get in a kindle deal.
Still not enough of all four of the women though- which was always the best thing in the series.
I‘ll probably just wait for an offer on 19 too.

suzie.reads I only read them because I get the free from the library. I've gone off Patterson books, he doesn't write any of them anymore 🤔 5y
TrishB @suzie.reads these are the only ones I‘m still only slightly interested in! Gave up on all the others. 5y
suzie.reads @TrishB I read these and the Alex Cross books but the last ones in both series were a disappointment. Although I have still reserved the next women's murder club book that's out next month haha 5y
TrishB @suzie.reads I‘ll await your review 😁 5y
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CassieLovesBooks
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Mehso-so

I've enjoyed this series since the 1st one. The group of women who are all part of the womens murder club are all strong women in their own right. However, the books are getting somewhat predictable and Ive had a lot of deja vu moments the past few in the series.

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PlainJayne81
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Awesome as always.. 😁 Only 4 stars though as I was disappointed that their daughter wasn't mentioned at all & the rest of the girls weren't featured as much..

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PlainJayne81
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Oooh I've missed these women.. Can't wait to catch up with them all.. 😊

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amsu311
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Booklover77
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Starting this tonight! Love James Patterson Women‘s Murder Club. Will be a quick read I‘m sure but never disappoints!

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NikkiKey94
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One of my favorite James Patterson series is the Women‘s Murder Club! I enjoy all the characters and their stories. This novel was more of a flashback to years ago with a very chilling case that was utterly heartbreaking. Now I‘m all caught up on this series and I‘m ready for the next one!

ncayea I have it on my wish list at paperbackswap.com I can't wait! Good to know it's good! 5y
NikkiKey94 @ncayea Women‘s Murder Club and Alex Cross are two of my favorite Patterson series! I read almost every adult book he writes and I‘ve only found one that I couldn‘t finish and that was The President is Missing. Just about everything else is so good! 5y
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Booknerd2
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Boxer is trying to find 3 missing teachers, while Joe is tracking a suspected war criminal. They both have their hands full and are praying for a happy ending.

bookaholic1 I really need to get into this series, heard it was good 5y
Booknerd2 @bookaholic1 The early ones are much better but I can‘t quit a series. 😬 They are still enjoyable and pretty quick reads. 5y
bookaholic1 @Booknerd2 that's good to know, ty 5y
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Kappadeemom
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When your James patterson novel has a character named after your favorite writer! #squeal ❤️❤️

TrishB 😂😂 5y
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JLS88
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It was really good I just wish that James Patterson would have added Julie in the book as well. It was weird not having her in the story.

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Traci1
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This one was a bit of a departure for me. Of all of Patterson's series (serieses?), this one has been my favorite - I credit Maxine Paetro with that. But this one just didn't do it for me. There was so little interaction with the other 3 members of the WMC (they each had like 4 lines), and even Lindsay was barely in this one. It was more a Joe story than anything else. It wasn't terrible. But the spark was missing.

suzie.reads Total agree with this he has sort of forgotten the importance of the 4 of then together. Hoping 19th Christmas will be better 5y
TrishB I thought 17 was weak and it‘s put me off getting this one. 5y
Traci1 @suzie.reads the best thing about this one was discovering that 19 will be out in October. Hopefully the girls will be back together again. 5y
Traci1 @TrishB I actually enjoyed 17. Probably not as much as some of the earlier ones, but after so many you kind of expect a weaker one here and there. This one was almost like reading a totally different series. The reason I like the series is the characters and the way they interact. That was completely missing with this one. I'm glad I borrowed it from the library. 5y
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Traci1
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This is the 18th book in the series, and I STILL can't decide how to pronounce this guy's name.

Is it jAk-uh-bee (with emphasis on a long A sound)? juh-kO-bee (with emphasis on a long O sound in the middle)? Or, as my daughter thinks jack-o-bee (with a smaller stress on the Jack)? Or something else? I know it's silly but I seem to pronounce it in my head differently every time he's mentioned, and it's driving me crazy.

TheLibrarian I'd pronounce it juh-kO-bee but that's just me. 5y
Areader2 I am with your daughter jack-o-bee 5y
tournevis @Areader2 @thelibrarian In GB, that's how it's pronounced. Common last name there. Derek Jacobi, the actor, famous for playing The Master on Doctor Who being one example. 5y
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GingerAntics That makes me think of Derek Jacobi, which is generally evenly stressed like your daughter is suggesting. 5y
Aimeesue I went to school with kids with that last name and they pronounced in ja-KO-bee. But New Englanders are contrary and weird, so… 😁 5y
OrangeMooseReads Ja-ko-bee is how I would pronounce it. 5y
Traci1 @tournevis @GingerAntics That's really helpful. Thanks. 😊 5y
Traci1 @Aimeesue lol 😆 5y
Kappadeemom I‘m Southern, so he is Jay-co-bee with the emphasis on Jay. Matter of fact, I call him Jay in my head since we are friendly 😂😂 5y
Traci1 @Kappadeemom lol. Maybe I should start calling him Jay if he doesn't mind. It would certainly eliminate my constantly changing it in my head from one thing to another. 5y
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BarkingMadRead
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Moving things up a bit and visiting Panera on a Monday...

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Liatrek
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I‘m giving this a so-so because this is no longer a Women‘s Murder club series. It‘s the Lindsey and Joe show. I don‘t understand why not have Yuki meet Anna since half way she brings the story to Lindsey full of passion to do something. Why give it to Joe??? It‘s a ok story that just lacks the presence of the four women that got me hooked on the series 😞 maybe book 19 will be different but I‘m close to abandoning this series💔

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JoScho
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I mean I will keep reading them as long as they keep getting published but I need more of Women‘s Murder Club! The storyline with Joe, Lindsay, and Conklin was great-very engaging and a few triggers. However, Yuki, Cindy, and Claire were so overlooked. We are a bit of them but I felt like that group dynamic between them was forgotten and I missed it.

TrishB I really didn‘t like 17 for pretty much the same reasons, not really focusing on all of them. I‘ve put off buying this because of it, maybe I‘ll leave for a kindle deal. 6y
JoScho @TrishB I could be wrong but I feel like there was@more of them in 17 than 18. 6y
TrishB Definitely going to wait for an offer 👍🏻 6y
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I am spending this weekend on the middle peninsula of Virginia called the Northern Neck Rivah Country. I am staying at a house which backs to the Chesapeake Bay. This is the view but it is it raining. So I am enjoying my book.

ChasingOm My grandparents lived in the Northern Neck! Which town are you in? 6y
Graciouswarriorprincess @ChasingOm Montross. My better half used to live in Lancaster and his brother lives in Montross. We are visiting him. Where do your grandparents live? 6y
ChasingOm They lived out on Cole‘s Point, near Hague. We would drive through Montross to get there. 😄 6y
Graciouswarriorprincess @ChasingOm I know there. His brother lives in Cabin Point outside of Montross. I love that area. 6y
tpixie Fun!! 6y
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I just picked this up from the library and reading now with oatmeal raisin coconut cookies. #bookhaul

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JeaMar82
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Finished! Giving it 4.5 stars. Much better than the last book in the series.

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Enjoying this more than the last book in the series. Already 50% through.

TrishB Interesting. I thought the last one was a massive disappointment and I wouldn‘t buy the next.... 6y
JeaMar82 @TrishB The last one was a disappointment. I decided to give it one more chance with this book. This one isn't a courtroom book like the last one. I hated that. I borrowed it from the library so I didn't have to buy it 😂 6y
TrishB I may wait for a kindle offer 👍🏻 6y
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JoScho
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This made me smile.

Pamwurtzler @Karkar This one‘s for you! 6y
Karkar Nice!!!! 6y
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JoScho
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It is a testing day here and I got lucky enough to be a hall monitor again. Excited to read for a bit and get into the new Women‘s Murder Club Book.

vumblereads Cute cover! 6y
JoScho @vumblereads thank you 🤗💗 6y
BookofWords Totally cute cover!!! 6y
JoScho @BookofWords thank you! 6y
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JeaMar82
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I didn't like the last book in this series so this book is the last chance I'm giving the series. 25% in and it's more interesting than the last book so far.

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JoScho
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Riding in the car with my brother and just got overly excited about snagging this on the day my library released it! He doesn‘t get it. Thankfully Littens do! Yes!!!

Andrew65 Can‘t wait to get hold of this! 6y
Lovesbooks87 Yay! Love when I am the first to get books! 6y
JoScho @Andrew65 I thought of you when I got it. 😊 6y
JoScho @Lovesbooks87 it is so exciting! 6y
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Samplergal
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I think this is Patterson‘s latest book. #AnotherOneBitesTheDust #Anglophile

I don‘t read him any longer, but you have to admit, he‘s prolific if nothing. I wonder if when he wraps his latest, does he sing Another One Bites the Dust?

Kappadeemom He bathes in his money 😂 6y
Drocchio03 @Kappadeemom Ha! You win Litsy today. Hysterical. 6y
Cinfhen Good pick☺️ 6y
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ravenlee I‘ve bern wondering for years how much “collaborating” he actually does. I‘m guessing his contributions go something like “here‘s the title, and these are the characters. And I thought of a good line, work it in somewhere. Let me know when it‘s done.” 6y
Mdargusch Very funny thought! 🤩 6y
Reviewsbylola My dad really likes his books. I‘ve read one. 😄 6y
Samplergal @Reviewsbylola I read a bunch of his early ones. I haven‘t for years. Those were the days when I had young children, so I guess that all I could get through. A chapter a day. 😂😂😂😂 does he still have like 2000 chapters? 6y
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suzie.reads
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Another great book from James Patterson 😊
I do love this series and the story was really good. Just wish Claire, Cindy and Yuki were in it abit more. The story focused on Lindsay and Joe working two cases that ended up collliding.
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Can't wait for number 19 in October ❤

#Seriesread @TheSpineView

#booknerdchallenge for a book written by two authors or more

TheSpineView 😊 6y
Liatrek Awe this makes me sad I was really hoping for of the actual Murder club being in the book especially Claire 😞 6y
suzie.reads @Liatrek Claire was in it but just not enough for me 6y
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suzie.reads
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Yay!! So excited that I've just picked the new Women's Murder Club book up from the library 😍😍😍 Starting this tonight 😁

#booknerdchallenge a book written by two or more authors

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