The 17th Suspect (A Women's Murder Club Thriller, 17) Hardcover – April 30, 2018

... just not as much as some. The main story was about ruined people ruining people. The ending was sad. Good. But not best.

Summary:An informant pulls Lindsay into a heartbreaking series of murders outside her jurisdiction. She can’t let go, even though she knows she should- someone is taking down San Francisco’s homeless and the cops working the cases don’t seem to care. Millie, her informant, is kind and lucid… and scared. Someone needs to protect her and Lindsay just knows she has to be the one to do it. At the same time, though, her health is failing and she is getting backlash for going into another’s jurisdiction. Can she keep it together and help her informant? Or has she finally taken on too much?While all this is happening Yuki is taking on an explosive case. A handsome young man claims to have been raped by his ex-girlfriends and supervisor. Matt’s story breaks Yuki’s heart and she takes on the case against Brianna Hall. The internet is going nuts- can an able bodied man truly be raped by a woman? Yes, Yuki knows they can… but was Matt? Both sides have their own story- and both are believable. Who’s telling the truth? At the same time, Yuki feels like her husband Brady is taking a step back from her. They are both busy professionals…. can they keep their careers and marriage?My thoughts:Patterson is still one of my all time favorite authors- and this is one of his top three best series’. I love Lindsay and her crew- they are a well developed and interesting group of characters that each bring something special and unique to the group. We have watched this team learn and grow for years, becoming a part of us. I think that’s why this is one of my favorites along with the Alex Cross and Michael Bennett series. I need to be able to revisit these old friends, join in their adventures. All three are instant-buys for me, no matter what.The plot was good and the story had a nice transition from Yuki to Lindsay. It was fast paced, action packed, and held the perfect amount of emotion. I loved it to death. I even found myself feeling for the shooter, just a little. That’s another thing I like about Patterson- you get to visit the shooter’s mind, find his motivation and quirks. They’ll never be your BFF, but it’s interesting to see this side. My only complaint is that I felt like Cindy and Claire took a backseat in this one- they were barely present at all! It brought the book down for me- just a touch. Admittedly, I can’t see how you could bring them in without adding at least a hundred pages to the book…. but they’re still part of what makes this a successful series. For me, this is a four and a half star book. I highly recommend it, but read the other ones first- and don’t forget the bookshot!On the adult content scale there’s violence, language and sexual content. I have to say that this is one for more mature audiences. My niece will not be receiving this book. Let’s give it a seven.

It is an easy read and couldn’t put it down.James Patterson is my favorite author

I really enjoyed James Patterson's "17th Suspect" which is the latest in the Women's Murder Club series. In this book there are two major plots that run simultaneously and there are also a few subplots. Lindsey Boxer is caught up in a series of murders of homeless people that take place out of her jurisdiction, which does not sit well with the police from that district. Lindsey feels that the cops there aren't giving the killings the attention they deserve.In the other story, Yuki takes on a case of a young man who says he was raped by the woman he had been dating. An unusual case, but Yuki is beyond prepared when she gets to the courtroom. Claire and Cindy show up several times in both plots. Besides her police work, Lindsey suffers some health problems which add a bit of a subplot to it all.I found the book to be a page-turner despite how so many other reviewers felt. The Murder Club ladies don't get together as much as in previous books, but they are all extremely busy with work and home life. I thought that was more true to our modern day lives than it was to a flaw in writing. I liked it and I've pre-ordered number 18.

Not death and mayhem, but personal chaos. Not everyone wins all the time. You are always supported when you have friends and the love of your family.

I have been reading this series from the beginning. Always an easy read and hard to to the book DOWN. Sometimes the book seems to short

I thought this book was okay, not great. Lindsay's case was just left hanging. Once they arrested the guilty party, we never heard about them again. Yuki's case, which really was the main focus of the book, turned out to be a big flop. Hoping #18 is better.

It was weird having a Women’s Murder Club where it didn’t feel like Lindsay was the main character. It was more about Yuki’s case, which was fine and interesting – just weird.I guess it makes sense that Yuki’s case was the highlight of the book, because Lindsay’s story wasn’t all that interesting. There wasn’t much mystery around it even though we didn’t have all the details. It just didn’t pull me in like some of the others had. It’s always great being back in Lindsay’s world as she is one of my all-time favorite protagonists, but 17th Suspect came up a bit short.I’m also not sure that I enjoyed the outcome of Yuki’s trial. There are going to be spoilers here, so if you don’t want them, my rating for this book is 2.5/5 stars and if you’re already immersed in the WMC story, it’ll go by quickly and you have to read it to stay up to date.NOW ON TO THE SPOILERS –Yuki hears about a case involving a man accusing a woman he works with of raping him at gun point. He has video of it and it seems like a slam dunk case. But, the longer it goes on, the more skeptical Yuki gets, and her gut leads her in the right direction. The man is lying. He has framed the woman of a violent sexual crime to try to get money out of her.Now, while this storyline is totally valid, and it’s obviously a thing that happens, these books are written yearly. And, in this social climate we are currently in, I’m not sure that a book about a fake rape accusation was the way to go. They could have made a very strong social point about the fact that men can be raped just like women can. It’s a very real problem that keeps getting pushed aside and not taken seriously.James Patterson is a strong name. Knowing people who have struggled with this and are trying to speak out about it, I was hoping he would attach his name to a strong position. Instead, we see more fake rape accusations and a man ended up NOT being the victim.Maybe I have too many personal beliefs and feelings tied to this, but it was frustrating. It did show how a fake accusation can totally ruin someone’s life. But, I think we know this.2.5/5 Stars

I am stunned at how boring this book is. I've just stopped reading well shy of the half-way mark. I have loved this series, and JP is one of my favourite authors but honestly? I feel like asking for my money back. I won't be reading anymore in the Murder Club series. What a complete disappointment.

Having read all 16 "Murder Club" books I was looking forward to this one. It is hard sometimes to write a book review without giving away "spoilers", but here goes. For the first half of the story I worried that this was a bit of a disaster. Yuki heavily featured, and Lindsay just about in it. (Do we not buy the books because of Boxer??) The male rape story sounded interesting, but I felt wasn't going anywhere, and the murder Lindsay gets involved in wasn't very gripping. Then literaly just about halfway it perked up considerably into more of a typical Patterson/Paetro novel. I began to care about the outcome(s) and found it a real page turner. If I could it would be 3 1/2 star Not quite up to his usual standard for this reader, but definitely worth reading if you are a follower of "The Club".

I have read all of the books in this series and, up to book 16, I have really enjoyed them. I have ordered them in advance and read them within hours of them being available.This one was disappointing and a bit boring. When the end came, after a slow and uneventful read, it was as if the Author had gotten bored and just finished it off and wrapped it all up too quickly, conveniently and without much real thought.I kept waiting for the action to start, the real story, but it didn't. It was as if I were reading a trailer for another story.

Usually love the Womans murder club books.Found this one a bit boring.The court case seemed to go on forever and just as the story was heating up it was over.Perhaps there are too many books being churned out and now the quality is dropping.Will read the next one in the hope it is back to the usual good read.When I start speed reading sections and skipping bits I know I am not going to enjoy the story.

While I enjoyed this book and if you have read the previous 16 you will too. I did feel that we were lacking in seeing more from two of the characters cindy and Claire and at times I felt it seemed to revolve too much round yuki and the courtroom which did get boring at times