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3rd Degree by James Patterson

sean_from_ohio's review against another edition

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4.0

Crime fiction is now supposed to contain a twist. Same with movies now. Readers are now looking ahead to the twist. Here, Patterson is sending the reader in one direction and the whole time I'm assuming that it won't go that way. That there's a red herring and then a twist. So, I was pleasantly surprised here when the author did what I thought he wouldn't do. While, yes, some of the other elements are predictable the book is good. A super fast read but a good book with intense drama and radical antagonists. Not the most complex novels but an entertaining and emotional book.

stephshoff88's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

suziqoregon's review

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3.0

My blog post about this book is at this link .

cazreader's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

my only “dislike” was that there was another romance for Lindsay. also saw the third death coming
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lightscameraally's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

estherscholes's review against another edition

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3.0

These Patterson thrillers are the equivalent to watching another series of 24 - events bounce quickly from one to another, drawing in the involvement of agencies from all over the States, and each minor victory is followed by another twist of the villain’s knife. The reader is given some scenes from the antagonist’s viewpoint, yet there’s always more to it than we are allowed to see.

I do wish it was all written in the third person instead of swapping back to the main character’s POV for about 50% of each book. It’s strange for us to have to settle into her first person narrative then be pushed back out of it to see behind the scenes of the other characters.

wolfchanreads's review against another edition

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fast-paced

3.0

crescentlizzy's review against another edition

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5.0

SpoilerThe death of Jill was well played in the book.
I liked how they went through the high terror plots, almost like it was pulled off of the television show 24. The plot held with new characters and the old, even though you could see the love connection coming a mile away. It was a very good book. The only sad thing is that it is the last one that Patterson co-writes

frannienhi's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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jsmith6747's review against another edition

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4.0

Another great murder mystery. My full review is on my blog. http://jacquesbooknook.blogspot.com/2013/08/3rd-degree-by-james-patterson.html