1st to Die is a novel by James Patterson, the first in the Women's Murder Club series. The detective story follows four women who team up to solve murder cases: Lindsay, a homocide inspector, Claire, a medical examiner, Cindy, a reporter, and Jill, who works for the D.A. Newlyweds David and Melanie Brandt are brutally murdered in their hotel room, followed by two other double-homocides. The book follows Lindsay as she gathers her team and begins to crack the case.
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