Tweede deel uit deze nieuwe misdaadserie over de Women's Murder Club, vier vriendinnen (een inspecteur, een journaliste, een openbare aanklager en een patholoog-anatoom) die, op wat onorthodoxe wijze, gezamenlijk misdaden oplossen. In dit deel wordt een groepje kinderen op de trappen van een kerk in San Francisco door onbekenden vanuit een voorbijrijdende auto beschoten. Een meisje sterft. Er volgen nog meer moorden die niets met elkaar te maken lijken te hebben. Of toch? Inspecteur Lindsay Boxer gelooft van wel, haar collega's niet, dus schakelt ze haar vriendinnen in. Een spannende, vlot geschreven thriller met een aardig plot, verrassende wendingen en een onverwacht einde, waarin ook de privezaken van de in dit deel al wat meer uit de verf komende Lindsay, Claire, Cindy, and Jill (na 20 jaar opduikende vader, nieuwe vriend, kinderen) aan de orde komen.

When world-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to a Swiss research facility to analyze a mysterious symbol -- seared into the chest of a murdered physicist -- he discovers evidence of the unimaginable: the resurgence of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati... the most powerful underground organization ever to walk the earth.
The Illuminati has surfaced from the shadows to carry out the final phase of its legendary vendetta against its most hated enemy... the Catholic Church.
Langdon's worst fears are confirmed on the eve of the Vatican's holy conclave, when a messenger of the Illuminati announces he has hidden an unstoppable time bomb at the very heart of Vatican City. With the countdown under way, Langdon jets to Rome to join forces with Vittoria Vetra, a beautiful and mysterious Italian scientist, to assist the Vatican in a desperate bid for survival.
Embarking on a frantic hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals, and even to the heart of the most secretive vault on earth, Langdon and Vetra follow a 400-year old trail of ancient symbols that snakes across Rome toward the long-forgotten Illuminati lair... a secret location that contains the only hope for Vatican salvation.
An explosive international thriller, ANGELS & DEMONS careens from enlightening epiphanies to dark truths as the battle between science and religion turns to war...

Five complete novels:
. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
. Life, the universe and Everything
. So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
. Mostly Harmless
onus: Young Zaphod Plays It Safe

Business has been slow. Okay, business has been dead. And not even of the undead variety. You would think Chicago would have a little more action for the only professional wizard in the phone book. But lately, Harry Dresden hasn't been able to dredge up any kind of work — magical or mundane.
But just when it looks like he can't afford his next meal, a murder comes along that requires his particular brand of supernatural expertise.
A brutally mutilated corpse. Strange-looking paw prints. A full moon. Take three guesses — and the first two don't count...

Harry Dresden is the best at what he does. Well, technically, he's the only at what he does. So when the Chicago P.D. has a case that transcends mortal creativity or capability, they come to him for answers. For the "everyday" world is actually full of strange and magical things -- and most of them don't play well with humans. That's where Harry comes in. Takes a wizard to catch a -- well, whatever.
There's just one problem. Business, to put it mildly, stinks. So when the police bring him in to consult on a grisly double murder committed with black magic, Harry's seeing dollar signs. But where there's black magic, there's a black mage behind it. And now that mage knows Harry's name. And that's when things start to get... interesting.
Magic. It can get a guy killed.

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Halloween begint met een tragedie. Behalve het gebruikelijke vandalisme ontdekt een lokale agent een doodgereden meisje tussen de hopen bijeengeharkte bladeren; een driejarig meisje verkleed als engeltje.
Op het eerste gezicht lijkt het een recht-toe-recht-aan aanrijding. Maar als het onderzoek vordert blijkt al snel dat de zaak minder eenvoudig ligt.
De politiechef en burgermeester blijken de kwestie zo snel mogelijk in de doofpot te willen stoppen zodra blijkt dat de hoofdverdachte een jonge talentvolle football-speler is die de toekomst van het stadje kan veranderen.
De enige die zich iets van het lot van het meisje lijkt aan te trekken, agent Lawrence, dreigt ten onder te gaan in het politieke spel dat nu wordt gespeeld.

After a late-night showdown and a near-fatal car chase, Lindsay has to make an instantaneous decision: in self-defense, she fires her weapon. The result? One teen is killed and her brother crippled for life. Is Lindsay guilty of using excessive force or was she simply protecting her life and that of her partner? When the teens' parents file a civil suit against Lindsay, everyone is sure the case will not come to trial. Unfortunately for Lindsay, the Judge rules that enough evidence exists to bring the case to trial.
Once the trial date is set, the press goes into a feeding frenzy. Lindsay's boss suggests that she get away from San Francisco for a while until things cool down. Taking his advice, she goes to her sister Cat's home in Half Moon Bay a few miles south of Frisco where the press won't hound her. Since Lindsay's sister and her children are away for a few weeks, she has the house by the bay all to herself and looks forward to some down time. But . . . that isn't likely to happen.
A serial killer is preying on seemingly innocent and disconnected victims in the Half Moon Bay area. A wily killer who leaves not a scrap of forensic evidence behind. Being Lindsay Boxer, our girl immediately finds herself in the middle of the case, and at cross purposes with the local police chief. Something about these killings reminds Lindsay of a case now gone cold that she covered ten years ago. The same M.O. was used then as is being used now. Could a killer go ten years before surfacing in another town or has he simply gone undetected all these years?
As characters, and there are many, enter the story and the plot thickens, the two authors find their stride and it becomes difficult to detect where Patterson ends and Paetro begins. Early pages of the story showed two distinct writers' voices, causing me to question the authors' writing methods. Did they write alternate chapters—or perhaps one began a chapter and the other completed it? Whatever method of co-writing they used, the voices finally blended and the work seamlessly progressed into an intense and engrossing tale.
I particularly enjoyed the explanation that a serial killer's M.O. might change but his signature does not. The killer in Half Moon Bay altered his M.O. slightly, but the signature most definitely did not change, and proved to be unique.
The misdirection used by the authors was deftly introduced taking this reader off in the wrong direction. "Red-herrings," as this ploy is called, make for more suspense and keeps the reader off balance. Each character introduced and given a name will surely return at some point in the story to light another fuse to either a skyrocket or even a Roman Candle. A fascinating new character to the series is Yuki Castellano, Lindsay's personal attorney. Look for this character to return in the next book of the series.
Claire and Cindy, members of The Murder Club return and play a slightly less important role in this story. Also Joe Molinari, Lindsay's on again, off again, love interest, pops in and out of the story. Sweet Martha, Lindsay's border Collie, adds more to the story than Joe . . . sorry about that, but ‘tis true.
When Lindsay has to return to San Francisco for her trial, she vows, depending the outcome, to return to Half Moon Bay and find the serial killer preying on the small community. The trial is full of angst and once again, misdirection, as Lady Justice fights to preserve our legal system. Patterson shines in this part of the book, his style and voice ringing loud and clear.