I have been on a roll,. reading crime novels... I had this one sitting idly on my blog ole' stack of books. I just finished reading Hannibal and started 'The Quickie' right off. I just completed it this afternoon. This was my first Patterson book and it did not disappoint. I went into this book blindly, knowing that Patterson is a crime writer, but not really knowing what I was going to be reading. The cover art and title sounded sexy to me, and what's better than reading a sexy thriller?
'The Quickie' jumps right in with our female protagonist Lauren Stillwell, an NYC homicide detective, off to surprise her husband at work. She spots him, unbeknownst to him, in the company of a younger blonde headed toward a hotel. Stillwell comes to the abrupt assumption that her husband is cheating on her.
Riddled with angst over her husband's infidelity, she chances a spur of the moment affair with a coworker she had innocently flirted with until now. She has no idea of the consequences and secrets that lie ahead.
I think 'The Quickie' was well written, packed with action, intrigue, and twists you won't see coming until the book's conclusion. I think this has been a good introduction to James Patterson's writing and I look forward to reading more.
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