2Nd Chance
by James Patterson
★ Top 10 book of 2002 · #7 on Best Books of 2002
A gunman fires on children leaving a San Francisco church, yet only one person dies. When an elderly woman is later hanged, Inspector Lindsay Boxer and her three allies uncover a link with national implications.
Best for: Crime fiction fans who like a female investigative team chasing a killer
2Nd Chance is #7 on BookWard's Best Books of 2002, out of 32 2002 books that cleared our data bar.
What 2Nd Chance is about
In San Francisco, a gunman fires into a crowd of children leaving a church, and the violence that follows is stranger and crueler than the first shooting suggests. Homicide Lieutenant Lindsay Boxer is only just returning to work after losing her partner, and she leans on her friends in the Women's Murder Club: medical examiner Claire, assistant D.A. Jill and reporter Cindy. Her investigation points toward a jail-hate gang called Chimera, and the case starts to reach into the women's own lives. Lindsay's father turns up again, too, and his reasons are unclear. This is the second book in the series, following 1st to Die, written by James Patterson with Andrew Gross. The tone is fast, gritty and tense, with friendship and personal loss running underneath the police work. Readers who like a brisk crime story with a close circle of allies will feel at home.
2Nd Chance on the Best Books of 2002
2Nd Chance came out in 2002. Of the 32 books first published in 2002 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #7 on our Best Books of 2002 list.
Why it made the list: 286 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.1 out of 5 (14 ratings). The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2002 list
- Everything's Eventual. 14 Dark Tales Stephen King, #5
- Stories of Your Life and Others Ted Chiang, #6
- Fingersmith Sarah Waters, #8
- The Theory of Everything Stephen Hawking, #9
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 234 want to read it, 14 are reading it now and 38 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4.1 out of 5 from 14 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 75 | 55% |
| Reader love | 69 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 75 | 20% |
Questions about 2Nd Chance
When was 2Nd Chance published?
2Nd Chance by James Patterson was first published in 2002.
Was 2Nd Chance one of the best books of 2002?
2Nd Chance is #7 on BookWard's Best Books of 2002, out of 32 2002 books that cleared our data bar. 286 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.1 out of 5 (14 ratings).
Why is 2Nd Chance on the Best Books of 2002 list?
286 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.1 out of 5 (14 ratings).
More of the best books of 2002
- Romancing Mister Bridgerton Julia Quinn, #1
- Coraline Neil Gaiman, #2
- Room on the Broom Julia Donaldson, #3
- Why Does He Do That? Lundy Bancroft, #4
- Everything's Eventual. 14 Dark Tales Stephen King, #5
- Stories of Your Life and Others Ted Chiang, #6
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