The gang is back to solve another case, except that this time, there are numerous parallel mysteries running amok in Patterson's THE 6TH TARGET.

Fred Brinkley, a man who hears voices inside his head, is videotaped murdering four innocent people aboard a ferry. He's charged with attempting to kill two others, one of whom happens to be a now critically injured Claire Washburn.

A five-year-old piano playing prodigy by the name of Madison Tyler is snatched off the street along with her nanny, and with no ransom note coming in to the family, things aren't looking good.

At Blakely Arms, an apartment complex, things are going from bad to worse as a dog is viciously murdered, residents are attacked, and people are beginning to suspect a neighbor in the building.

Demotions, pregnancies, relationship break-ups, life-altering decisons -- all of these plot lines vie for space within THE 6TH TARGET. As the four players of The Women's Murder Club set out to get their lives together while solving a series of mysteries, you'll be glad that you're along for this fast-paced, thrilling ride. ( )

As expected, another 5 stars from my favorite suspense/thriller author. James Patterson and Maxine Paetro really made another excellent book with lots of twists and plots that sure kept my heart racing. The shift from first person (Lindsay) to third person persona was really effective, I just love this series.

Instead of the usual single mystery whodunit, there were three angles where the plots revolved and I always have a feeling something's up when things're a little too easy for them. The first was not really a mystery, it's about a random shooting by a madman, which was really wrapped up pretty nicely with an open end. His character was really disturbed and he really gave me the creeps.

The second one is a mystery involving a child kidnapped and it was frustrating to see multiple dead ends. It's the first time in the series the four women didn't work closely together on several cases, some of them were directly affected though. The tone of the book was more serious and nerve-wracking.

The third is a minor addition and not a mystery like the first one. What Patterson and Paetro focused is on the how to capture the perpetrators and put them behind bars. It was one hell of a bumpy ride with lots of sharp turns and sudden stops.

I was waiting for the update on Lindsay and Joe's relationship. Because of the authors' incredible writing, I was also pining for Joe to comfort Lindsay in her time of need and while reading those scarce parts, I was moved, I got paranoid, and I was touched. Things were definitely going somewhere here and I hope they do settle down, but first, major decisions have to be made. I'm looking forward to 7th Heaven! ( )

There was so much going on in this book! There were multiple cases going on, as well as things in each of the girls' lives. This book defiantly is as good as the first book in the series. I loved how the characters were brought to life.

Normally, I wouldn't like having this much happening in a book. But, it worked well and I'd listen to this one again just to see if I picked up on anything that I might have missed the first time. There is drama all around the friends, especially Lindsey. There are kidnappings and murder, a psycho that doesn't like noise, and an insane man who hears voices. Clair and Cindy are each involved directly with a couple of the cases leaving Lindsey to protect them, while still trying to do her job and deal with her new partner, Rich, and her lover, Joe.

Then, the ending shocked me! I'm so glad that I had the next book (7th Heaven) already downloaded to my MP3, because I didn't even take the ear buds out! I listened to the last line of this book and started the next in the same breath! The last part of this one totally left me begging for more, and I'm dying to find out what's happening in Lindsey's love life.

When I finished with book 5 I decided I'd listen to something else for a while, but then changed my mind and plugged on. Boy am I glad that I did. I think that book 6 is a reward for finishing books 4 and 5. Loved it! ( )

When a horrifying attack leaves one of the four members of the Women's Murder Club struggling for her life, the others fight to keep a madman behind bars before anyone else is hurt. And Lindsay Boxer and her new partner in the San Francisco police department run flat-out to stop a series of kidnappings that has electrified the city: children are being plucked off the streets together with their nannies-- but the kidnappers aren't demanding ransom. Amid uncertainty and rising panic, Lindsay juggles the possibility of a new love with an unsolvable investigation, and the knowledge that one member of the club could be on the brink of death. And just when everything appears momentarily under control, the case takes a terrifying turn, putting an entire city in lethal danger. Lindsay must make a choice she never dreamed she'd face--with no certainty that either outcome has more than a prayer of success. ( )

The 6th Target is the sixth installment of The Women's Murder Club series, which I've followed since the beginning. (Except for the television show, which I didn't really like at all.) I love that the female leads are all strong career women with issues like the rest of us. Sgt. Lindsay Boxer of the San Francisco PD, for instance, has major issues with commitment, and she's a workaholic. Still, it was out of character for her to travel to Washington, D.C., on a whim to find out if her boyfriend, Joe, was cheating on her. Patterson's not one of those crime mystery writers whose plots can't be cracked, but I didn't expect to learn who committed the crime and shot medical examiner and Women's Murder Club member Claire Washburn and several others on a ferry at the very beginning. The book quickly became an uninteresting cat-and-mouse chase. The same with the second plot line involving the kidnapping of a little girl and a nanny agency involved in the sex trade--it felt like an afterthought. And what's with Lindsay having feelings for her younger partner, Rich Conklin (cliche anyone?) when Joe wants to marry her? Why can't police officers have normal lives? I finished this book disappointed that Patterson didn't put the characters to better use. ( )