1st to Die
- Published
- 5 March 2001
- Pages
- 424
- ISBN-13
- 9780613608701
- Type
- novel
About this book
1st to Die is the opening novel of James Patterson's Women's Murder Club series, published in March 2001 at 424 pages. It's the series' starting point, followed by 2nd Chance in a series that runs to 26 books.
Key facts about 1st to Die
James Patterson wrote 1st to Die, a novel on our list. It has been out since 5 March 2001. The book has 424 pages.
We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780613608701 to find the main one.
1st to Die is book 1 of 26 in the Women's Murder Club series. The series has 26 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with.
26 Beauties is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 1 April 2026. Meanwhile, 27 Stars comes next, with an announced date of 19 April 2027.
Additionally, James Patterson writes Alex Cross, Honeymoon and Michael Bennett, plus 12 more series. Those series sit on our thriller, science fiction thriller and legal thriller shelves. Meanwhile, Delusional is the latest published James Patterson book on file, from 17 August 2026.
About James Patterson
James Patterson is an American author widely regarded as one of the bestselling and most prolific novelists in publishing history, with hundreds of books credited to his name across thrillers, young-adult fiction and non-fiction. See every James Patterson book in order.
Its place in Women's Murder Club
1st to Die is book 1 in the Women's Murder Club series. It is followed by 2nd Chance. See the full Women's Murder Club reading order.
The Women's Murder Club begins with a simple idea: four friends in San Francisco, each with a different angle on murder, pooling what they know over margaritas and takeout. Lindsay Boxer is the SFPD homicide detective (eventually sergeant) at the center of the series; Claire Washburn is the city's medical examiner; Cindy Thomas is a crime reporter at the Chronicle who has an inconvenient habit of arriving at scenes first; and Yuki Castellano, who joins the club early on, prosecutes the cases the others build. Off…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780446610032
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780446678421
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780739416549