Book Review: 5TH Horseman by James Patterson

5TH Horseman by James Patterson    ISBN: 0316159778    Publisher: Little Brown    amazon.com $16.99

James Patterson is one of the "best-Selling" authors of all time. In the 5TH Horseman Lieutenant Lindsay Boxer investigates the death of a young woman; apparently not related to the symptoms of the illness she was admitted for, in a top-tier San francisco hospital.

So begins the tale of "Badge number twenty-seven twenty-one" 's latest puzzler in the Golden Gated City. Initially I was going to do a straight book review, since this is for associatedcontent.com- where the site members are writers- I thought a discussion of some of author James Patterson's prior work would be enlightening.

If you have ever started to write a novelyou can appreciate the various elements that go into successfully relating the story you are compelled to tell.

Perhaps Patterson's most-read novel Along Came a Spider, wherein a Congressman's daughter is kidnapped from her classes at the prestigious preparatory school she attends, is the initial volume in the Detective Doctor, Alex Cross series.
Kiss the Girls, Jack & Jill, Cat & Mouse, Pop Goes the Weasel, Roses are Red, Violets are Blue and Four Blind Mice are all familiar aphorisms and easy to remember when ordering online. The initial essential element is a title that arouses curiosity in the prospective reader.

For long-time James Patterson readers , following the adventures of familiar characters as they deal with new adversaries and their machinations is satisfying because it is like hearing a story of dire happenings overcome narated by close friend of yours.