The Murder of King Tut - James Patterson & Martin Dugard

Murder of King Tut - James Patterson & Martin Dugard (2009)

I've almost sworn off reading any more James Patterson. I loved his Alex Cross at the beginning, but now he doesn't seem so real, so believable. In the introduction of this book James Patterson describes a bit about his writing processes, and having several books on the go at one time and one senses that it is all becoming a bit formulaic. with an idea for a story, a big story board and 300 words widely spaced per chapter.

In this book, he works with a writing partner to imagine what happened to young King Tut in his lifetime and to balance that with the story of Howard Carter, and his discovery of the tomb. I am intrigued by ancient Egypt and I guess as so little is known of the boy king, there really isn't much to write about. It was easy reading, sitting in the sun with a cool drink, and I managed to finish it in a few hours. 3/5

8th Confession - James Patterson

8th Confession - James Patterson (2009)
Well I have to begin this by saying, please don't waste your money. If you must read it, be like me and get it from the library. I must admit to not having bought a James Patterson book in years, as I find them a quick and often unsatisfying read. Really, I wasn't thinking clearly, as I had sworn not to waste my time on the predictable drivel that is the womens murder club. Absolute time waster.

The story was rubbish, the characters pure stereotype and the murders weren't very thrilling. Personally I think he must go to a meeting, spend an hour on the plot development and leave his co-author to write it. Still we all need a bit of mindless reading while lying on the beach, or on holiday and I love me a bit of trash sometimes.

So never again will I pick up a womens murder club book. Never - and you heard it here.
1/5

7th Heaven - James Patterson

7th Heaven - James Patterson (2008)
I hang my head in shame, I know pure trash but easy to read as you dry your hair on the bed (prime morning reading time, I have a lot of hair). I used to enjoy James Patterson, but then he started writing these by the book,predictable novels that I can see producers will have a whole cave of great looking model/actors to play. I tried to watch the tv show, but only lasted 10 minutes - what trash.

I enjoy the Alex Cross novels much better than this soapy womens murder club stuff. Alex Cross is my fave and is so wrongly cast in the movies. Don't get me wrong, Morgan Freeman is a great actor, but far too old and not saucy enough to play this psychologist. Now if you got Henry Simmons to play him, it would have been super. Oh well, we can all dream.

Anyways, 1.5/5 for this one.