Book Review

The Quickie (2007)

EW's GRADE
D

Details Release Date: Jul 02, 2007; Writer: James Patterson; Genres: Mystery and Thriller, True Crime; Publisher: Little Brown & Company

In James Patterson’s and Michael Ledwidge’s The Quickie, NYC detective Lauren Stillwell discovers her one-night stand murdered and subverts the subsequent investigation after assuming that her lawyer husband is the culprit.

Grisliest Death
A suspect steps into the street and is flattened like a pancake by a truck loaded with Chevy Tahoes.

Final Word
Patterson's new heroine is only slightly less appealing than a plot filled with twists that go beyond ludicrous. D

Originally posted Jul 06, 2007 Published in issue #943 Jul 13, 2007 Order article reprints

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