Of the quite a few favorite series that I enjoy reading, the Women’s Murder Club by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro is right at the top. Besides reading Nancy Drew when I was young, these books allow me to understand that I enjoyed reading about strong women in my fiction. While the Alex Cross series was also enjoyable, I never preordered any of those books. I purchased the hardback and the audible for the women’s murder club… And yes, I relisten often.

While this series cannot be considered cozy by any means, it certainly ratchets up the mystery-thinker in me. If you haven’t picked up any of these books, and you enjoy strong women in your mysteries, and don’t mind a little violence in your stories, this is the series to read.