Triple Homicide 15.5 : From the case files of Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, and the Women's Murder Club by James Patterson

" Alex Cross faces a D. C. bomb threat, the Women's Murder Club investigates a millionaire's death, and Michael Bennett hunts down a Thanksgiving Parade attacker in this collection of detective novels.
Detective Cross: An Alex Cross Story: An anonymous caller has promised to set off deadly bombs in Washington, DC. A cruel hoax or the real deal? By the time Alex Cross and his wife Bree uncover the chilling truth, it may already be too late . . .The Medical Examiner: A Women's Murder Club Story (with Maxine Paetro): A woman checks into a hotel room and entertains a man who is not her husband. A shooter blows away the lover and wounds the millionairess, leaving her for dead. Is it the perfect case for the Women's Murder Club -- or just the most twisted?

Manhunt: A Michael Bennett Story (with James O. Born): Someone attacked the Thanksgiving Day Parade right in front of Michael Bennett and his family. The news called it "holiday terror" -- Michael Bennett calls it personal. The hunt is on . . ."

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Alex Cross가 경찰과 FBI를 도와서 폭파범을 추적하는 DETECTIVE CROSS,  A Women's Murder Club의 여인들이 중심이야기를 이끌고 있는 THE MEDICAL EXAMINER,  Michael Bennett이 폭파범을 추적하는 MANHUNT로 구성된 3부작의 단편집이다. DETECTIVE CROSS에서 핵심표현은 Pigs fly every once in a while이고 A Women's Murder Club에서는  Miraculous Life, 그리고 MANHUNT에서는 Sanctioned Attack이라는 표현이 중요한 의미를 갖는 표현들인 거 같다. 임팩트하고 빠른 이야기전개가 매력적이다. 개인적으로 DETECTIVE CROSS에 나타나는 서술트릭이 매력적이고 동화(?)적 감동도 좋았다.