1st to Die

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2001

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Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Prologue-Book 1, Chapter 11

Book 1, Chapters 12-25

Book 2, Chapters 26-36

Book 2, Chapters 37-47

Book 2, Chapters 48-59

Book 2, Chapters 60-69

Book 3, Chapters 70-81

Book 3, Chapters 82-95

Book 4, Chapters 96-106

Book 4, Chapters 107-117

Book 4, Chapter 118-Epilogue

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Book 1, Chapters 12-25Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Book 1: “David and Melanie”

Book 1, Chapter 12 Summary

Lindsay has a meeting with Roth where she learns that because of the high-profile nature of the Brandt murders, the mayor and chief of police have assigned Captain Chris Raleigh to the case. He is to take charge with Lindsay as his partner. Lindsay is unhappy because Chris is not a cop from the trenches like she and Warren are.

Book 1, Chapter 13 Summary

Lindsay and Chris go to the morgue to speak to highly respected medical examiner Claire Washburn, who is notably better at her job than her boss, Chief Medical Examiner Anthony Righetti. Claire and Lindsay are good friends.

Book 1, Chapter 14 Summary

Claire notes that David died from a stab wound to the heart and that he was so frightened that he lost control of his bladder. Melanie was fatally stabbed twice in the chest. Melanie was also sexually assaulted with a fist or blunt object. Most importantly, the tuxedo jacket found at the scene did not belong to David.