Women's Murder Club

ABC adapts James Patterson’s best-selling book series into the short-lived crime drama _Women’s Murder Club_. In Season 1 a spunky newspaper report teams up with a homicide detective, a medical examiner, and a district attorney to help solve crimes together. Starring Angie Harmon, Laura Harris, Aubrey Dollar, Rob Estes, and Linda Park, the show has a pretty good cast and features some interesting guest stars, including Rooney Mara, Mark Pellegrino, Tamlyn Tomita, and John Billingsley. However, the writing’s rather poor, particularly in how the show forces in “girl talk” in the mist of the investigations; although, the murder mysteries themselves and fairly solid, with some intriguing twists and turns. Cancelled after only 13 episodes (partly due to the ‘08 Writers Strike), _Women’s Murder Club_ is an entertaining show but failed to stand out among the myriad of other cop dramas.