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 3, Chapters 70-81Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Book 3: “Red Beard”

Book 3, Chapter 70 Summary

Lindsay and Chris visit assistant district attorney Jill Bernhardt and lay out their case against Nicholas Jenks. Like Roth, Jill stresses that because Nicholas is a celebrity, they have to have solid evidence against him before they can arrest him. She tells them to keep investigating.

Book 3, Chapter 71 Summary

Cindy, using the information Lindsay gave her, searches through the archives at the San Francisco Chronicle to identify Kathy’s ex-boyfriend. She eventually finds a photograph of Kathy and Nicholas at the premiere of a movie based on his first published novel.

Book 3, Chapter 72 Summary

Cindy rushes to Lindsay’s to tell her about Nicholas Jenks. She is disappointed to learn that not only does Lindsay already know, but also that Cindy cannot publish the information yet.