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

Character Analysis

Themes

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Important Quotes

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Book 3, Chapters 82-95Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Book 3: “Red Beard”

Book 3, Chapter 82 Summary

Lindsay tells Claire, Cindy, and Jill about Always a Bridesmaid, but worries that going through the copyright offices in Washington, DC, will take too long. Cindy has an idea.

Book 3, Chapter 83 Summary

Cindy visits the San Francisco Writers Guild and makes up a story about her brother to find out if Nicholas Jenks registered a copy of Always a Bridesmaid with the guild. The receptionist confirms that the guild has a copy of the book.

Book 3, Chapter 84 Summary

Jill gets a court order to retrieve Always a Bridesmaid from the Writers Guild. Jill, Cindy, Claire, and Lindsay go to a coffee shop and divide up the book to read for potential evidence.