Confessions: The Private School Murders (Confessions, 2) Mass Market Paperback – April 28, 2015

Liked how it built up to the reveal on several layers. Kept my interest totally. Good suspense. Highly recommend it.

Tandy is back and this time she has 3 mysteries to solve. First, who killed her brother's fiancee (Matthew is on trial for the murder, but Tandy is pretty sure he didn't do it). Second, who is killing wealthy private school girls (who are about Tandy's age). And finally, how are poisonous creatures getting inside the exclusive Dakota building where the Angel family lives. Oh, and she is still trying to figure out some of her past; what memories of her love James are real and what happened to him?Tandy isn't certain if she will still have the mental focus and skills needed to solve these mysteries. First, she has been off her "vitamins" since her parents' death. These "vitamins" were actually drugs given to the Angel children by their parents to make them more focused, smart and strong. Will Tandy still be able to solve the mysteries without her special drugs? And will she be able to concentrate with the constant distracting thoughts of James running through her mind.A new character, Jacob is introduced in this book. Uncle Peter has left Jacob in charge, he is the new guardian of the Angel children. He is the most sweet and caring adult the Angel children have ever known. He is more loving and caring than Maud & Malcolm ever were.All in all, this was another great Patterson book. Tandy is a fun narrator and I enjoy reading about her adventures.

Couldn't stop reading this one! The Angel family are so intriguing. Patterson is one of my favorite authors of all time and the collaboration with Maxine is fire!

As always, Patterson's and his collaborators' series are page turner reads. The first two books in this series did not disappoint and were enthralling for beginning to end.

This is the second book in James Patterson and Maxine Paetro's Confessions series for young adults. The stories deal with the four children of the late Malcolm and Maud Angel--Matthew, a professional football player; teenage twins Tandy and Harry: and the youngest child Hugo. I've enjoyed many books by Patterson and Paetro, but lately I've noticed that they often create more plot lines than they know what to do with. In this book Matthew is on trial for the murder of his girlfriend Tamara; poisonous snakes, spiders, and other creatures are loose in the Dakota hotel, where the Angels reside; the family is about to lose everything in a lawsuit against their parents' estate; Tandy is trying to locate her boyfriend James, who was forcibly separated from her by both sets of parents; and four teenage girls from private schools have been murdered, possibly by a serial killer. The title crimes--The Private School Murders--get the least attention of any of the plotlines, and the solution is presented rather haphazardly. Some of the other aspects of the story are hard to believe, such as the way Tandy gets immediate access to places where she would not likely be allowed and the way she regularly finds things the police overlook. But in spite of the flaws, I did enjoy reading the book, and I expect to read more in the series

This book was extremely hard to put down. I enjoyed every minute of it. This family has had a rough time of it. Thank goodness they have Jacob now.

While "Congessions of A Murder Suspect" (the first book of this series) was entertaining, this was just ok. Written in that same journal-ish style as the first, this novel seemed to lose my interest more than the first. About halfway through I felt myself giving up and wanting to just finish it so I knew what happened next. James Paterson left this ending wide open for another novel and I don't know if I'd rush out to buy that after this one. Still a good read if you've read the first and liked it, just not something I'd want to reread again.

This book absolutely deserves 5 stars. If there were a higher rating, this book would get it. James Patterson has done it again. If you gave this book anything lower than five stars, I'd doubt you'd actually read the book. This book has a very strong storyline, and some of these scenarios she's in scare the crap out of ME. And I'm just the reader!!! It makes you feel like James Patterson is actually just a regular teenager going through a crazy life. JP forever!!! Judah Lyles, 11 years old.