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Another enjoyable, but disposable, thriller from Patterson Black widows are usually thought to be beautiful and blessed with a better array than usual of feminine wiles. They need that in order to take in their male prey and make off with the spoils after his usefulness has been served. FBI Agent John O'Hara is certain that the death of another successful and vibrant man is murder disguised as an unexpected tragedy. There are the usual elements - the "widow" being in this case the beautiful and talented Nora Sinclair. What is missing is the motive - Sinclair doesn't seem to benefit in any real monetary sense from the death of Connor Brown. O'Hara needs to play a role for this case just as he is sure that Nora Sinclair is playing out a part all of her own creation. Enter Craig Reynolds, insurance investigator. Perhaps the possibility of a bogus life insurance payout might bring out the claws in this fascinating, dangerous woman. Author James Patterson, with his co-writer Howard Roughan, has churned out another fast and very marketable thriller. Those short chapters fly by and make "Honeymoon" a single morning or afternoon's reading only. There are a few unfinished threads that might annoy at the ending (predictable), but it's an easy read that will interest anyone in taking in a standalone by one of the world's most popular authors. There is little here to amaze and "Honeymoon" doesn't attempt to drag in any serious character issues or complications that may have slowed up its driving pace. Fans of Patterson might lament that "Honeymoon" is one of his newer, disposable thrillers, following a winning formula with few variations. Others may not care; "Honeymoon" is fun airport, beach towel, or bedside table fodder that admirably does the job of taking you away for an enjoyable, short reading escape.