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Sergeant Lindsay Boxer's friend and former partner is brutally murdered in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. SFPD homicide detective Lindsay Boxer knows her way around a crime scene. But nothing can prepare her for the shock of recognition: the victim is Warren Jacobi, Lindsay's former partner who rose to chief of police. A top detective until the end, Jacobi managed to leave Lindsay a clue. Following a trail of evidence along the west coast, the Women's Murder Club pledges to avenge Jacobi's death before the killer can take another one of their own. ______________________________________________________ PRAISE FOR THE WOMEN'S MURDER CLUB 'Packed with action... a compelling read with great set pieces and, most of all, that charismatic cast of characters' SUN 'I couldn't turn the pages quick enough. Great plot, fantastic storytelling and characters that spring off the page - all the right ingredients for a thriller!' HEIDI PERKS 'Fast-moving, intricately plotted... Boxer steals the show as the tough cop with a good heart.' MIRROR 'Terrific, high-octane, really pacy... every scene is a film, every character real, and every plot point leaves us breathless.' JO SPAIN

Detective Lindsay Boxer finally gets married. But a missing newborn and a series of violent attacks push the Womens Murder Club back to full throttle before the wedding gifts are even unwrapped.

A baby on the way and two killers on the loose. Will Detective Lindsay Boxer be pushed to breaking point? An eccentric professor walks into Lindsay's homicide department to report a murder that hasn't yet happened. A convicted serial killer wakes from a two-year coma. He says he's ready to tell where the bodies are buried, but does he have a much more sinister plan in mind? Lindsay doesn't have much time to stop a terrifying future from unfolding. But all the crimes in the world seem like nothing when she is suddenly faced with the possibility of the most devastating loss of her life.

The most personalA young mother and her infant child are ruthlessly gunned down while returning to their car in the garage of a shopping mall. There are no witnesses, and Detective Lindsay Boxer is left with only one shred of evidence: a cryptic message scrawled across the windshield in bloodred lipstick. The most dangerous The same night, the wife of A-list actor Marcus Dowling is woken by a cat burglar who is about to steal millions of dollars' worth of precious jewels. In just seconds there is a nearly empty safe, a lifeless body, and another mystery that throws San Francisco into hysteria. The most exciting Women's Murder Club novel ever Lindsay spends every waking hour working with her partner, Rich--and her desire for him threatens to tear apart both her engagement and the Women's Murder Club. Before Lindsay and her friends can piece together either case, one of the killers forces Lindsay to put her own life on the line--but is it enough to save the city? With unparalleled danger and explosive action, The 9th Judgment is James Patterson at his compelling, unstoppable best!

In this #1 New York Times bestseller,an attention-seeking copycat from the Women's Murder Club's past is recreating murders by a famous killer--with devastating new twists. Detective Lindsay Boxer put serial killer Evan Burke in jail. Reporter Cindy Thomas wrote a book that put him on the bestseller list. An obsessed maniac has turned Burke's true-crime story into a playbook. And is embellishing it with gruesome touches all his own. Now Lindsay's tracking an elusive suspect, and the entire Murder Club is facing destruction.

A terrible fire in a wealthy suburban home leaves a married couple dead and Detective Lindsay Boxer and her partner Rich Conklin searching for clues. And after California's golden boy, Michael Campion has been missing for a month, there finally seems to be a lead in his case--a very devastating lead.As fire after fire consume couples in wealthy, comfortable homes, Lindsay and the Murder Club must race to find the arsonists responsible and get to the bottom of Michael Campion's disappearance. But suddenly the fires are raging too close to home.Frightened for her life and torn between two men, Lindsay must find a way to solve the most daunting dilemmas she's ever faced--at work and at home.

Is one of Detective Lindsay Boxer's colleagues a vicious killer? She won't know until the 11th hour...A notorious drug dealer is gunned down using a weapon taken from the evidence locker in Lindsay's own department! Lindsay must investigate her closest colleagues. But who can she trust? And is she placing herself, and her unborn baby, in a deadly…

The bestselling 15th novel in the Women's Murder Club series A FOUR-STAR MASSACRE Detective Lindsay Boxer is on the case of a professional multiple murder in a luxury hotel - a man who checked in under a false name, two men in a room full of surveillance equipment, and a maid who saw too much are all dead.

When one member of the Women's Murder Club is brutally attacked, her three companions work to keep her attacker behind bars, while Lindsay Boxer investigates a series of kidnappings in which children and their nannies are being abducted without ransom demands.

In a deadly late-night showdown, San Francisco police lieutenant Lindsay Boxer fires her weapon and sets off a dramatic chain of events that leaves a police force disgraced, a family destroyed, and Lindsay herself at the mercy of twelve jurors. During a break in the trial, she retreats to a picturesque town that is reeling from a string of grisly murders -- crimes that bear a link to a haunting, unsolved case from her rookie years. Now, with her friends in the Women's Murder Club, Lindsay must battle for her life on two fronts: in a trial rushing to a climax, and against an unknown adversary willing to do anything to hide the truth about the homicides -- including kill again?

Join the Women's Murder Club on an exhilarating thrill ride as love and murder test their friendships like never before. Someone is killing the richest people in the city-and the Women's Murder Club will pay a high price for hunting him. At the party of the year, San Francisco's most glamorous couple is targeted by a killer-and it's the perfect murder. While Detective Lindsay Boxer investigates the high-profile killings, a saintly street preacher is brutally executed. Reporter Cindy Thomas inquires into this neglected case and discovers the victim may have had very dark secrets. As the search for two criminals tests the limits of the Women's Murder Club, Lindsay sees sparks fly between Cindy and Lindsay's partner, Detective Rich Conklin. The Club now faces its toughest challenge: Will love destroy all that the four friends have built?

With San Francisco under siege and every cop a suspect, the Women's Murder Club must risk their lives to save the city-and each other. With a beautiful baby daughter and a devoted husband, Detective Lindsay Boxer can safely say that her life has never been better. Things seem to be going well for a change when all the members of the Women's Murder Club gather to celebrate San Francisco Medical Examiner Claire Washburn's birthday. But the party is cut short when Lindsay is called to a gruesome crime scene, where a woman has been murdered in broad daylight. As Lindsay investigates, shocking video footage of another crime surfaces: the video is so horrific that it shakes the city to its core. Their faces obscured by masks, the cold blooded criminals on the tape could be anyone-and now all of Lindsay's co-workers are suspects. As a rash of violence sweeps through San Francisco, and public fear and anger grows, Lindsay and her friends must risk their lives in the name of justice, before it's too late. With shocking twists and riveting suspense, 14th Deadly Sin proves yet again that when it comes to suspense fiction, "nobody does it better" than James Patterson (Jeffrey Deaver).

Since former Marine helicopter pilot Jack Morgan started Private, it has become the world's most successful detective agency. But when his former lover is found murdered in Jack's bed, Jack is instantly the number one suspect.

A psychopathic killer targets San Francisco's most innocent and vulnerable A young mother and her infant child are ruthlessly gunned down while returning to their car in the garage of a shopping mall. There are no witnesses, and Detective Lindsay Boxer is left with only one shred of evidence: a cryptic message scrawled across the windshield in blood-red lipstick. The same night, the wife of A-list actor Marcus Dowling walks in on a cat burglar who is about to steal millions of dollars worth of precious jewels. In just seconds there is an empty safe, a lifeless body, and another mystery that throws San Francisco into hysteria. Before Lindsay and her friends can piece together either case, one of the killers forces Lindsay to put her own life on the line - but is it enough to save the city?

Fifteen months ago, Detective Lindsay Boxer's life was perfect - with her beautiful baby daughter and doting husband, Joe, she felt nothing could go wrong. But Joe isn't everything that Lindsay thought he was, and she's still reeling from his betrayal as a wave of mysterious heart attacks strikes seemingly unrelated victims across San Francisco. And at the trial of a bomber Lindsay and Joe worked together to capture, his defence raises damning questions about Lindsay and Joe's investigation. A deadly conspiracy is working against Lindsay and soon she could be the one on trial.

The bestselling 13th novel in the Women?s Murder Club seriesA LANDMARK MURDERWhen two dead bodies are found inside a wrecked car on the Golden Gate Bridge, Detective Lindsay Boxer quickly realises that the gruesome scene is no ordinary traffic accident.A FEARSOME GHOSTAs Lindsay starts to piece the truth together, she gets an unexpected call. Her ex-colleague Mackie Morales, now a ruthless killer, has been spotted back in San Francisco.A DEADLY REUNIONWanted for three murders, Mackie has been in hiding since she escaped from custody - but now she?s back in San Francisco, ready to pay a visit to some old friends...DID YOU MISS ME?

'Smart characters, shocking twists' Lisa Gardner 'I couldn't turn the pages quick enough' Heidi Perks 'Terrific, high-octane, really pacy' Jo Spain 'A compelling read with great set pieces and, most of all, that charismatic cast of characters' Sun ______________ The Sunday Times bestseller Will she live to see her twenty-first birthday? When a distraught mother pleads with reporter Cindy Thomas to investigate the disappearance of her daughter, Tara, and her baby granddaughter, Cindy goes straight to SFPD Sergeant Lindsay Boxer. The prime suspect is Tara's husband, but he tells a conflicting story that paints Tara as a wayward wife, not a missing person. Is this a tragic case of domestic violence? Or is the truth linked to a more complex network of killings? As the case grows into something far bigger than any of them could have imagined, the Women's Murder Club will need to work together to unpick the truth from a web of lies. ______________ More praise for the Women's Murder Club 'Fast-moving, intricately plotted . . . Boxer steals the show as the tough cop with a good heart' Mirror 'I have never begun a Patterson book and been able to put it down' Larry King 'Patterson and Paetro at their best.... A series that shows no signs of fatigue or flagging' BookReporter.com

Teenage detective Tandy Angel attempts to exonerate her famous brother of murder charges, track down a New York City killer, and figure out what happened to her lost love.

A DETECTIVE IN TOO DEEPThe hunt for the killer lures Lindsay out of her jurisdiction, and Lindsay's friends in the Women's Murder Club are concerned that she's taking the crimes too much to heart.

But her husband Joe is drawn into an encounter with a woman who's seen a ghost – a notorious war criminal from her Eastern European home country, walking the streets of San Francisco.One determined detectiveWhen Joe's informant disappears, the two investigations collide.

THREE CITIES. THREE BULLETS. THREE VICTIMS. Simultaneous murders hit LA, Chicago and San Francisco. SFPD Sergeant Lindsay Boxer is tasked with uncovering what links these precise and calculated killings. With the expertise of the Women's Murder Club at her disposal, she may be the only one who can solve these country-spanning killings. But the truth proves more complicated than she feared. Lindsay discovers that the victims all excel in lucrative criminal activity. As the casualty list expands, fear and fascination with this shocking spree provoke debate across the country. Are the killers villains or heroes? And who will be next?

When a horrifying attack leaves one of the four members of the Women's Murder Club struggling for her life, the others fight to keep a madman behind bars before anyone else is hurt. At the same time, Lindsay Boxer and her new partner in the San Francisco police department run flat-out to stop a series of kidnappings that has electrified the city: children are being plucked off the streets together with their nannies -- but the kidnappers aren't demanding ransom. Amid uncertainty and rising panic, Lindsay juggles the possibility of a new love with an unsolvable investigation, and the knowledge that one member of the club could be on the brink of death. And just when everything appears momentarily under control, the case takes a terrifying turn, putting an entire city in lethal danger. Lindsay must make a choice she never dreamed she'd face -- with no certainty that either outcome has more than a prayer of success

Jack is certain that Abbie didn't kill his wife, but he will have to work night and day to prove it.Meanwhile, Jack's second-in-command at Private, Justine Smith, is helping the L.A.P.D.

James Patterson returns to the genre that made him famous with a #1 New York Times bestselling teen detective novel about the mysterious Angel family . . . and the dark secrets they're keeping from one another. On the night Malcolm and Maud Angel are murdered, Tandy Angel knows just three things: 1) She was the last person to see her parents alive. 2) The police have no suspects besides Tandy and her three siblings. 3) She can't trust anyone-maybe not even herself. As Tandy sets out to clear the family name, she begins to recall flashes of experiences long buried in her vulnerable psyche. These memories shed light on her family's dark secrets, and digging deeper into her powerful parents' affairs proves to be a disturbing and dangerous game. Who knows what any of the Angels are truly capable of?

Healthy patients are dying of unknown causes in a San Francisco hospital and the Women's Murder Club decides to investigate the hospital's personnel

Las Vegas is a city of contradictions: seedy and glamorous, secretive and wild, Vegas attracts people of all kinds--especially those with a secret to hide, or a life to leave behind. It's the perfect location for Lester Olsen's lucrative business. He gets to treat gorgeous, young women to five-star restaurants, splashy shows, and limo rides--and then he teaches them how to kill. Private Jack Morgan spends most of his time in Los Angeles, where his top investigation firm has its headquarters. But a hunt for two criminals leads him to the city of sin--and to a murder ring that is more seductively threatening than anything he's witnessed before. PRIVATE VEGAS brings James Patterson's Private series to a sensational new level.

WHEN YOUR FAMILY IS ALL YOU HAVE . . . Scarred by the deaths of their parents and accusations of murder, Tandy Angel and her siblings start a new life in Paris under the watchful eye of an uncle they hardly know. BUT THEY'VE BETRAYED YOU TIME AND AGAIN . . . A born detective, Tandy discovers a locked room in her grandmother's house that holds ugly secrets about her family's treacherous past. WHO CAN YOU REALLY TRUST? As Tandy delves deepr into the mysteries, the stakes get dangerously high when her family's enemies seek the ultimate revenge for long-ago sins. THE BRIGHT LIGHTS OF PARIS ARE ABOUT TO GO DARK.

Sun kissed beaches, palm trees, the warm breeze on a clear sea. Maui is a paradise island and the perfect location for a glamorous, glossy magazine photo shoot. But all is not as it seems and the tranquillity is shattered when a series of beautiful swimwear models start to go missing. When their bodies are discovered, one after another, each more brutally murdered that the last, the hunt is on for the perpetrator of these violent killings. But has someone been watching the murderer all along? Ben Hawkins, thriller writer turned private detective knows more than he is letting on too. He quickly befriends one of the dead girls' parents and involves himself in the case but to what lengths is he willing to go to get his hands on his next number one book? The heat is on in James Patterson's latest blockbusting thriller. Dark, gripping and a sensational read, Swimsuit is filled with shocking twists and a blistering pace that will have the pages turning themselves.

Drei Lehrerinnen verschwinden nach einem Kneipenabend. Als eine ermordet aufgefunden wird, bleibt Sergeant Lindsay Boxer wenig Zeit, um die anderen zu finden. Ihr Ehemann, Special Agent Joe Molinari, ermittelt parallel in einem Fall mit einem Kriegsverbrecher. Gemeinsam mit dem „Women's Murder Club“ müssen sie dem Unheil Einhalt gebieten.

È una mattina come tante, a San Francisco, e Cindy Thomas sta dirigendosi verso la redazione del Chronicle quando qualcosa attira la sua attenzione. Una piccola folla di barboni disperati si accalca intorno a un mucchio di stracci, che a un'occhiata più attenta si rivela un uomo, o meglio quel che ne resta, visto che è stato picchiato selvaggiamente e finito con numerosi colpi di pistola al volto. L'istinto di cronista di Cindy si risveglia, ma nessuno sa dirle chi fosse realmente il morto. I disperati che aiutava lo chiamavano Bagman Jesus, e tutti hanno una bella storia su di lui da raccontare. Ma allora chi poteva volergli tanto male? Cindy chiama subito la sua amica Lindsay Boxer della Omicidi, ma Lindsay non può dedicare troppe energie a un caso di così basso profilo. Anche lei ha le sue gatte da pelare: il jet set della città è percorso da una scia di morte. I primi sono stati Isa ed Ethan Bailey, belli, ricchi, sani, felici, trovati cadaveri nella loro villa hollywoodiana. Nessun segno di effrazione, nessuna impronta e soprattutto nessuna traccia di violenza sui corpi. E l'elenco è destinato a continuare? Troppi assassinii e troppo poche risposte. Alle donne del club omicidi il compito di trovarle.

À l’hôpital municipal de San Francisco, les décès se succèdent de façon suspecte. Des malades sont soudain retrouvés morts alors que rien ne laissait prévoir une fin aussi brutale. Les parents des victimes mettent en cause l’établissement hospitalier. Pendant le procès, la mère d’une des membres du Women Murder Club succombe à son tour. Lindsay Baker, qui est pourtant sur une autre enquête assez compliquée – de jeunes prostituées sont assassinées et leurs corps abandonnés dans des voitures de luxe –, va s’intéresser à ces étranges disparitions. Tout en menant les deux affaires de front, Lindsay, aidée par ses amies – Claire, la légiste, Yuki, l’avocate, et Cindy, la journaliste –, finira après une série de coups de théâtre stupéfiants, par découvrir la vérité…

Een 39-jarige ongetrouwde televisiepresentatrice droomt ervan een baby te hebben, maar haar vriend kan haar wens niet delen.

È un momento difficile per il tenente Lindsay Boxer. Un sabato mattina, pur essendo fuori servizio, riceve una chiamata dal suo capo: a bordo del traghetto Del Norte è avvenuta una sparatoria. Quando giunge sulla scena del crimine, un colpo durissimo l'attende, ma l'indagine non può aspettare. Un testimone ha ripreso la strage con la videocamera inquadrando il colpevole, probabilmente uno squilibrato, che è riuscito a scappare e gira armato di una calibro 38. Lindsay si mette subito in caccia. E qui per lei comincia il peggio: prima è retrocessa a sergente, poi prende una cantonata mentre indaga sulla scomparsa di una bambina, e sul fronte sentimentale le nuvole si addensano. Le cose non vanno meglio alle sue amiche Cindy Thomas, giornalista del Chronicle, e Yuki Castellano, che rischia di perdere in un processo importante. Insomma, le donne del Club Omicidi sono in crisi, ed è solo l'inizio di una difficilissima partita in cui vince tutto chi si aggiudica l'ultima, imprevedibile mano...

Wanneer zijn ex-vriendin dood wordt aangetroffen in zijn bed, is Jack Morgan onmiddellijk de belangrijkste verdachte. Terwijl het politieonderzoek tegen hem loopt, krijgt Morgans detectivebureau Private de opdracht een grootschalige medicijnendiefstal op te lossen, evenals een reeks moorden in een luxehotel. Terwijl hij vecht voor zijn leven, dreigt een van zijn partners Private te verlaten, en Jack Morgan beseft dat er andere krachten aan het werk zijn.

Eine verschwundene junge Mutter. Ein verdächtiger Ehemann. Ein Geflecht aus Lügen so tief, dass Lindsay Boxer bald keinen Ausweg mehr sieht ... Reporterin Cindy Thomas wird in ihrem Büro von einer verzweifelten Frau aufgesucht, deren Tochter und Enkeltochter spurlos verschwunden sind. Sie verdächtigt ihren Schwiegersohn, den beiden etwas angetan zu haben. Cindy kontaktiert kurzerhand ihre Freundin, Sergeant Lindsay Boxer, die sich mit Feuereifer für den Fall und dessen Priorisierung beim SFPD einsetzt. Denn die Zeit, die beiden Verschwundenen lebend zu finden, läuft langsam aber sicher ab. Doch dann taucht eine Leiche auf – und der »Women's Murder Club« muss alles daran setzen herauszufinden, was hier wirklich vor sich geht ... Verpassen Sie auch nicht die anderen Fälle für den »Women's Murder Club«! Jeder hochspannende Band kann eigenständig gelesen werden.

It is a wild race against time as Lieutenant Lindsay Boxer and the newest member of the Women's Murder Club, attorney Yuki Castellano, lead an investigation into a string of mysterious patient deaths--and reveal a hospital administration determined to shield its reputation at all costs. And while the hospital wages an explosive court battle that grips the entire nation, the Women's Murder Club hunts for a merciless killer among its esteemed medical staff. The newest addition to the top selling new mystery series takes the Women's Murder Club to the most terrifying heights of suspense they have yet to encounter. THE 5TH HORSEMAN proves once again that James Patterson is "the page-turningest author in the game right now " (San Francisco Chronicle).

Christmas is coming, but crime never stops for the Women's Murder Club. Sergeant Lindsay Boxer is looking forward to spending time with her family over the holidays. But when she receives a tip-off that the biggest heist ever to hit San Francisco is being planned for Christmas Day, everything changes. The architect of the ambitious attack unleashes chaos across the city, laying traps and false alarms to distract Lindsay and the SFPD from his ultimate goal. As time runs out, will Lindsay be able to save the people of San Francisco from a Christmas they'd never forget?

Na horké mexické hranici se schyluje k velkému kšeftu s drogami a zbraněmi, který musí seržantka Lindsay Boxerová překazit. Starosti jí dělá i nový případ, jenž se až příliš dotýká jejích nejbližších. Na tělech obětí se objevuje stále stejný nápis: Promluvíš, zemřeš. Lindsay je do případu zapletená víc, než by si přála, a musí konat dřív, než přijde o odznak či hůř – o život.

Seržantka Lindsay Boxerová dostala sériového vraha Evana Burkeho za mříže. Novinářka Cindy, další z členek Ženského vyšetřovacího klubu, o něm napsala knihu, která se rychle stala bestsellerem. Uprostřed ruchu autogramiád se ale objevuje nový, neznámý zabiják, který začne krvavě rudýminkoustem Cindyinu knihu přepisovat ve svůj vlastní zločinný scénář.

Seržantka Lindsay, soudní lékařka Claire, zástupkyně prokurátora Yuki a redaktorka Cindy se sejdou v luxusní restauraci, aby oslavily Claiřiny narozeniny. Během setkání ale dojde k incidentu, kdy je napadena žena. Všechny čtyři kamarádky se případu ujmou, ale něco tady nesedí. Lindsay navíc pátrá po vrahovi manželů z vyšších vrstev, který jí stále uniká.