"A compelling page-turner that, once you start reading, you can't put down... Grab a hold of this one."

        ---EdgeBoston.com

"Patterson keeps getting better with this series, and this is another prime example."

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"Mesmerizing action that culminates in an exciting and grandiose finish... Read the book--it's worth the time spent."

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The Bestselling New Detective Series of the Decade Just Got Hotter, Deadlier, and More Suspenseful. 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 hidethe truth about the homicides-including kill again...