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The Sunday Times bestseller

A city in flames and a trail gone cold . . .

A string of fatal arson attacks has broken out in San Francisco. The targets have one thing in common: they are all rich, successful, married couples. With four couples dead, Detective Lindsay Boxer is determined to put an end to the killings. When a devastating new lead emerges in the high-profile disappearance of the governor’s son, Lindsay suspects the two cases may be connected. Pushed to their breaking points, can the Women’s Murder Club stop the cold-blooded killers before the city burns?

Review: Another brilliant work. There is a killer, maybe killers on the loose who are targeting the rich. Grizzly killings where the victims are consumed by fire. The killings seem to have a Latin connection. This becomes personal for Conklin when the parents of a previous girlfriend become victims. Senseless and cruel and stomach churning as they are Lindsay and Richie set out with their usual dogged determinedness to catch the killer / killers. Conklin’s spidey senses lead him to believe the fire chief is setting the fires and finds himself at odds with Lindsay for the first time, she knows the guy he is accusing well and could never contemplate he could do such a thing.

A senator’s much loved son? goes missing and A young prostitute finds herself on trial for his murder after she volunteers a confession when evidence leads the Rottweiler cops to her door. How could she be so cold and detached? Yuki in her new role as prosecutor not only has to contend with someone who looks as criminal as snow white, a lack of hard evidence, a red hot defender she has to deal with a stalker who puts her life in danger.

Claire becomes a mamma again which brings much relief to the stresses and strains that surround the group of four. Lindsay remains confused about her feelings for the two men in her life and Joe, sensing she is slipping away, calls her out on it. She finally moves in with Joe but not for the reasons you’d think. As per his usual genius Patterson throws in a few red herrings, adds a few twists and turns and leaves you reeling from the revelations and dizzy with excitement.

James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is an American author. Among his works are the Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, Women’s Murder Club, Maximum Ride, Daniel X, NYPD Red, Witch & Wizard, Private and Middle School series, as well as many stand-alone thrillers, non-fiction, and romance novels. His books have sold more than 425 million copies, and he was the first person to sell 1 million ebooks. In 2016, Patterson topped Forbes’s list of highest-paid authors for the third consecutive year, with an income of $95 million. His total income over a decade is estimated at $700 million.

In November 2015, Patterson received the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation. Patterson has donated millions of dollars in grants and scholarship to various universities, teachers’ colleges, independent bookstores, school libraries, and college students to promote literacy.