James Patterson · novel
Women's Murder Club books in order
Crime series centered on four women who investigate murders in San Francisco.
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- 1 1st to Die
Book 1 · novel · 2001
Four women-four friends-share a determination to stop a killer who has been stalking newlyweds in San Francisco. Each one holds a piece of the puzzle: Lindsay Boxer is a homicide inspector in the San Francisco Police Department, Claire…
- 2 2nd Chance
Book 2 · novel · 2002
The Women's Murder Club returns for another thrilling crime investigation. Will their skills be enough to take down a brutal madman? A brutal madman sprays bullets into a crowd of children leaving a San Francisco church. Miraculously-or…
- 3 3rd Degree
Book 3 · novel · 2004
The Women's Murder Club returns in a shockingly suspenseful thriller. Plunging into a burning town house, Detective Lindsay Boxer discovers three dead bodies...and a mysterious message at the scene. When more corpses turn up, Lindsay asks…
- 4 4th of July
Book 4 · novel · 2005
The world's bestselling detective series has never been more suspenseful. Trapped in deadly showdowns, courtroom trials, and dangerous secrets, the Women's Murder Club must fight for their lives. In a deadly late-night showdown, San…
- 5 The 5th Horseman
Book 5 · novel · 2006
Dare to face the most terrifying heights of suspense. From hospital murders to explosive court battles, the Women's Murder Club takes on their most harrowing challenge yet. It is a wild race against time as Lieutenant Lindsay Boxer and…
- 6 The 6th Target
Book 6 · novel · 2007
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. And Lindsay Boxer and her new partner in the San…
- 7 7th Heaven
Book 7 · novel · 2008
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…
- 8 The 8th Confession
Book 8 · novel · 2009
As San Francisco's most glamorous millionaires mingle at the party of the year, someone is watching--waiting for a chance to take vengeance on Isa and Ethan Bailey, the city's most celebrated couple. Finally, the killer pinpoints the…
- 9 The 9th Judgment
Book 9 · novel · 2010
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…
- 10 10th Anniversary
Book 10 · novel · 2011
Detective Lindsay Boxer has finally married her long-time boyfriend Joe. But she doesn't even have time for a honeymoon before returning to work and a traumatic case. A fifteen-year-old girl is found lying unconscious in the street, naked…
- 11 11th Hour
Book 11 · novel · 2012
Lindsay Boxer is pregnant at last! But her work doesn't slow for a second. When millionaire Chaz Smith is mercilessly gunned down, she discovers that the murder weapon is linked to the deaths of four of San Francisco's most untouchable…
- 12 12th of Never
Book 12 · novel · 2013
Lindsay Boxer's beautiful baby is born! But after only a week at home with her new daughter, Lindsay is forced to return to work to face two of the biggest cases of her career. A rising star football player for the San Francisco 49ers is…
- 13 Unlucky 13
Book 13 · novel · 2014
Lindsay Boxer doubts that it will be anything as simple as a traffic accident. The scene is more gruesome than anything she has seen before. It definitely wasn’t the crash that killed these people. While Lindsay starts to piece this case…
- 14 14th Deadly Sin
Book 14 · novel · 2015
Detective Lindsay Boxer and her three best friends are back and recovering from the events that pushed them all to the edge. Most importantly, it's Claire's birthday and time to celebrate. After her near-death experience, Yuki is seeing…
- 15 15th Affair
Book 15 · novel · 2016
Detective Lindsay Boxer has everything she could possibly want. Her marriage and baby daughter are perfect, and life in Homicide in the San Francisco Police Department is going well. But all that could change in an instant. Lindsay is…
- 16 16th Seduction
Book 16 · novel · 2017
Fifteen months ago, Detective Lindsay Boxer's life was perfect--she had a beautiful child and a doting husband, Joe, who helped her catch a criminal who'd brazenly detonated a bomb in downtown San Francisco, killing twenty-five people.…
- 17 The 17th Suspect
Book 17 · novel · 2018
When a series of shootings exposes San Francisco to a mysterious killer, a reluctant woman decides to put her trust in Sergeant Lindsay Boxer. The confidential informant's tip leads Lindsay to a disturbing conclusion: something has gone…
- 18 The 18th Abduction
Book 18 · novel · 2019
Detective Lindsay Boxer and her husband Joe Molinari team up to protect San Francisco from an international war criminal in the newest Women's Murder Club thriller. Three female schoolteachers go missing in San Francisco, and Detective…
- 19 The 19th Christmas
Book 19 · novel · 2019
- 20 The 20th Victim
Book 20 · novel · 2021
Note for librarians: this needs to be merged into an edition of "20th Victim" Some people like to shoot. Some people like to kill. Three victims, three bullets, three cities. The first of these simultaneous serial killings occurs in San…
- 21 21st Birthday
Book 21 · novel · 2021
When young wife and mother Tara Burke goes missing with her baby girl, all eyes are on her husband, Lucas. He paints her not as a missing person but a wayward wife—until a gruesome piece of evidence turns the investigation criminal. While…
- 22 22 Seconds
Book 22 · novel · 2022
SFPD Sergeant Lindsay Boxer has guns on her mind. There’s buzz of a last-ditch shipment of drugs and weapons crossing the Mexican border ahead of new restrictive gun laws. Before Lindsay can act, her top informant tips her to a case that…
- 23 The 23rd Midnight
Book 23 · novel · 2023
- 24 The 24th Hour
Book 24 · novel · 2024
Sergeant Lindsay Boxer, Medical Examiner Claire Washburn, Assistant District Attorney Yuki Castellano, and crime writer Cindy Thomas are celebrating at San Francisco's finest restaurant. But before they can raise their glasses to both a…
- 25 25 Alive
Book 25 · novel · 2025
- 26 26 Beauties
Book 26 · novel · 2026
