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Women’s Murder Club 26

Mother Daughter Book Club

Delusional

Dr Zeus

The Invisible Woman

Disrupt Everything

(Alex Cross 33)

Return of the Spider

(Women’s Murder Club 25)

25 Alive

The Time Travel Twins: The Pharaoh’s Tomb

Billion-Dollar Ransom

The Picasso Heist

The President’s Shadow

(Holmes, Margaret and Poe 2)

Holmes Is Missing

Uncovering the Tragedy that Shocked the World

The Idaho Murders

(Alex Cross 32)

The House of Cross

A Jane Smith Thriller

Never Say Die

American Heroes

The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe

The evidence doesn't lie... (Women’s Murder Club 15)

15th Affair

The 24th Hour

A serial killer behind bars. A copycat killer on the loose… (Women’s Murder Club 23)

23rd Midnight

Her friends are close - and her enemies closer... (Women’s Murder Club 11)

11th Hour

A serial killer awakes... (Women’s Murder Club 12)

12th of Never

A brutal killer is stalking the rich and famous (Women’s Murder Club 8)

8th Confession

A heart-stopping disease - or something more sinister? (Women’s Murder Club 16)

16th Seduction

A deadly fire-starter - and a trail gone cold... (Women’s Murder Club 7)

7th Heaven

Women and children will be the first to die... (Women’s Murder Club 9)

9th Judgement

An investigation too close to home (Women’s Murder Club 10)

10th Anniversary

When the law can't be trusted, chaos reigns... (Women’s Murder Club 14)

14th Deadly Sin

A ghost from the past returns... (Women’s Murder Club 13)

Unlucky 13

A methodical killer gets personal (Women’s Murder Club 17)

17th Suspect

A young mother and baby daughter go missing (Women’s Murder Club 21)

21st Birthday

Three cities. Three bullets. Three murders. (Women’s Murder Club 20)

20th Victim

the no. 1 Sunday Times bestseller (Women’s Murder Club 19)

19th Christmas

Two mind-twisting cases collide (Women’s Murder Club 18)

18th Abduction

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No one gets this big without natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades.

LEE CHILD, bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series

Patterson boils a scene down to a single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind.

IAN RANKIN, bestselling author of the Inspector Rebus series

(Women’s Murder Club 22)

22 seconds... until Lindsay Boxer loses her badge - or her life. 
 
SFPD Sergeant 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 hits disturbingly close to home. 
 
Former cops. Professional hits. All with the same warning scrawled on their bodies. 
 
You talk, you die. 
 
Now it's Lindsay's turn to choose.

The thrilling new instalment in the globally bestselling series. The Women's Murder Club is back with a fiendish new case which the four friends will need to call upon all their ingenuity to solve

'Smart characters, shocking twists' Lisa Gardner 
'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' Heidi Perks 
'Terrific, high-octane, really pacy' Jo Spain 
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The SUNDAY TIMES bestseller 
 
22 seconds... until Lindsay Boxer loses her badge - or her life. 
 
SFPD Sergeant 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 hits disturbingly close to home. 
 
Former cops. Professional hits. All with the same warning scrawled on their bodies. 
 
You talk, you die. 
 
Now it's Lindsay's turn to choose. 
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JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. Among his creations are some of the world's most popular series including Alex Cross, the Women's Murder Club, Michael Bennett and the Private novels. He has written many other number one bestsellers including collaborations with President Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton, stand-alone thrillers and non-fiction. James has donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed adult author in UK libraries for the past fourteen years in a row. He lives in Florida with his family.

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No one gets this big without natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades.

Patterson boils a scene down to a single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind.

James Patterson is the boss. End of.

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