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Blackball

Walk In My Classroom

Women’s Murder Club 26

Delusional

Dr Zeus

The Invisible Woman

Disrupt Everything

(Alex Cross 33)

Return of the Spider

The Time Travel Twins: The Pharaoh’s Tomb

Billion-Dollar Ransom

The Picasso Heist

The President’s Shadow

The True Story of an American Tragedy

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

A Word of Mouse Tail

The Great Mouse Escape

Emma on Fire

Murder Island

(Women’s Murder Club 25)

25 Alive

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

(Women’s Murder Club 22)

22 Seconds

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

21st Birthday

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Patterson knows where our deepest fears are buried... there's no stopping his imagination.

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

James Patterson is the gold standard by which all others are judged.

STEVE BERRY, bestselling author of the Colton Malone series

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

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.

In the latest instalment in the globally bestselling Women's Murder Club series, SFPD Sergeant Lindsay Boxer vows to protect a twenty-year-old victim long enough to see her twenty-first birthday.

'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 
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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

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.

21st Birthday

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

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Patterson knows where our deepest fears are buried... there's no stopping his imagination.

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.

James Patterson is the gold standard by which all others are judged.

Patterson is in a class by himself.

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