If you can, we’d definitely recommend reading these books in order. One of the biggest appeals of the series is the friendship between homicide detective Lindsay Boxer, medical examiner Claire Washburn, reporter Cindy Thomas and assistant district attorney Yuki Castellano and reading the books in order lets you immerse yourself in their world. Each book is a centred on a new investigation, so if you did want to start in a different order, you won’t feel lost if you pick up a later book first.
Women's Murder Club
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#23 - 23rd Midnight
Detective Lindsay Boxer put serial killer Evan Burke behind bars. Now a new killer has recreated Burke's most infamous crimes-and disappeared without a trace.
Detective Lindsay Boxer put serial killer Evan Burke in jail.
Reporter Cindy Thomas put Burke on the bestseller list, in her true-crime book about the case.
An obsessed fan is studying every detail-and committing fresh horrors that carry Burke's signature.
Now Lindsay's tracking an elusive suspect, one who's penning a deadly playbook featuring Cindy's name in blood-red ink.
Detective Lindsay Boxer put serial killer Evan Burke in jail.
Reporter Cindy Thomas put Burke on the bestseller list, in her true-crime book about the case.
An obsessed fan is studying every detail-and committing fresh horrors that carry Burke's signature.
Now Lindsay's tracking an elusive suspect, one who's penning a deadly playbook featuring Cindy's name in blood-red ink.
#24 - The 24th Hour
The thrilling new instalment in the globally bestselling Women's Murder Club series.
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Trouble is never far away . . .
The Women’s Murder Club is out celebrating an engagement at San Francisco’s finest restaurant when a blood-curdling scream interrupts the festivities.
They soon discover a young woman who has been the victim of a violent assault. Sergeant Lindsay Boxer makes an arrest. Assistant District Attorney Yuki Castellano takes the case.
But assigning blame is made impossible due to the victim’s chaotic version of events – and the shocking reason behind her ever-changing memory.
As Yuki argues the toughest case of her career, Lindsay must chase down a high-society killer whose target practice may leave the Women’s Murder Club short a bridesmaid . . . or two.
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Readers are loving The 24th Hour . . .
'These ladies are like family to me'
'James Patterson does it again as only he can'
'I would highly recommend this whole series to anyone'
'Such an enjoyable read, so entertaining'
'Juggernaut speed until the very end'
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PRAISE FOR THE WOMEN'S MURDER CLUB
'Packed with action... 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. Great plot, fantastic storytelling and characters that spring off the page - all the right ingredients for a thriller!' HEIDI PERKS
'Fast-moving, intricately plotted... Boxer steals the show as the tough cop with a good heart.' MIRROR
'Terrific, high-octane, really pacy... every scene is a film, every character real, and every plot point leaves us breathless.' JO SPAIN
Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, March 2024
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Trouble is never far away . . .
The Women’s Murder Club is out celebrating an engagement at San Francisco’s finest restaurant when a blood-curdling scream interrupts the festivities.
They soon discover a young woman who has been the victim of a violent assault. Sergeant Lindsay Boxer makes an arrest. Assistant District Attorney Yuki Castellano takes the case.
But assigning blame is made impossible due to the victim’s chaotic version of events – and the shocking reason behind her ever-changing memory.
As Yuki argues the toughest case of her career, Lindsay must chase down a high-society killer whose target practice may leave the Women’s Murder Club short a bridesmaid . . . or two.
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Readers are loving The 24th Hour . . .
'These ladies are like family to me'
'James Patterson does it again as only he can'
'I would highly recommend this whole series to anyone'
'Such an enjoyable read, so entertaining'
'Juggernaut speed until the very end'
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PRAISE FOR THE WOMEN'S MURDER CLUB
'Packed with action... 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. Great plot, fantastic storytelling and characters that spring off the page - all the right ingredients for a thriller!' HEIDI PERKS
'Fast-moving, intricately plotted... Boxer steals the show as the tough cop with a good heart.' MIRROR
'Terrific, high-octane, really pacy... every scene is a film, every character real, and every plot point leaves us breathless.' JO SPAIN
Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, March 2024
#25 - 25 Alive
A body is found brutally murdered in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.
Homicide detective Lindsay Boxer knows her way around a crime scene.
But nothing can prepare her for the shock of recognition: the victim is Warren Jacobi, Lindsay's former partner who rose to chief of police.
A top detective until the end, Jacobi managed to leave Lindsay a clue.
Following a trail of evidence along the west coast, the Women's Murder Club pledges to avenge Jacobi's death before the killer can take another one of their own.
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PRAISE FOR THE WOMEN'S MURDER CLUB
'Packed with action... 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. Great plot, fantastic storytelling and characters that spring off the page - all the right ingredients for a thriller!' HEIDI PERKS
'Fast-moving, intricately plotted... Boxer steals the show as the tough cop with a good heart.' MIRROR
'Terrific, high-octane, really pacy... every scene is a film, every character real, and every plot point leaves us breathless.' JO SPAIN
Homicide detective Lindsay Boxer knows her way around a crime scene.
But nothing can prepare her for the shock of recognition: the victim is Warren Jacobi, Lindsay's former partner who rose to chief of police.
A top detective until the end, Jacobi managed to leave Lindsay a clue.
Following a trail of evidence along the west coast, the Women's Murder Club pledges to avenge Jacobi's death before the killer can take another one of their own.
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PRAISE FOR THE WOMEN'S MURDER CLUB
'Packed with action... 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. Great plot, fantastic storytelling and characters that spring off the page - all the right ingredients for a thriller!' HEIDI PERKS
'Fast-moving, intricately plotted... Boxer steals the show as the tough cop with a good heart.' MIRROR
'Terrific, high-octane, really pacy... every scene is a film, every character real, and every plot point leaves us breathless.' JO SPAIN
#26 - 26 Beauties
The twenty-sixth thrilling novel in the globally bestselling Women's Murder Club series.
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Beautiful young women are disappearing by the dozen.
A celebration is cut short when a concerned father crashes Detective Inspector Lindsay Boxer’s party. His daughter is missing – and she’s not the only one.
DI Lindsay Boxer has been tracking a chilling pattern: a Jane Doe washed ashore, a body in Golden Gate Park, a string of missing women across San Francisco. Someone is hunting the city’s most vulnerable, and the count keeps rising.
When Lindsay reaches out to Interpol, their warning is stark: these cases are nearly impossible to solve, and the women are almost never found alive.
But “impossible” has never stopped the Women’s Murder Club before.
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PRAISE FOR THE WOMEN'S MURDER CLUB
'Packed with action... 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. Great plot, fantastic storytelling and characters that spring off the page - all the right ingredients for a thriller!' HEIDI PERKS
'Fast-moving, intricately plotted... Boxer steals the show as the tough cop with a good heart.' MIRROR
'Terrific, high-octane, really pacy... every scene is a film, every character real, and every plot point leaves us breathless.' JO SPAIN
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Beautiful young women are disappearing by the dozen.
A celebration is cut short when a concerned father crashes Detective Inspector Lindsay Boxer’s party. His daughter is missing – and she’s not the only one.
DI Lindsay Boxer has been tracking a chilling pattern: a Jane Doe washed ashore, a body in Golden Gate Park, a string of missing women across San Francisco. Someone is hunting the city’s most vulnerable, and the count keeps rising.
When Lindsay reaches out to Interpol, their warning is stark: these cases are nearly impossible to solve, and the women are almost never found alive.
But “impossible” has never stopped the Women’s Murder Club before.
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PRAISE FOR THE WOMEN'S MURDER CLUB
'Packed with action... 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. Great plot, fantastic storytelling and characters that spring off the page - all the right ingredients for a thriller!' HEIDI PERKS
'Fast-moving, intricately plotted... Boxer steals the show as the tough cop with a good heart.' MIRROR
'Terrific, high-octane, really pacy... every scene is a film, every character real, and every plot point leaves us breathless.' JO SPAIN
#27 - 27 Stars
The latest thrilling novel in James Patterson's globally bestselling Women's Murder Club series.
A San Francisco basketball star is found dead in a luxury apartment.
As fans mourn one of the team’s brightest young talents, known for the number 27 on his back, Sergeant Lindsay Boxer is assigned to the high-profile investigation.
Then another tragedy strikes.
Two school friends are murdered in the woods outside an elite private school attended by Lindsay’s own daughter.
Torn between two shocking cases, Lindsay is drawn into the city’s most privileged circles, where wealth, power and ambition conceal deadly secrets.
With the pressure mounting and the body count rising, only the Women’s Murder Club can uncover the truth.
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PRAISE FOR THE WOMEN'S MURDER CLUB
'Packed with action... 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. Great plot, fantastic storytelling and characters that spring off the page - all the right ingredients for a thriller!' HEIDI PERKS
'Fast-moving, intricately plotted... Boxer steals the show as the tough cop with a good heart.' MIRROR
Terrific, high-octane, really pacy... every scene is a film, every character real, and every plot point leaves us breathless.' JO SPAIN
A San Francisco basketball star is found dead in a luxury apartment.
As fans mourn one of the team’s brightest young talents, known for the number 27 on his back, Sergeant Lindsay Boxer is assigned to the high-profile investigation.
Then another tragedy strikes.
Two school friends are murdered in the woods outside an elite private school attended by Lindsay’s own daughter.
Torn between two shocking cases, Lindsay is drawn into the city’s most privileged circles, where wealth, power and ambition conceal deadly secrets.
With the pressure mounting and the body count rising, only the Women’s Murder Club can uncover the truth.
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PRAISE FOR THE WOMEN'S MURDER CLUB
'Packed with action... 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. Great plot, fantastic storytelling and characters that spring off the page - all the right ingredients for a thriller!' HEIDI PERKS
'Fast-moving, intricately plotted... Boxer steals the show as the tough cop with a good heart.' MIRROR
Terrific, high-octane, really pacy... every scene is a film, every character real, and every plot point leaves us breathless.' JO SPAIN
Frequently asked questions
Are the Women’s Murder Club books standalone novels or do they need to be read in order?
What are the most popular books in the Women’s Murder Club series?
If you're looking for the books that readers talk about most, you could try 7th Heaven, 10th Anniversary or 23rd Midnight.
10th Anniversary is one of the most personal and compelling thrillers in the series, showcasing the Women’s Murder Club at their very best. As Lindsay Boxer prepares for her wedding day, a shocking crime tears her away from the celebrations, forcing her to put everything on hold to hunt down a killer.
At the same time, Yuki faces the biggest case of her career, while evidence uncovered by Lindsay could change everything for the defendant. Torn between trusting her closest friend and following her own instincts, Yuki must make an impossible choice. It contains everything readers love about the series: fast-paced investigations, punchy chapters and plenty of twists.
What themes are explored in the Women’s Murder Club books?
At their heart, the Women’s Murder Club novels are about friendship.
Yes, there are murder investigations, serial killers and plenty of high-stakes suspense, but the series stands out because of the bond between its four central characters. No matter how dark the cases become, the books always return to the idea that having people you can rely on makes even the toughest challenges easier to face.