Women's Murder Club series

All books of Women's Murder Club series in order

• 1
  1st to Die

  As the only woman homicide inspector in San Francisco, Lindsay Boxer has to be tough. But nothing has prepared her for the honeymoon murders. A brutal maniac begins a killing ...

  March 5, 2001
• 2
  2nd Chance(with Andrew Gross)

  When a little girl is shot on the steps of a San Francisco church, Detective Lindsay Boxer know's it's time to reconvene the "Women's Murder Club". Reporter Cindy Thomas, ...

  March 4, 2002
• 3
  3rd Degree(with Andrew Gross)

  Detective Lindsay Boxer and Assistant District Attorney Jill Bernhardt are enjoying a quiet afternoon in San Francisco when a townhouse across the street explodes in flames. A ...

  March 1, 2004
• 4
  4th of July(with Maxine Paetro)

  After losing one of its own, Lindsay Boxer and the Women's Murder Club make a courageous return for their fourth and most chilling case ever--one that could easily be their ...

  May 2, 2005
• 5
  The 5th Horseman(with Maxine Paetro)

  The members of the Women's Murder Club face an unspeakable menace in the most suspenseful hospital drama since Coma. Lieutenant Lindsay Boxer is shopping with the newest member ...

  February 13, 2006
• 6
  The 6th Target(with Maxine Paetro)

  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 ...

  May 8, 2007
• 7
  7th Heaven(with Maxine Paetro)

  Two cases have pushed San Francisco detective Lindsay Boxer beyond her limits. In the first, a terrible fire in a wealthy home left a married couple dead and Lindsay and her ...

  February 4, 2008
• 8
  8th Confession(with Maxine Paetro)

  When a preacher with a message of hope for the homeless is found brutally executed, reporter Cindy Thomas knows the story could be huge. Probing deeper into the victim's ...

  April 27, 2009
• 9
  9th Judgment(with Maxine Paetro)

  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 ...

  April 26, 2010
• 10
  10th Anniversary(with Maxine Paetro)

  For every secret Detective Lindsay Boxer's long-awaited wedding celebration becomes a distant memory when she is called to investigate a horrendous crime: a badly injured ...

  May 2, 2011
• 11
  11th Hour(with Maxine Paetro)

  Your best friend 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 ...

  May 7, 2012
• 12
  12th of Never(with Maxine Paetro)

  It's finally time! Detective Lindsay Boxer is in labor--while two killers are on the loose. Lindsay Boxer's beautiful baby is born! But after only a week at home with her new ...

  April 29, 2013
• 13
  Unlucky 13(with Maxine Paetro)

  The Women's Murder Club is stalked by a killer with nothing to lose in this thriller from the world's #1 bestselling author. San Francisco Detective Lindsay Boxer is loving ...

  May 5, 2014
• 14
  14th Deadly Sin(with Maxine Paetro)

  The Sunday Times bestseller A new terror is sweeping the streets of San Francisco. And the killers look a lot like cops... As Detective Lindsay Boxer investigates whether ...

  May 4, 2015
• 15
  15th Affair(with Maxine Paetro)

  Four bodies are found in a luxury hotel The first is a man who checked in under a false name. Two are in a room next door, full of surveillance equipment. And the fourth is ...

  May 2, 2016
• 15.5
  The Trial(with Maxine Paetro)

  Detective Lindsay Boxer and the Women's Murder Club face an unexpected ripple of violence from an accused murderer in San Francisco. An accused murderer called Kingfisher is ...

  July 5, 2016
• 16
  16th Seduction(with Maxine Paetro)

  Fifteen months ago, Detective Lindsay Boxer's life was perfect. With her beautiful baby daughter and doting husband, Joe, she felt nothing could go wrong. But when Lindsay ...

  May 1, 2017
• 16
  The Medical Examiner(with Maxine Paetro)

  James Patterson's BookShots. Short, fast-paced, high-impact entertainment. Two bodies arrived at the morgue. One was still breathing. A woman checks into a hotel room and ...

  August 1, 2017
• 17
  17th Suspect(with Maxine Paetro)

  Sergeant Lindsay Boxer puts her life on the line to protect San Francisco from an unpredictable killer in this Women's Murder Club novel from the world's #1 bestselling ...

  April 30, 2018
• 18
  The 18th Abduction(with Maxine Paetro)

  Three missing women When three teachers disappear without a trace, Sergeant Lindsay Boxer takes the lead in the investigation. But with no clues and no suspects, the odds of ...

  April 29, 2019
• 19
  19th Christmas(with Maxine Paetro)

  In this #1 New York Times bestseller, the Women's Murder Club gets ready for a quiet Christmas - until a mysterious killer decides to terrorize the city. As the holidays ...

  October 7, 2019
• 20
  The 20th Victim(with Maxine Paetro)

  THREE CITIES. THREE BULLETS. THREE VICTIMS. Simultaneous murders hit LA, Chicago and San Francisco. SFPD Sergeant Lindsay Boxer is tasked with uncovering what links these ...

  May 4, 2020
• 21
  21st Birthday(with Maxine Paetro)

  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 ...

  May 3, 2021
• 22
  22 Seconds(with Maxine Paetro)

  SFPD Sergeant Lindsay Boxer has guns on her mind and only twenty-two seconds until she loses her badge - or her life - in this thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author ...

  May 2, 2022
• 23
  The 23rd Midnight(with Maxine Paetro)

  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 ...

  May 1, 2023
• 23.5
  23 1/2 Lies(with Andrew Bourelle, Loren D Estleman, Maxine Paetro)

  The thrilling new novella in the globally bestselling series plus two gripping new stories from the master of suspense. 23 ½ Lies When SFPD Sergeant Lindsay Boxer is called to ...

  September 12, 2023
• 24
  The 24th Hour(with Maxine Paetro)

  In this thrilling novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson, Lindsay Boxer leads the Women's Murder Club in the high-profile murder investigation of a ...

  May 6, 2024
• 25
  25 Alive(with Maxine Paetro)

  'Those who haven't read any of the novels in the Women's Murder Club series are cheating themselves' (BookReporter). Sergeant Lindsay Boxer, medical examiner Claire Washburn, ...

  April 28, 2025
• 26
  26 Beauties(with Maxine Paetro)

  The Women's Murder Club goes searching for 26 Beauties - young women missing in San Francisco. SFPD's Sergeant Lindsay Boxer's best friend, Claire Washburn, is named medical ...

  May 4, 2026