Part of Women's Murder Club, book 20
First published 2020
Sergeant Lindsay Boxer confronts a new kind of terror when coordinated shootings strike three cities simultaneously. In San Francisco, her jurisdiction becomes ground zero for what appears to be carefully planned executions. The shooters demonstrate surgical precision, selecting targets who excel at illegal activities that dominate national headlines. Reporter Cindy Thomas covers the story as the Women's Murder Club mobilizes to understand the pattern. Each victim represents a controversial figure, and the public grows divided over whether these killers act as criminals or vigilantes. The body count rises while fear grips the community. Boxer must decode the shooter's methodology before the next target falls. The investigation forces her team to grapple with moral ambiguity as citizens debate justice versus murder. The case challenges everything the Women's Murder Club believes about right and wrong.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: moral-ambiguity, vigilante
Setting: San Francisco
Period: 20th Century
432 pages · Hardcover · Century
Content warnings: violence