Part of Women's Murder Club, book 3
First published 2005
Detective Lindsay Boxer is running through San Francisco when an explosion tears apart a townhouse. The blast kills three people and destroys the home of an internet magnate. At the crime scene, investigators find a note signed "August Spies." The bombing launches a terror campaign that strikes every three days. Lindsay and her three friends in the Women's Murder Club realize the killer has chosen one of them as a target. As violence spreads across the city, Lindsay discovers that someone in her trusted circle harbors a secret so dangerous it threatens to destroy their friendship and their lives. The bomber continues the deadly countdown while Lindsay races to uncover which member of the Murder Club will die next.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller, detective, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: countdown, secret-identity, team-up
Setting: San Francisco
Period: 21st-century
Paperback · Headline Group
Content warnings: violence