Part of Women's Murder Club
First published 2009
Detective Lindsay Boxer faces a new threat in San Francisco's most exclusive neighborhoods. Inside the city's opulent mansions, wealthy socialites indulge in nights of excess, mixing money with drugs, alcohol, and casual encounters. These lavish parties seem like harmless playground activities for the rich and famous, but someone uninvited has gained access to these private gatherings. This intruder moves through the same exclusive circles, armed with keys to addresses most people can only dream of visiting. As Lindsay investigates, she discovers that wealth and privilege provide no protection when someone decides to turn paradise into a hunting ground. The detective must navigate a world where beautiful facades hide dangerous secrets, and where the next victim might be anyone who holds the right address. Lindsay races to identify the crasher before another party turns deadly, knowing that in San Francisco's golden mansions, the most dangerous guest is the one nobody invited.
Genres: mystery, crime, contemporary, adult, adult-fiction, thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, fast-paced, gritty, suspenseful
Tropes: cat-and-mouse, determined-detective, high-stakes-investigation
Setting: San Francisco, San Francisco's exclusive neighborhoods
Period: 21st-century, contemporary
360 pages · Hardcover · Century
Content warnings: drug-use, murder, violence