Part of Women's Murder Club, book 18
First published 2019
Three schoolteachers vanish from San Francisco, pulling Detective Lindsay Boxer into a case that quickly turns deadly. Lindsay faces mounting pressure at the precinct as missing persons become murders. At home, her husband Joe Molinari encounters a woman with an alarming story. She claims to have spotted a notorious Eastern European war criminal walking freely through the city streets. Lindsay teams up with journalist Cindy Thomas to investigate the victims' backgrounds. Their discoveries reveal disturbing connections that reach far beyond San Francisco. When Joe's informant disappears, she joins the growing list of women in mortal danger. All evidence points toward an extensive international crime network operating in their city. Lindsay must combine forces with Joe and the complete Women's Murder Club to stop a monster before more lives are lost.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, found-family
Setting: San Francisco
Period: 21st-century
381 pages · Hardcover · Little, Brown and Company