Part of Women's Murder Club, book 6
First published 2007
Detective Lindsay Boxer races through San Francisco streets as her world fractures on two fronts. A vicious attack has left one of her Women's Murder Club partners fighting for survival in a hospital bed. Meanwhile, children and their caretakers vanish from city sidewalks in broad daylight. The kidnappers follow no familiar pattern. They demand no money. They leave no clear trail. Lindsay teams with a new partner to track the abductors while the city erupts in fear. Parents lock their doors. Schools empty. The mayor demands answers Lindsay cannot provide. Between hospital visits and dead-end leads, she grapples with unexpected romantic feelings that complicate her focus. The investigation stalls until a breakthrough reveals the true scope of the threat. The danger extends far beyond missing children. Every person in San Francisco faces potential death. Lindsay confronts an impossible decision with lives hanging in the balance. Her choice will determine whether the city survives or falls to a madman's plan. Success remains uncertain no matter which path she takes.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller, detective, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, race-against-time, unexpected-romance
Setting: San Francisco
Period: 21st-century
390 pages · Hardcover · Little, Brown and Company
Content warnings: violence