Part of Women's Murder Club, book 9
First published 2010
Detective Lindsay Boxer stares at a horrific scene in a San Francisco shopping mall garage. A young mother lies dead beside her infant, gunned down without witnesses. The only clue is a message written in blood red lipstick across her windshield. That same night across the city, a burglar breaks into actor Marcus Dowling's home to steal millions in jewelry. Within seconds, the safe sits nearly empty and another body lies lifeless. Two brutal crimes throw the city into panic. Lindsay works around the clock with her partner Rich, but their professional partnership stirs feelings that threaten her engagement and strain the Women's Murder Club. As Lindsay and her friends race to connect the cases, one of the killers forces Lindsay into a deadly confrontation. She must risk everything to protect San Francisco, but the cost may destroy the relationships she values most.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, police-procedural, race-against-time
Setting: San Francisco, Shopping Mall
Period: 21st-Century
355 pages · Hardcover · Little, Brown and Company
Content warnings: violence