Part of Women's Murder Club, book 15.5
First published 2016
Detective Lindsay Boxer faces her most dangerous case yet when accused killer Kingfisher transforms his courtroom into a battlefield. The defendant refuses to play by legal rules. Instead, he unleashes calculated violence against everyone connected to his trial. Lawyers become targets. Jurors live in fear. Police officers watch their backs. Kingfisher has turned the entire justice system into his personal war zone, bringing San Francisco to its knees. While the city holds its breath, Lindsay and the Women's Murder Club must navigate the chaos Kingfisher creates from his defendant's chair. The courtroom that should deliver justice becomes the scene of escalating terror. Lindsay discovers that stopping Kingfisher means entering a game where he writes the rules and holds all the cards.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, detective, action, legal-thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: cat-and-mouse, high-stakes, unreliable-narrator
Setting: San Francisco
110 pages · Paperback · BookShots
Content warnings: graphic-violence, violence