We will process the refund due to you as soon as possible and, in any case within thirty (30) days of the day we confirm via e-mail that you are entitled to a refund for defective goods. Worst for me was that through the whole of the first half of the book, it was obvious there wasn’t enough evidence that Lucas was the killer.

When a distraught mother pleads with reporter Cindy Thomas to investigate the disappearance of her daughter, Tara, and her baby granddaughter, Cindy goes straight to SFPD Sergeant Lindsay Boxer. This is a bit less busy than the last “Women’s Murder Club” novel, which moved between too many storylines at full bore breakneck speed. While Lucas Burke is brought it for questioning and arrested, he makes a huge accusation, that it could be his father behind the murders. A teacher at a local private high school, he is in his 40s and likes his dates and his wives to be legal, if barely so.Not only was it totally rushed after a certain point (don’t want to have any spoilers ) but it had such ridiculous things going on that I am not even fully sure what happened. I liked Patterson and Paetro focusing on a major “A” plotline with a couple of “B” storyline developments with the recurring characters.

Racing against time, they navigate through a web of secrets and deception, putting their own lives on the line to bring justice to the victims and prevent further devastation. How in THE HELL does the defendant take the stand, tell his side, and Yuki then reply “no questions” … ARE YOU FREAKIN KIDDING ME? I *know* that it's the literary equivalent of fast food, but sometimes you just want a little mindless entertainment. He paints her not as a missing person but a wayward wife—until a gruesome piece of evidence turns the investigation criminal. I did however have a little chuckle in this book as there was a comment about Lindsay and Claire being likened to Rizzoli and Isles.

Tara's Mom arrives to the San Francisco Chronicle to fill in the details, but Cindy get rid of this poor woman's cry for help.

Among his creations are some of the world's most popular series including Alex Cross, the Women's Murder Club, Michael Bennett and the Private novels. As the hunt continues, we have bodies washing up, being found in the local park and high school grounds. A decent addition to the series, which has surely shown its ebb and flow, though fans of the Club may want to check it out. Birthday": In the 21st book of the Women's Murder Club series, the women find themselves facing an unimaginable tragedy. Then another body of a young woman 🚺 is found, then the mother in her car 🚗 in the bay, and the husband's mistress is found dead.Detective Lindsay Boxer vows to protect a young woman from a serial killer long enough to see her twenty-first birthday. The prime suspect is Tara's husband, but he tells a conflicting story that paints Tara as a wayward wife, not a missing person. I know James Patterson novels aren't "the great American novel" but mostly they are comfortable, dependable stories that fit a pattern, and are a "soft" read for me when i need to relax. The suspect decries his innocence and points the finger at another man, who apparently has a long history of murderous behaviour.

Tara and her baby, sixteen-month-old Lorrie, had vanished and Tara’s mother was confident her son-in-law, Tara’s husband, had killed them.In his usual style, Patterson conducts this in a controlled manner as to not overwhelm the reader with too much information at once. It is only when Tara is found murdered in her car, which had been dumped in the ocean, that Lucas Burke’s guilt appears all but certain.