9th Judgement By James P{Patterson -Woman's Murder Club BK9

A young mother and her infant child are ruthlessly gunned down while returning to their car in the garage of a shopping mall. There are no witnesses and Detective Lindsay Boxer is left with only one shred of evidence - a cryptic message scrawled across the windshield in blood-red lipstick. The same night, the wife of A-list actor Marcus Dowling is woken by a cat burglar who is about to steal millions of dollars' worth of precious jewels. In just seconds there is a nearly empty safe, a lifeless body, and another mystery that throws San Francisco into hysteria. Lindsay spends every waking hour with her partner Rich Conklin, and her desire for him threatens to tear up both her engagement and the Women's Murder Club. Before she and her friends can piece together either case, one of the killers forces Lindsay to put her own life on the line. Is this enough to save the city? With more unparalleled danger and explosive action. 445pp, Penguin paperback.