& Maxine PaetroA young mother and her infant child are ruthlessly gunned down whilereturning to their car in the garage of a shopping mall. There are nowitnesses, and Detective Lindsay Boxer is left with only one shred ofevidence: a cryptic message scrawled across the windshield in blood redlipstick.The same night, the wife of A-list actor MarcusDowling walks in on a cat burglar who is about to steal millions ofdollars worth of precious jewels. In just seconds there is an emptysafe, a lifeless body, and another mystery that throws San Franciscointo hysteria.Lindsay spends every waking hour working with herpartner Rich--and her desire for him threatens to tear apart both hermarriage and the Women's Murder Club. Before Lindsay and her friends canpiece together either case, one of the killers forces Lindsay to puther own life on the line--but is it enough to save the city? Withunparalleled danger and explosive action,The 9th Judgmentis James Patterson at his compelling, unstoppable best!