The Women's Murder Club pits four San Francisco women professionalsagainst a serial killer who's stalking and murdering newlyweds inbestselling author James Patterson's newest thriller. Lindsay Boxer is ahomicide inspector who's just gotten some very bad news. She dealswith it by immersing herself in her newest case and soliciting thepersonal as well as professional support of her closest friend, whohappens to be the city's medical examiner. The two women, along with anambitious and sympathetic reporter and an assistant DA, form anunlikely alliance, pooling their information and bypassing the chain ofcommand in an engaging, suspenseful story whose gruesome setup isvintage Patterson."What is the worst thing anyone has ever done?"the killer muses to himself early in the narrative. "Am I capable ofdoing it? Do I have what it takes?" Answering his own question, heembarks on a murderous spree that takes him from the bridal suite in aNob Hill hotel to a honeymoon destination in the Napa Valley and thenceto a wedding reception at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum inCleveland, Ohio. Dispatching his victims on the happiest day of theirlives, he purposefully leaves enough clues for his distaff trackers todiscover his identity and put him behind bars. But just when the womenthink they've got the case all wrapped up, the killer turns the tableson them in a bloody denouement that even the most discerning readerwon't see coming. Patterson, author of the popular Alex Crossmysteries, promises future adventures for the Women's Murder Club,which may give him an opportunity to develop his heroines' charactersmore completely and win new fans among those who prefer theirdetectives in high heels and lipstick.