3rd Degree
About this book
The #1 bestselling new mystery series of the past decade comes roaring back with 3rd Degree, a shockingly suspenseful thriller featuring the Women's Murder Club. One of James Patterson's best loved heroines is about to die. Detective Lindsay Boxer is jogging along a beautiful San Francisco street when a fiery explosion rips through the neighborhood. A town house owned by an Internet millionaire is immediately engulfed in flames, and when Lindsay plunges inside to search for survivors, she finds three people dead. An infant who lived in the house cannot be found - and a mysterious message at the scene leaves Lindsay and the San Francisco Police Department completely baffled. Then a prominent businessman is found murdered under bizarre circumstances, with another mysterious message left behind by the killer. Lindsay asks her friends Claire Washburn of the medical examiner's office, Assistant D.A. Jill Bernhardt, and Chronicle reporter Cindy Thomas to help her figure out who is committing these murders-and why they are intent on killing someone every three days. Even more terrifying, the killer has targeted one of the four friends who call themselves the Women's Murder Club. Which one will it be? While the investigation rages furiously, Lindsay works very closely with a federal officer assigned to the case. At the same time, she learns that one member of the Women's Murder Club is hiding a secret so dangerous and unbelievable that it could destroy them all.
Reader Profile
4.4/5 · 894 readers · 356 pages · ≈ 6 h 36 m · Moderate
What order should I read the Women's Murder Club series?
Read 3rd Degree first, then follow the publication order above — The 6th Target, then 4th of July, then 7th Heaven, then The 8th confession, then 1st to Die, then 2nd Chance, then The 9th judgment, then 14th Deadly Sin.
How long does it take to read 3rd Degree?
About ≈ 6 h 36 m — 356 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is 3rd Degree?
356 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is 3rd Degree?
It sits on the Adventure, Thriller, Mystery shelves.
Is 3rd Degree in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Where does 3rd Degree take place?
It is set in San Francisco, California, San Francisco (Calif.).
Who wrote 3rd Degree?
James Patterson & Andrew Gross (1947–0).
Women's Murder Club — reading order
- → 3rd Degree (2004) you are here
- 1 The 6th Target (1728)
- 2 4th of July (1947)
- 3 7th Heaven (1998)
- 4 The 8th confession (1998)
- 5 1st to Die (2001)
- 6 2nd Chance (2002)
- 7 The 9th judgment (2010)
- 8 14th Deadly Sin (2015)