18 books like The 9th judgment

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The 8th confession James Patterson · 1998 · ★ 4.4 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate As San Francisco's most glamorous millionaires mingle at the party of the year, someone is watching--waiting for a chance to take vengeance on Isa and Ethan Bailey, the city's most celebrated couple. Finally, the killer pinpoints the ideal moment, and it's the perfect murder. Not a trace of evidence is left behind in their glamorous home. As Detective Lindsay Boxer investigates the high-profile… Shares: Women's Murder Club, Female friendship, Women detectives, Crimes against

4th of July James Patterson & Maxine Paetro · 1947 · ★ 4.4 · 318p · ≈ 10h · Challenging A young girl is killed in the crossfire after a routine arrest goes terribly wrong, and Lt. Lindsay Boxer has to defend herself against a charge of police brutality. In a landmark trial that transfixes the nation, Lindsay fights to save her career and her sanity. While awaiting trial, Lindsay escapes to the tranquility of the beautiful town of Half Moon Bay . But the peaceful community… Shares: Women's Murder Club, Female friendship, Women detectives, Mystery

2nd Chance James Patterson · 2002 · ★ 4.1 · 390p · ≈ 13h · Moderate A brutal madman sprays bullets into a crowd of children leaving a San Francisco church. Miraculously-or was it intentionally?-only one person dies. Then an elderly black woman is hung. Police homicide inspector Lindsay Boxer senses a connection and together with medical examiner Claire, assistant D. A. Jill, and Chronicle reporter Cindy, finds a link that sends a chill through the entire nation.… Shares: Women's Murder Club, Female friendship, Women detectives, Thriller

1st to Die James Patterson · 2001 · ★ 4.4 · 412p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Four women-four friends-share a determination to stop a killer who has been stalking newlyweds in San Francisco. Each one holds a piece of the puzzle: Lindsay Boxer is a homicide inspector in the San Francisco Police Department, Claire Washburn is a medical examiner, Jill Bernhardt is an assistant D.A., and Cindy Thomas just started working the crime desk of the San Francisco Chronicle.But the… Shares: Women's Murder Club, Female friendship, Women detectives, Mystery

The 6th Target James Patterson & Maxine Paetro · 1728 · ★ 4.1 · 376p · ≈ 12h · Demanding When a horrifying attack leaves one of the four members of the Women's Murder Club struggling for her life, the others fight to keep a madman behind bars before anyone else is hurt. And Lindsay Boxer and her new partner in the San Francisco police department run flat-out to stop a series of kidnappings that has electrified the city: children are being plucked off the streets together with their… Shares: Women's Murder Club, Female friendship, Women detectives, Crimes against

14th Deadly Sin James Patterson & Maxine Paetro · 2015 · ★ 4.5 · 366p · ≈ 12h · Moderate With a beautiful baby daughter and a devoted husband, Detective Lindsay Boxer can safely say that her life has never been better. In fact (for a change), things seem to be going well for all the members of the Women's Murder Club as they gather to celebrate San Francisco Medical Examiner Claire Washburn's birthday. But the party is cut short when Lindsay is called to a gruesome crime scene, where… Shares: Women's Murder Club, Investigation, Murder, Thriller

3rd Degree James Patterson & Andrew Gross · 2004 · ★ 4.4 · 356p · ≈ 11h · Moderate 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… Shares: Women's Murder Club, Female friendship, Women detectives, Thriller

10th Anniversary James Patterson & Maxine Paetro · 2008 · ★ 4.1 · 408p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Detective Lindsay Boxer's long awaited wedding celebration becomes a distant memory when she is called to investigate a horrendous crime: a badly injured teenage girl is left for dead, and her newborn baby is nowhere to be found. Lindsay discovers that not only is there no trace of the criminals, but that the victim may be keeping secrets as well. At the same time, Assistant District Attorney… Shares: Women's Murder Club, Women detectives, Crimes against, Thriller

In the Woods Tana French · 2001 · ★ 3.9 · 608p · ≈ 20h · Moderate A gorgeously written novel that marks the debut of an astonishing new voice in psychological suspenseAs dusk approaches a small Dublin suburb in the summer of 1984, mothers begin to call their children home. But on this warm evening, three children do not return from the dark and silent woods. When the police arrive, they find only one of the children gripping a tree trunk in terror, wearing… Shares: Women detectives, Crimes against, Investigation, Murder

Death in St. Petersburg Tasha Alexander · 2017 · ★ 3.9 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate "After the final curtain of Swan Lake, an animated crowd exits the Mariinsky theatre brimming with excitement from the night's performance. But outside the scene is somber. A ballerina's body lies face down in the snow, blood splattered like rose petals over the costume of the Swan Queen. The crowd is silenced by a single cry-- "Nemetseva is dead!" Amongst the theatergoers is Lady Emily,… Shares: Women detectives, Crimes against, Investigation, Murder

A Burial at Sea Charles Finch · 2011 · 314p · ≈ 10h · Moderate In March 1873 aristocratic sleuth Charles Lenox undertakes a delicate espionage mission to Egypt, where five British agents have been killed, apparently by the French. But soon after Charles's ship sets sail, the captain calls on him to dust off his deductive skills when a crew member is murdered and left eviscerated on the deck. Shares: Investigation, Murder

Bones Are Forever Kathy Reichs · 2012 · ★ 4.0 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate A woman calling herself Amy Roberts checks into a Montreal hospital complaining of uncontrolled bleeding. Doctors see evidence of a recent birth, but before they can act, Roberts disappears. Dispatched to the address she gave at the hospital, police discover bloody towels outside in a Dumpster. Fearing the worst, they call Temperance Brennan to investigate. In a run-down apartment Tempe makes a… Shares: Infants, Investigation, Murder

Breaking and entering H. R. F. Keating · 2000 · 266p · ≈ 8h · Moderate All Bombay is buzzing with news of the murder of Anil Ajmani. It is certainly a baffling case, for the millionaire was found stabbed to death in his heavily guarded and tightly secured mansion. Every inspector in the Crime Branch hopes to be the one to nail the killer and that includes Inspector Ganesh Ghote. Unfortunately, he is not assigned to the case. Instead, he has been given the less… Shares: Burglars, Mystery

Murder on Black Swan Lane Andrea Penrose · 2017 · ★ 4.0 · 355p · ≈ 11h · Moderate The Earl of Wrexford possesses a brilliant scientific mind, but boredom and pride lead him to reckless behavior. He does not suffer fools gladly. So when pompous, pious Reverend Josiah Holworthy publicly condemns him for debauchery, Wrexford unsheathes his rapier-sharp wit and strikes back. As their war of words escalates, Londons most popular satirical cartoonist, A.J. Quill, skewers them both.… Shares: Crimes against, Investigation, Murder

The unseen Heather Graham · 2012 · ★ 4.0 · 337p · ≈ 11h · Moderate When San Antonio becomes a dumping ground for the battered bodies of young women, Texas Ranger Logan Raintree must use his powerful ability to commune with the dead and lead a brand-new group of elite paranormal investigators to solve this disturbing case. Shares: Women detectives, Crimes against, Investigation, Murder

The Likeness Tana French · 2008 · ★ 4.4 · 466p · ≈ 15h · Moderate In the follow-up to Tana French’s runaway bestseller In the Woods, itʼs six months later and Cassie Maddox has transferred out of the Dublin Murder Squad with no plans to go back—until an urgent telephone call summons her to a grisly crime scene. The victim looks exactly like Cassie and carries ID identifying herself as Alexandra Madison, an alias Cassie once used as an undercover cop. Cassie… Shares: Women detectives, Investigation, Murder

Under a silent moon Elizabeth Haynes · 2014 · 359p · ≈ 11h · Moderate In the crisp, early hours of an autumn morning, the police are called to investigate two deaths. The first is a suspected murder at a farm on the outskirts of a small village. A beautiful young woman has been found dead, her cottage drenched with blood. The second is a reported suicide at a nearby quarry. A car with a woman's body inside was found at the bottom of the pit. As DI Louisa Smith and… Shares: Women detectives, Crimes against, Investigation, Murder

Lifeguard James Patterson · 2005 · ★ 3.8 · 323p · ≈ 10h · Moderate The danger isn't in the water.Working as a lifeguard at a Florida resort, Ned Kelly meets a woman he is wild about, the woman of his dreams. It feels perfect in every way - except that she is used to caviar and Manolo Blahniks, and he is used to burgers and flip-flops. She is a guest at the luxurious hotel - he lives above a garage.So when Ned's cousin offers to cut him in on a rich deal he's… Shares: Burglars, Murder, Thriller, Mystery

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