''Women's Murder Club'' is a series of mystery novels by American author
James Patterson
James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is an American author. Among his works are the '' Alex Cross'', '' Michael Bennett'', '' Women's Murder Club'', '' Maximum Ride'', '' Daniel X'', '' NYPD Red'', '' Witch & Wizard'', '' Private'' and ...
. The books are set in San Francisco and feature an ensemble of lead characters.
The books have been adapted into a made-for-TV movie, a television series and several games.
Details
Set in
San Francisco
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, the novels follow a group of women from different professions relating to investigating crime as they work together to solve murders. The series follows the women through their personal issues, including Lindsay Boxer's medical issues, marriage, and pregnancy. The main characters were originally
Lindsay Boxer
Lindsay Boxer is the main character of the novel series '' Women's Murder Club'' written by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. The series is based on fictional characters and police cases in San Francisco.
Character overview
When the series begi ...
(police officer), Cindy Thomas (reporter), Claire Washburn (medical examiner), and Jill Bernhardt, but later in the series, defense attorney, Yuki Castellano, is introduced.
Every book except 7th Heaven and 10th Anniversary were #1 New York Times Best Sellers.
A
New York Times
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article states that Patterson set The Women's Murder Club in San Francisco to gain more fans on the West Coast, where competitor
John Grisham
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had been leading in book sales.
Co-authors
Patterson wrote the first novel, ''
1st to Die
''1st to Die'' is a 2001 crime novel by American author James Patterson that is the first book in the '' Women's Murder Club'' series. The series is about four friends who pool their skills together to crack San Francisco's toughest murder case ...
''. Subsequent novels have been cowritten with
Andrew Gross
Howard Andrew Gross (May 18, 1952 – April 9, 2025) was an American author of thriller novels, including four ''New York Times'' bestsellers. He is best known for his collaborations with suspense writer James Patterson. Gross's books feature c ...
(books 2 and 3) and
Maxine Paetro (since book 4). Patterson has also written other books with both of these authors.
Books
# ''
1st to Die
''1st to Die'' is a 2001 crime novel by American author James Patterson that is the first book in the '' Women's Murder Club'' series. The series is about four friends who pool their skills together to crack San Francisco's toughest murder case ...
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2nd Chance''
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3rd Degree''
# ''
4th of July
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''
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The 5th Horseman''
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The 6th Target''
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7th Heaven''
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The 8th Confession''
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The 9th Judgment''
# ''10th Anniversary''
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11th Hour''
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12th of Never''
# ''Unlucky 13''
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14th Deadly Sin''
# ''15th Affair''
#: 15.5 ''The Trial'', novella
# ''16th Seduction''
#: 16.5 ''The Medical Examiner'', novella
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17th Suspect''
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18th Abduction''
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19th Christmas''
# ''The 20th Victim''
# ''21st Birthday''
# ''22 Seconds''
# ''23rd Midnight''
#: 23.5 ''23 1/2 Lies'', novella
# ''The 24th Hour''
# '' 25 Alive''
Television
The first book in the series, ''
1st to Die
''1st to Die'' is a 2001 crime novel by American author James Patterson that is the first book in the '' Women's Murder Club'' series. The series is about four friends who pool their skills together to crack San Francisco's toughest murder case ...
'', had
previously been a TV movie starring
Tracy Pollan.
In 2007, the books were adapted to a
television police procedural drama by the same name,
which ran from October 12, 2007, through May 13, 2008 and starred
Angie Harmon
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.
Games
Four games based on the books have been released for the PC – ''#1: Death in Scarlet'',
''#2: A Darker Shade of Grey'',
''#3: Twice in a Blue Moon'',
and ''#4: Little Black Lies''.
In addition, a video game called
Women's Murder Club: Games of Passion has been released for the Nintendo DS.
References
External links
* http://www.jamespatterson.com
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Book series introduced in 2001