1st to Die

Four women--four friends--share a determinationto stop a killer who has been stalking newlyweds in San Francisco.Each one holds a piece of the puzzle: Lindsay Boxer is a homicideinspector in the San Francisco Police Department, Claire Washburnis a medical examiner, Jill Bernhardt is an assistant D.A., andCindy Thomas just started working the crime desk of the SanFrancisco Chronicle. But the usual procedures aren't bringing themany closer to stopping the killings. So these women form a Women'sMurder Club to collaborate outside the box and pursue the case bysidestepping their bosses and giving each other a hand.The four women develop intense bonds as they pursue a killer whosecrimes have stunned an entire city. Working together, they trackdown the most terrifying and unexpected killer they have everencountered--before a shocking conclusion in which everything theyknew turns out to be devastatingly wrong. Full of the breathtakingdrama and unforgettable emotions for which James Patterson isfamous, 1st to Die is the start of a blazingly fast-paced andsensationally entertaining series of crimethrillers.