22 Seconds sees The Women’s Murder Club Team of Homicide Detective Lindsay Boxer, San Francisco’s Chief Medical Officer Claire Washburn, journalist Cindy Thomas, and lawyer Yuki Castellano, unravelling yet another mystery, with Detective Lindsay as the focal player in this, the 22nd book in the series.
The plot of the latest mystery is triggered by the proposed introduction of new restrictive gun laws, resulting in citizen protests and riots. Lindsay and the San Francisco PD find themselves working on a drugs and weapons case in collaboration with the FBI. Her husband, FBI agent Joe Molinari, is assigned to be part of the team, working a case that brings both them and their young family into danger.
Word on the street is that there is a massive shipment of drugs and weapons crossing the Mexican border before the laws come into effect. Lindsay gets a tip from one of her top informers, and the action escalates rapidly. A series of professional hits on former enforcement agents takes place, all with the same warning on them: “You talk, you die.” Cindy, Yuki and Claire are also under threat, working in their own fields towards solving the case.
22 seconds until Detective Lindsay Boxer loses her badge or her life… Can they solve the mystery, who is behind the murders, and why? What really is at play here?
Yet again, James Patterson and Maxine Paetro have produced a fast-paced, actioned-packed thriller with a feminine touch that helps you relate to the characters, whilst hanging on the edge of your seat to find out who is behind it all.
The Authors: James Patterson & Maxine Paetro.
James Patterson is an American author and
philanthropist, a prolific and popular author, who is known for his thriller
and suspense novels. He has written over 140 books since 1976 and has sold over
380 million copies world-wide. He holds the New York Times #1 best seller
record – over 65 times!
Maxine Paetro is an American novelist who lives in New York. She has enjoyed a career at several New York advertising agencies and is an avid gardener. Her work includes fiction and non-fiction novels. 11 of her collaborations with James Patterson have made the best seller list.
Some of the other books written by the authors: James Patterson and Maxine Pietro have collaborated on 19 of the 21 Women’s Murder Club series novels thus far. 22 Seconds is their 20th. Together they have written some 30 novels.
Fans of the Women’s Murder Club series will not be disappointed by novel number 22, looking forward to number 23 - Christine E Hann
22 Seconds is published by Penguin Random House UK – 2022: ISBN: 978-1-52-912532-0
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