25 Alive: A Women's Murder Club Thriller

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Sergeant Lindsay Boxer, medical examiner Claire Washburn, Assistant District Attorney Yuki Castellano, and crime reporter Cindy Thomas investigate the shocking murder of a former SFPD chief in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, in this thriller from the world's #1 bestselling author.

"Those who haven't read any of the novels in the Women's Murder Club series are cheating themselves." --BookReporter

SFPD homicide detective Lindsay Boxer knows her way around a crime scene.

But nothing can prepare her for the shock of recognition: the victim is Warren Jacobi, Lindsay's onetime partner who rose to chief of police.

A top investigator until the end, Jacobi managed to leave Lindsay a clue.

Following a trail of evidence along the west coast, the Women's Murder Club pledges to avenge Jacobi's death before the killer can take another one of their own.

Author: James Patterson,Maxine Paetro
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Published: 03/24/2026
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 8.18h x 5.57w x 0.97d
ISBN13: 9781538758809
ISBN10: 1538758806
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Thrillers | Suspense
- Fiction | Mystery & Detective | Police Procedural
- Fiction | Mystery & Detective | Women Sleuths

About the Author
James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time and the creator of such unforgettable characters and series as Alex Cross, the Women's Murder Club, Jane Smith, and Maximum Ride. He has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton, Dolly Parton, and Michael Crichton, as well as collaborated on #1 bestselling nonfiction, including The Idaho Four, Walk in My Combat Boots, and Filthy Rich. Patterson has told the story of his own life in the #1 bestselling autobiography James Patterson by James Patterson. He is the recipient of an Edgar Award, ten Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal.
Maxine Paetro is a novelist who has collaborated with James Patterson on the bestselling Women's Murder Club, Private, and Confessions series; Woman of God; and other stand-alone novels. She lives with her husband, John, in New York.