When Michael Campion, the beloved teenage son of a past governor, mysteriously disappears, Detective Lindsay Boxer becomes embroiled in discovering if the famous boy, born with an incurable heart defect, is alive or dead. A break in the case leads to a sensational trial -- with a most intense outcome.
At the same time all this is going on, Lindsay and her partner, Rich Conklin, are also trying to apprehend the vicious killer(s) who's torching extravagant homes with the affluent owners still inside. Lindsay calls on her friends in the Women's Murder Club -- Claire, Cindy and Yuki -- for help in ascertaining the identity of the arsonist(s). This places them all in danger as they come closer to the truth.
James Patterson and Maxine Paetro give readers another great addition to this thrilling suspense series.
A terrible fire in a wealthy suburban home leaves a
married couple dead and Detective Lindsay Boxer and her
partner Rich Conklin searching for clues. And after
California's golden boy, Michael Campion has been missing
for a month, there finally seems to be a lead in his case --
a very devastating lead.As fire after fire consume
couples in wealthy, comfortable homes, Lindsay and the
Murder Club must race to find the arsonists responsible
and get to the bottom of Michael Campion's disappearance.
But suddenly the fires are raging too close to
home.Frightened for her life and torn between two
men, Lindsay must find a way to solve the most daunting
dilemmas she's ever faced -- at work and at home.
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