3rd Degree

Detective Lindsay Boxer and Assistant District Attorney Jill Bernhardt are enjoying a quiet afternoon in San Francisco when a townhouse across the street explodes in flames. A sinister note signed August Spies is found at the scene of the disaster, and the body of an infant who was asleep in the house at the time of the explosion cannot be found. Soon a wave of violent incidents, all with links to political terrorism and involving August Spies, sweeps through the city. An upcoming economic summit of the worlds most powerful nations will surely be a target. And its up to the Womens Murder Club to get to the bottom of the violence before its too late. Delivering the breakneck pace and never-saw-it-coming plot twists that have made James Patterson the most addictive writer at work today, 3rd DEGREE is another searing and unforgettable thriller from the nations 1 bestselling suspense writer.