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It is a wild race against time as Lieutenant Lindsay Boxer and the newest member of the Women's Murder Club, attorney Yuki Castellano, lead an investigation into a string of mysterious patient deaths--and reveal a hospital administration determined to shield its reputation at all costs. And... read more

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  • “"Lunch is served, baby girl. Nature's most perfect food. Pizza."”
    Claire Washburn
  • “"I took the stairs," Claire said, dropping into the chair, beginning to carve up the pie."Well, give them back. We're gonna need them later."”
    Claire and Lindsay (respectively)
  • “"Your girlfriend," Conklin said, his voice colored with wonder. "Bro, your girlfriend was a man."”
    Rich Conklin
  • “'When my dad came home from the war, he was changed in many ways. He told my mom about the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Famine, Death, Pestilence, and War - you know. But he said the Fifth Horseman was MAN, and that MAN was the most dangerous of all. You got Garza, Lindsay. You got the Fifth Horseman."”
    Yuki Castellano
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  • Jessie Falk was asleep in her hospital bed, floating on a Percocet lake of cool light.
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  • The Night Walker came forward and bent low over the hospital bed.
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  • sibilance of tires speeding over the wet pavement five stories below on Pine Street. “Good night, princess.”
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  • Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse—Famine, Death, Pestilence, and War—you know. But he said the Fifth Horseman was Man, and that Man was the most dangerous of all.
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First Sentence edit see section history

Rain was drumming hard against the windows when the midnight-to-8:00 rounds began at San Francisco Municipal Hospital.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Prologue: THE MIDNIGHT HOUR Chapters 1-2

Part I: MALICE AFORETHOUGHT Chapters 3-33

Part II: MURDER, MURDER EVERYWHERE Chapters 34-45

Part III: IN SEARCH OF CAR GIRLS Chapters 46-64

Part IV: SHOW GIRLS Chapters 65-79

Part V: ONE-STOP SHOPPING chapters 80-104

Part VI: THE VERDICT Chapters 102-138

Epilogue: UNFINISHED BUSINESS Chapter 139

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 5 of 11 in Women's Murder Club. (standard series)

Preceded by 4th of July, and followed by The 6th Target.

This is book 10 of 11 in Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels In 2006. (authoritative list)

Preceded by Beach Road.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. James Patterson (Author)
  2. Maxine Paetro (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Country: USA
Publication Date: 13 February 2006
ISBN: 0316159778
Page Count: 468

Classification edit see section history

  • Library of Congress: PS3566.A822 A6154 2006
  • Dewey: 813.54

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Adults

Violence

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