Book description
A psychopathic killer targets San Francisco's most innocent and vulnerable.
A young mother and her infant child are ruthlessly gunned down while
returning to their car in the garage of a shopping mall. There are no
witnesses, and Detective Lindsay Boxer is left with only one shred of
evidence: a cryptic message scrawled across the windshield in
blood-red lipstick.
The same night, the wife of A-list actor Marcus Dowling walks in on
a cat burglar who is about to steal millions of dollars' worth of
precious jewels. In just seconds there is an empty safe, a lifeless
body, and another mystery that throws San Francisco into hysteria.
Before Lindsay and her friends can piece together either case, one
of the killers forces Lindsay to put her own life on the line - but is
it enough to save the city?
JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling
writers of all time. He is the author of some of the most popular
series of the past decade - the Alex Cross, Women's Murder Club and
Detective Michael Bennett novels - and he has written many other
number one bestsellers including romance novels and stand-alone
thrillers. He lives in Florida with his wife and son.
James is passionate about encouraging children to read. Inspired by
his own son who was a reluctant reader, he also writes a range of
books specifically for young readers. James has formed a partnership
with the National Literacy Trust, an independent, UK-based charity
that changes lives through literacy. In 2010, he was voted Author of
the Year at the Children's Choice Book Awards in New York.
