James Patterson: 1st to Die (UK 2011)

From the Publisher:
As the only woman homicide inspector in San Francisco, Lindsay Boxer has to be tough. But nothing she has seen prepares her for the horror of the honeymoon murders, when a brutal maniac begins viciously slaughtering newly wed couples on their wedding nights. Lindsay is sickened by the deaths, but her determination to bring the murderer to justice is threatened by her own personal tragedy. So she turns to Claire, a leading coroner, Cindy, a journalist and Jill, a top attorney, for help with both her crises, and the Women's Murder Club is born.

James Patterson: 1st to Die. The adrenaline-fuelled first novel in the Women's Murder Club series. Headline, ISBN: 9780755387052 (June, 2011), eBook, 1.19 MB (ca. 464 p.), £6.99 (?).

James Patterson: 1st to Die (UK 2009)

From the Publisher:
Ist to Die is the electrifying first novel in an explosive series from mega-bestseller James Patterson, creator of Alex Cross, one of the most popular series characters in thriller fiction.

THE HONEYMOON MURDERS
As the only woman homicide inspector in San Franciso, Lindsay Boxer has to be tough. But nothing has prepared her for the brutal maniac who has begun a killing spree -- slaughtering newlywed couples. Lindsay is sickened by the deaths, but her determination to bring the murderer to justice is threatened by a personal tragedy. So she turns to Claire Washburn, a coroner, Cindy Thomas, a journalist, and Jill Bernhardt, an attorney, for help with both cases.

THE WOMEN'S MURDER CLUB IS BORN

James Patterson: 1st to Die. The adrenaline-fuelled first novel in the Women's Murder Club series. Headline, ISBN: 9780755349265 (March, 2009), 453 p., £7.99.

James Patterson: 1st to Die (USA 2005)

From the Publisher:
Enjoy the riveting debut of The Women's Murder Club -James Patterson's most exciting series ever. In San Francisco newlyweds are being stalked- and slaughtered. Enter four unforgettable women, all friends... Lindsay, a homicide inspector in the city's police department... Claire, a medical examiner... Jill, an assistant D.A... and Cindy, a reporter who has just started working the crime desk of the San Francisco Chronicle. Joining forces, pooling their talents, courage, and brains, they have one goal: to find, trap, and outwit the most diabolical and terrifying killer ever imagined.

James Patterson: 1st to Die. A Women's Murder Club Novel. Grand Central Publishing, ISBN: 0446696617 (May, 2005), 424 p., $16.00.

James Patterson: 1st to Die (UK 2002)

From the Publisher:
Ist to Die is the electrifying first novel in an explosive series from megabestselling James Patterson, the creator of Alex Cross - one of the most popular series characters in thriller fiction.

As the only woman homicide inspector in San Franciso, Lindsay Boxer has to be tough. But nothing has prepared her for the honeymoon murders.

A brutal maniac who has begun a killing spree -- slaughtering newlywed couples. Lindsay is sickened by the deaths, but her determination to bring the murderer to justice is threatened by a personal tragedy. So she turns to Claire, a coroner, Cindy, a journalist, and Jill, an attorney, for help with both crises: and the women's murder club is born.

James Patterson: 1st to Die. Headline, ISBN: 0747266905 (April, 2002), 448 p., £6.99.

James Patterson: 1st to Die (USA 2002)

From the Publisher:
You're about to begin James Patterson's most exciting thriller yet. In San Francisco newlyweds are being stalked -- and slaughtered. Enter four unforgettable women, all friends... Lindsay, a homicide inspector in the citys police department... Claire, a medical examiner... Jill, an assistant D.A... and Cindy, a reporter who has just started working the crime desk of the San Francisco Chronicle. Joining forces, pooling their talents, courage, and brains, they have one goal. To find, trap, and outwit the most diabolical and terrilying killer ever imagined.

James Patterson: 1st to Die. Warner Vision, ISBN: 0446610038 (February, 2002), 471 p., $7.99.

James Patterson: 1st to Die (UK 2001)

From the Publisher:
Ist to Die is the electrifying first novel in a thrilling new series from megabestselling James Patterson. The creator of Alex Cross - one of the most popular series characters in thriller fiction - now introduces Lindsay Boxer and the Women's Murder Club, whose fight against the criminal mind has only just begun.

The killer had Imagined this moment, this exquisite scene, so many times.
'Congratulations,' the killer muttered, handing over the champagne. He stared at the man in the open tuxedo shirt with a black the dangling around his neck.
The groom barely looked at him as he inspected the brightly ribboned box.
'Any card?' he said, fumbling in his pants pocket for a tip.
'Only this, sir.'
The killer stepped forward and plunged a knife deeply into the groom's chest.
'For the man who has everything,' he said.

As the only woman homicide inspector in San Francisco, Lindsay Boxer has to be tough. But nothing has prepared her for the honeymoon murders.

A brutal maniac begins a killing spree - slaughtering newlywed couples - and Lindsay takes on the case. She is sickened by the deaths, but her determination to bring the murderer to justice is threatened by a personal tragedy. So she turns to Claire, a coroner, Cindy, a journalist, and Jill, an attorney, for help with both crises: and the Women's Murder Club is born.

James Patterson: 1st to Die. Headline, ISBN: 0747263477 (April, 2001), 343 p., Hardcover £16.99, Paperback £9.99.

James Patterson: 1st to Die (USA 2001)

From the Publisher:
Ist to Die is a dazzlingly powerful new thriller by master suspense novelist James Patterson, the #1 bestselling author of Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider.

Four women-four friends-share a determination to stop a killer who has been stalking newlyweds in San Francisco. Each one holds a piece of the puzzle: Lindsay Boxer is a homicide inspector in the San Francisco Police Department, Claire Washburn is a medical examiner, Jill Bernhardt is an assistant D.A., and Cindy Thomas just started working the crime desk of the San Francisco Chronicle.

But the usual procedures aren't bringing them any closer to stopping the killings. So these women form a Women's Murder Club to collaborate outside the box and pursue the case by sidestepping their bosses and giving one another a hand.

The four women develop intense bonds as they pursue a killer whose crimes have stunned an entire city. Working together, they track down the most terrifying and unexpected killer they have ever encountered-before a shocking conclusion in which everything they knew turns out to be devastatingly wrong.

Full of the breathtaking drama and unforgettable emotions for which James Patterson is famous, 1st to Die is the start of a blazingly fast-paced and sensationally entertaining new series of crime thrillers.

James Patterson: 1st to Die. Little, Brown, & Co., ISBN: 0316666009 (March, 2001), 424 p., $26.95.