James Patterson & Maxine Paetro: The 24th Hour (USA 2023)

From the Publisher:
Murders are happening all over San Francisco, and the stress on the Women's Murder Club has never been higher. How can the Club survive?
Sergeant Lindsay Boxer, Medical Examiner Claire Washburn, Assistant District Attorney Yuki Castellano, and crime writer Cindy Thomas are gathered at one of San Francisco's finest restaurants to celebrate a birthday and a wedding.

Before they can raise their glasses, a violent assault breaks out.

Claire examines the victim. Lindsay makes an arrest. Yuki takes the case. Cindy covers it.

The legal strategy is complicated by gaps in the plaintiff's memory -- and the shocking reason behind her ever-changing testimony.

As Yuki leads the prosecution, Lindsay chases down a high-society killer whose target practice may leave the Women's Murder Club short a bridesmaid... or two.

James Patterson & Maxine Paetro: The 24th Hour. The New Women's Murder Club Novel. Little, Brown, & Co., ISBN: 9780316403085 (May, 2024), 368 p., $30.00, eBook 14.99.

James Patterson & Maxine Paetro: The 24th Hour (UK 2024)

From the Publisher:
The thrilling new instalment in the globally bestselling Women's Murder Club series.

Trouble is never far away...
The Women's Murder Club is out celebrating an engagement at San Francisco's finest restaurant when a blood-curdling scream interrupts the festivities.

They soon discover a young woman who has been the victim of a violent assault. Sergeant Lindsay Boxer makes an arrest. Assistant District Attorney Yuki Castellano takes the case.

But assigning blame is made impossible due to the victim's chaotic version of events - and the shocking reason behind her ever-changing memory.

As Yuki argues the toughest case of her career, Lindsay must chase down a high-society killer whose target practice may leave the Women's Murder Club short a bridesmaid... or two.

James Patterson & Maxine Paetro: The 24th Hour. A Women's Murder Club Thriller. Century, ISBN: 9781529136777 (February, 2024), 420 p., £20.00, eBook £9.99.