James Patterson with Andrew Gross: 3rd Degree

James Patterson with Andrew Gross: 3rd Degree (UK 2009)

From the Publisher:
AN EXPLOSION IN SAN FRANCISCO
Detective Lindsay Boxer is jogging along a beautiful San Francisco street as a ferocious blast rips through the neighbourhood. A townhouse owned by an internet magnate explodes into flames, three people die and a sinister note signed 'August Spies' is found at the scene.

Soon a wave of violence sweeps through the city - and it seems that whoever is behind it is intent on killing someone every three days.

CAN THE WOMEN'S MURDER CLUB SURVIVE?
Even more terrifying, the four friends who call themselves the Women's Murder Club discover that the killer has targeted one of them. And Lindsay learns that a member of the club is hiding a secret so dangerous and unbelievable that it could destroy them all.

James Patterson with Andrew Gross: 3rd Degree. Headline, ISBN: 9780755349289 (May, 2009), 356 p., £7.99.

James Patterson with Andrew Gross: 3rd Degree (USA 2005)

From the Publisher:
The Women's Murder Club returns in a shockingly suspenseful thriller. Plunging into a burning townhouse, Detective Lindsay Boxer discovers three dead bodies... and a mysterious message at the scene. When more corpses turn up, Lindsay asks her friends Claire Washburn of the medical examiner's office, Assistant D.A. Jill Bernhardt, and San Francisco Chronicle reporter Cindy Thomas to help her find a murderer who vows to kill every three days. Even more terrifying, he has targeted one of the four friends. Which one will it be?

James Patterson with Andrew Gross: 3rd Degree. A Women's Murder Club Novel. Grand Central Publishing, ISBN: 0446696641 (May, 2005), 360 p., $14.99.

James Patterson with Andrew Gross: 3rd Degree (UK 2005)

From the Publisher:
The No. 1 bestselling new mystery series of the past decade comes roaring back with 3RD DEGREE. a shockingly suspenseful thriller featuring The Women's Murder Club.

Detective Lindsay Boxer is jogging along a beautifulSan Francisco street as a ferocious blast rips through the neighbourhood. A townhouse owned by an internet magnate explodes into flames, three people die and a sinister note signed 'August Spies' is found at the scene. Soon a wave of violence sweeps through the city -- and it seems that whoever is behind it is intent on killing someone every three days.

Even more terrifying, the four friends who call themselves the Women's Murder Club discover that the killer has targeted one of them. And Lindsay learns that one member of the club is hiding a secret so dangerous and unbelievable that it could destroy them all.

Working with Andrew Gross, James Patterson delivers the breakneck pace and never-saw-it-coming plot twists that have made him the top-selling and most addictive thriller writer at work today. 3RD DEGREE is another searing and unforgettable thriller from this internationally acclaimed author.

James Patterson with Andrew Gross: 3rd Degree. Headline, ISBN: 0755300254 (February, 2005), 356 p., £6.99.

James Patterson with Andrew Gross: 3rd Degree (USA 2005)

From the Publisher:
Someone in the Women's Murder Club is about to die...
The Women's Murder Club returns in a shockingly suspenseful thriller. Plunging into a burning townhouse, Detective Lindsay Boxer discovers three dead bodies... and a mysterious message at the scene. When more corpses turn up, Lindsay asks her friends Claire Washburn of the medical examiner's office, Assistant D.A. Jill Bernhardt, and San Francisco Chronicle reporter Cindy Thomas to help her find a murderer who vows to kill every three days. Even more terrifying, he has targeted one of the four friends. Which one will it be?

James Patterson with Andrew Gross: 3rd Degree. Warner Books, ISBN: 0446614831 (January, 2005), 360 p., $7.99.

James Patterson with Andrew Gross: 3rd Degree (UK 2004)

From the Publisher:
THE NO. 1 BESTSELLING NEW MYSTERY SERIES OF THE PAST DECADE COMES ROARING BACK WITH 3RD DEGREE. A SHOCKINGLY SUSPENSEFUL THRILLER FEATURING THE WOMEN'S MURDER CLUB

Detective Lindsay Boxer is jogging along a beautiful San Francisco street as a fiery explosion rips through the neighbourhood. A townhouse owned by an internet millionaire is immediatelv engulfed in flames, and when Lindsay plunges inside to search for survivors, she finds three people dead. A child who lived in the house cannot be found - and a mysterious message at the scene leaves Lindsay and the San Francisco Police Department completely baffled.

Then a prominent businessman is found murdered in bizarre circumstances with another mysterious message left behind by the killer. Lindsay asks her friends Clare Washburn of the medical examiners office, assistant D.A. Jill Bernhardt, and Chronicle reporter Cindy Thomas, to help her figure out who is committing these murders - and why they are intent on killing someone every three days.

Even more terrifying, the four friends who call themselves the Women's Murder Club discover that the killer has targeted one of them.

While the investigation rages furiously, Lindsay works very closely with a Federal officer assigned to the case. At the same time, she learns that one member of the Women's Murder Club is hiding a secret so dangerous and unbelievable that it could destroy them all.

James Patterson with Andrew Gross: 3rd Degree. Headline, ISBN: 0755300238 (March, 2004), 278 p., Hardcover £17.99, Paperback £10.99.

James Patterson with Andrew Gross: 3rd Degree (USA 2004)

From the Publisher:
The #1 bestselling new mystery series of the past decade comes roaring back with 3rd Degree, a shockingly suspenseful thriller featuring the Women's Murder Club.

ONE OF JAMES PATTERSON'S BEST LOVED HEROINES IS ABOUT TO DIE
Detective Lindsay Boxer is jogging along a beautiful San Francisco street when a fiery explosion rips through the neighborhood. A town house owned by an Internet millionaire is immediately engulfed in flames, and when Lindsay plunges inside to search for survivors, she finds three people dead. An infant who lived in the house cannot be found - and a mysterious message at the scene leaves Lindsay and the San Francisco Police Department completely baffled.

Then a prominent businessman is found murdered under bizarre circumstances, with another mysterious message left behind by the killer. Lindsay asks her friends Claire Washburn of the medical examiner's office, Assistant D.A. Jill Bernhardt, and Chronicle reporter Cindy Thomas to help her figure out who is committing these murders - and why they are intent on killing someone every three days.

Even more terrifying, the killer has targeted one of the four friends who call themselves the Women's Murder Club. Which one will it be?

While the investigation rages furiously, Lindsay works very closely with a federal officer assigned to the case. At the same time, she learns that one member of the Women's Murder Club is hiding a secret so dangerous and unbelievable that it could destroy them all.

James Patterson with Andrew Gross: 3rd Degree. Little, Brown, & Co., ISBN: 0316603570 (January, 2004), 341 p., $26.95.