2nd Chance Contributor(s): Patterson, James (Author), Gross, Andrew (Other) |
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ISBN: 0316695971 ISBN-13: 9780316695978 Publisher: Little Brown and Company OUR PRICE: $31.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2002 Annotation: Lindsay, a homicide inspector in the city's police department... Claire, a medical examiner...Jill, an assistant D.A...and Cindy, a reporter on the crime desk of the San Francisco Chronicle, now look for a criminal who has sprayed bullets into a crowd of choir boys and girls leaving a San Francisco church. Miraculously -- or was it the intention of the shooter? -- only one child dies. Then the killer strikes again, leaving his mystifying calling card -- and the body of an elderly woman. The unorthodox allegiances of Lindsay and her friends lead them close to their prey. But nothing can prepare them for the twisted logic behind his choice of victims. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2001038725 |
Series: Women's Murder Club |
Physical Information: 1.46" H x 6.3" W x 9.24" (1.90 lbs) 512 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - West Coast - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Geographic Orientation - California - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 69429 Reading Level: 4.4 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 11.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A brutal madman sprays bullets into a crowd of children leaving a San Francisco church. Miraculously-or was it intentionally?-only one person dies. Then an elderly black woman is hung. Police homicide inspector Lindsay Boxer senses a connection and together with medical examiner Claire, assistant D. A. Jill, and Chronicle reporter Cindy, finds a link that sends a chill through the entire nation. This killer's motives are unspeakable. A Main Selection of The Literary Guild(R), of Book-of-the-Month Club(R), of Doubleday Book Club(R), and of The Mystery Guild(R) |