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Title:

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Alternate title:

Twenty two seconds

Author:

Patterson, James, 1947- author.

Paetro, Maxine, author.

Series:

Women's murder club ;

Series Number:

22.

Summary:

SFPD Sergeant Lindsay Boxer has guns on her mind. There’s buzz of a last-ditch shipment of drugs and weapons crossing the Mexican border ahead of new restrictive gun laws. Before Lindsay can act, her top informant tips her to a case that hits disturbingly close to home. Former cops. Professional hits. All with the same warning scrawled on their bodies: You talk, you die. Now it’s Lindsay’s turn to choose. -- Amazon.

General Note:

Includes excerpts from "James Patterson" by James Patterson.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

360, 18 pages ; 25 cm.

Genre:

Detective and mystery fiction.

Thrillers (Fiction)

Subject Term:

Boxer, Lindsay (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.

Women's Murder Club (Imaginary organization) -- Fiction.

Women detectives -- Fiction.

Female friendship -- Fiction.

Drug traffic -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

San Francisco (Calif.) -- Fiction.

Author(s):

Paetro, Maxine,

Publisher:

Little, Brown and Company,

Publication Date:

2022

ISBN:

9780316499378

Publication Information:

New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2022.

Call Number:

PATTERSON

Holds: Copies:

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In this thriller from a #1 New York Times bestselling author, SFPD Sergeant Lindsay Boxer has guns on her mind and only twenty-two seconds until she loses her badge--or her life.

SFPD Sergeant Lindsay Boxer has guns on her mind.

There's buzz of a last-ditch shipment of drugs and weapons crossing the Mexican border ahead of new restrictive gun laws. Before Lindsay can act, her top informant tips her to a case that hits disturbingly close to home.

Former cops. Professional hits. All with the same warning scrawled on their bodies:

You talk, you die.

Now it's Lindsay's turn to choose.

Author Notes

Maxine Paetro is a novelist and a journalist. From 1975 through 1987 she was a recruiter and EVP creative department manager at several large New York City advertising agencies. In 1979 Paetro published her first book---How to Put Your Book Together and Get a Job in Advertising---which received its 4th revision in August 2010. She has co-authored many books with James Patterson for the New York Times bestselling Women's Murder Club Series, beginning with the fourth book, The 4th of July and the bestselling young adult Confessions Series . Maxine Paetro's title 11th Hour with James Patterson made The New York Times Best Seller List for 2012. Also, in 2013 her title 12th of Never with James Patterson made the New York Times Best Seller List. 15th Affair was written with James Patterson and is in the Murder Club series.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (1)

Library Journal Review

Patterson and Paetro are still going strong with this 22nd installment (following 21st Birthday) in the "Women's Murder Club" series. San Francisco homicide detective Lindsay Boxer is trying to stop a large drug and gun shipment from entering the United States from Mexico. Meanwhile, her journalist friend and member of the Club, Cindy Thomas, is kidnapped and beaten by criminals who want information about Lindsay. As the action heats up, police find corpses whose lips have been stapled together and "You talk, you die" written on their foreheads. In addition to the crime/mystery aspect of the novel, Patterson and Paetro explore the relationship between Lindsay and her husband, Joe, who is also working the case for the FBI. Lindsay faces a difficult choice--should she leave the case with Joe and go home to her young daughter, or stay and take down the gun-running and drug operation? Award-winning narrator January LaVoy employs her vocal skills to create distinct and memorable characterizations. Especially noteworthy is Lindsay's daughter, who is heartbreaking as she pleads for her mother to stay home. VERDICT This expertly narrated audio is a fast and entertaining listen. A solid installment in this ever-popular series.--Ilka Gordon