The 24th Hour: A Women's Murder Club Thriller

By Maxine Paetro and James Patterson

In this thrilling novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson, Lindsay Boxer leads the Women's Murder Club in the high-profile murder investigation of a billionaire couple--will they still be standing when the clock strikes midnight?​ ​

Sergeant Lindsay Boxer, Medical Examiner Claire Washburn, Assistant District Attorney Yuki Castellano, and crime writer Cindy Thomas gather at one of San Francisco's finest restaurants to celebrate exciting news: Cindy is getting married.

Before they can raise their glasses, there's a disturbance in the restaurant. A woman has been assaulted. 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.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538710633
• ISBN13: 9781538710630
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 4.2" x 7.5"