Author:James Patterson,Carolyn McCormick
Behind the closed doors of San Francisco's grandest mansions, beautiful people party the nights away in a heady mix of money, drugs, drink and sex. But the rich and famous aren't the only ones with the keys to these most exclusive of addresses, someone else is intent on crashing the party.
A rock star, a fashion designer, a software tycoon and a millionaire heiress. Each is glamourous, stunningly attractive and incredibly rich, but their similarities don't end there, they have something else in common too. They are all dead.
Just as the rich and famous are the talk of the town when they're alive, interest in them certainly doesn't die when they do, and Detective Lindsay Boxer is quickly assigned to the case. In stark contrast, few people seem as interested when a local hero, Bagman Jesus, is brutally murdered. Reporter Cindy Thomas soon becomes interested in his story: his work with the homeless of San Francisco was admirable. He was loved by so many - who would want to kill him? Could the down-and-out Samaritan have been hiding a dark secret?
It isn't just Cindy who has questions that need answering, Lindsay fiercely depends on Claire's help to crack her case. Both seek guidance from their friends, but in doing so, they are forced to confront feelings they'd buried away. Things aren't so simple for Yuki either, as she falls quite literally head over heels in love; but the man of her dreams isn't quite who he seems.
The Women's Murder Club need each other more than ever but with tensions running high will the friends be strong enough to stick together or will the strain tear them apart?
Tightly structured and compelling ... You don't want to meet Jack Taylor in person, but if you're a crime fan, you do want to read every book he features in.
—— Irish Times for PRIESTKen Bruen is finally getting his due. Priest is grimy, brooding, pawkily funny and wholly original. Great.
—— Observer for PRIESTA gripping story of guilt and redemption.
—— Independent on Sunday for CROSSA compelling portrait of a haunted man.
—— Guardian for CROSSSanctuary...packs a powerful punch. Taylor's alcoholic self-disgust is utterly convincing, and the supporting low life characters in the story are deftly and vibrantly drawn through pared-to-the-bone prose. Unforgettable.
—— Irish IndependentHill's is a welcome new voice, confident and sassy, and, most importantly of all, she tells a great story
—— Mark BillinghamA book that's impossible to put down
—— Sport MagazineThe most riotously funny writing on golf, sex and violence since the police report on a certain golfer's marital dispute
—— News of the WorldJo Nesbo is no ordinary writer
—— Sunday TelegraphInteresting and exciting... Hole and his author provide unusually good reading
—— Literary ReviewThrilling
—— Daily ExpressThe Redeemer is an enjoyable chilly manhunt through Oslo's wintery streets
—— The ObserverJo Nesbo has been gradually climbing the competitive league of Nordic crime writers. With The Redeemer he's touching the summit
—— The Times