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Women's Murder Club Books In Order (Full List)

Women's Murder Club is a series of 27 books by James Patterson. The first book published in the series is 1st to Die in 2000. Here is a complete list of Women's Murder Club books in order.

Last update: October 18, 2026

1. 1st to Die (2000)

1st to Die book cover

So these women form a Women's Murder Club to collaborate outside the box and pursue the case by sidestepping their bosses and giving one another a hand.

  • πŸ“‡ 432 Pages
  • πŸ“ 108,000 - 129,600 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 14 Hours Reading Time

2. 2nd Chance (2002)

2nd Chance book cover

Miraculously-or was it intentionally?-only one person dies. A violent madman sprays bullets into a crowd of children leaving a San Francisco church.

  • πŸ“‡ 400 Pages
  • πŸ“ 100,000 - 120,000 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 13 Hours Reading Time

3. 3rd Degree (2004)

3rd Degree book cover

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.

  • πŸ“‡ 360 Pages
  • πŸ“ 90,000 - 108,000 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 12 Hours Reading Time

4. 4th of July (2005)

4th of July book cover

A young girl is killed in the crossfire after a routine arrest goes terribly wrong, and Lt.

  • πŸ“‡ 435 Pages
  • πŸ“ 108,750 - 130,500 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 15 Hours Reading Time

5. The 5th Horseman (2006)

The 5th Horseman book cover

While the hospital wages an explosive court battle that grips the entire nation, the Women's Murder Club hunts for a merciless killer among its esteemed medical staff.

  • πŸ“‡ 410 Pages
  • πŸ“ 102,500 - 123,000 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 14 Hours Reading Time

6. The 6th Target (2007)

The 6th Target book cover

When a horrifying attack leaves one of the four members of the Women's Murder Club struggling for her life, the others fight to keep a madman behind bars before anyone else is hurt.

  • πŸ“‡ 400 Pages
  • πŸ“ 100,000 - 120,000 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 13 Hours Reading Time

7. 7th Heaven (2008)

7th Heaven book cover

After California's golden boy, Michael Campion has been missing for a month, there finally seems to be a lead in his case--a devastating lead.

  • πŸ“‡ 376 Pages
  • πŸ“ 94,000 - 112,800 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 13 Hours Reading Time

8. The 8th Confession (2009)

The 8th Confession book cover

Finally, the killer pinpoints the ideal moment, and it's the perfect murder. As Detective Lindsay Boxer checks the high-profile murder, someone else is found violent executed--a preacher with a message of hope for the homeless.

  • πŸ“‡ 366 Pages
  • πŸ“ 91,500 - 109,800 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 12 Hours Reading Time

9. The 9th Judgment (2010)

The 9th Judgment book cover

The most exciting Women's Murder Club novel everLindsay spends every waking hour working with her partner, Rich--and her desire for him threatens to tear apart both her engagement and the Women's Murder Club.

  • πŸ“‡ 355 Pages
  • πŸ“ 88,750 - 106,500 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 12 Hours Reading Time

10. 10th Anniversary (2011)

10th Anniversary book cover

Lindsay learns that not only is there no trace of the criminals, but that the victim may be keeping secrets as well.

  • πŸ“‡ 416 Pages
  • πŸ“ 104,000 - 124,800 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 14 Hours Reading Time

11. 11th Hour (2012)

11th Hour book cover

Investigating the murder of a millionaire who was killed with a weapon linked to the deaths of four San Francisco criminals.

  • πŸ“‡ 393 Pages
  • πŸ“ 98,250 - 117,900 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 13 Hours Reading Time

12. 12th of Never (2013)

12th of Never book cover

A rising star football player for the San Francisco 49ers is the prime suspect in a grisly murder. And an eccentric English professor has been having nightmares about a violent murder he's convinced is real.

  • πŸ“‡ 432 Pages
  • πŸ“ 108,000 - 129,600 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 14 Hours Reading Time

13. Unlucky 13 (2014)

Unlucky 13 book cover

De vriendinnen van de'Women's Murder Club' krijgen het aan de stok met een oude bekende, een buikbom-moordenaar en zestien terroristen aan boord van een cruiseschip naar Alaska.

  • πŸ“‡ 461 Pages
  • πŸ“ 115,250 - 138,300 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 15 Hours Reading Time

14. 14th Deadly Sin (2015)

14th Deadly Sin book cover

In fact (for a change), things seem to be going well for all the members of the Women's Murder Club as they gather to celebrate San Francisco Medical Examiner Claire Washburn's birthday.

  • πŸ“‡ 367 Pages
  • πŸ“ 91,750 - 110,100 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 12 Hours Reading Time

15. 15th Affair (2016)

15th Affair book cover

The Women's Murder Club takes the case behind "15th Affair".

  • πŸ“‡ 351 Pages
  • πŸ“ 87,750 - 105,300 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 12 Hours Reading Time

16. 16th Seduction (2017)

16th Seduction book cover

Still reeling from her husband's betrayal, Lindsay Boxer checks a wave of possibly unnatural heart attacks claiming the lives of seemingly unrelated victims while assisting the prosecution of a bomber with a hostile defense.

  • πŸ“‡ 350 Pages
  • πŸ“ 87,500 - 105,000 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 12 Hours Reading Time

17. The 17th Suspect (2018)

The 17th Suspect book cover

She suffers unsettling medical symptoms, and her friends and confidantes in the Women's Murder Club warn Lindsay against taking the crimes too much to heart.

  • πŸ“‡ 384 Pages
  • πŸ“ 96,000 - 115,200 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 13 Hours Reading Time

18. The 18th Abduction (2019)

The 18th Abduction book cover

Detective Lindsay Boxer and her husband Joe Molinari team up to protect San Francisco from an international war criminal in the newest Women's Murder Club thriller, and to solve the School Night case.

  • πŸ“‡ 416 Pages
  • πŸ“ 104,000 - 124,800 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 14 Hours Reading Time

19. The 19th Christmas (2019)

The 19th Christmas book cover

As the holidays approach, Detective Lindsay Boxer and her friends are celebrating the fact that crime is down. Soon, a criminal known only as "Loman" shows up in the headlines.

  • πŸ“‡ 368 Pages
  • πŸ“ 92,000 - 110,400 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 12 Hours Reading Time

20. The 20th Victim (2020)

The 20th Victim book cover

The Women's Murder Club takes the case behind "The 20th Victim".

  • πŸ“‡ 432 Pages
  • πŸ“ 108,000 - 129,600 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 14 Hours Reading Time

21. 21st Birthday (2021)

21st Birthday book cover

The Women's Murder Club takes the case behind "21st Birthday".

  • πŸ“‡ 416 Pages
  • πŸ“ 104,000 - 124,800 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 14 Hours Reading Time

22. 22 Seconds (2022)

22 Seconds book cover

The Women's Murder Club takes the case behind "22 Seconds".

  • πŸ“‡ 400 Pages
  • πŸ“ 100,000 - 120,000 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 13 Hours Reading Time

23. The 23rd Midnight (2023)

The 23rd Midnight book cover

Lindsay Boxer and the Women's Murder Club open a murder case that the earlier club books do not share.

  • πŸ“‡ 400 Pages
  • πŸ“ 100,000 - 120,000 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 13 Hours Reading Time

24. The 24th Hour (2024)

The 24th Hour book cover

The Women's Murder Club takes the case behind "The 24th Hour".

  • πŸ“‡ 384 Pages
  • πŸ“ 96,000 - 115,200 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 13 Hours Reading Time

25. 25 Alive (2025)

25 Alive book cover

The Women's Murder Club takes the case behind "25 Alive".

  • πŸ“‡ 368 Pages
  • πŸ“ 92,000 - 110,400 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 12 Hours Reading Time

26. 26 Beauties (2026)

26 Beauties book cover

An uninvited guest crashes the Women’s Murder Club's party: a concerned father seeking investigative reporter Cindy Thomas’s help in locating his missing daughter. SFPD’s Sergeant Lindsay Boxer's best friend, Claire Washburn, is named medical examiner of the year.

  • πŸ“‡ 432 Pages
  • πŸ“ 108,000 - 129,600 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 14 Hours Reading Time

27. 27 Stars (2027)

27 Stars book cover

The Women's Murder Club takes the case behind "27 Stars".

  • πŸ“‡ 400 Pages
  • πŸ“ 100,000 - 120,000 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 13 Hours Reading Time