25 Alive by James Patterson

25 Alive

A Women's Murder Club Thriller

James Patterson, Maxine Paetro

Little, Brown and Company · Print & ebook · April 28, 2025

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Who it’s for
A fast, familiar hit of procedural suspense with a collector’s-streak of menace.
Genres
Women Detectives, Police Procedurals, Crime Fiction
Published
Little, Brown and Company, April 28, 2025

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About this book

Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller! Sergeant Lindsay Boxer, medical examiner Claire Washburn, Assistant District Attorney Yuki Castellano, and crime reporter Cindy Thomas investigate the shocking murder of a former SFPD chief in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, in this thriller from the world's #1 bestselling author.

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“Those who haven’t read any of the novels in the Women’s Murder Club series are cheating themselves.” —BookReporter SFPD homicide detective Lindsay Boxer knows her way around a crime scene. But nothing can prepare her for the shock of recognition: the victim is Warren Jacobi, Lindsay’s onetime partner who rose to chief of police. A top investigator until the end, Jacobi managed to leave Lindsay a clue. Following a trail of evidence along the west coast, the Women’s Murder Club pledges to avenge Jacobi’s death before the killer can take another one of their own.

Fast-Track Suspense

A fast, familiar hit of procedural suspense with a collector’s-streak of menace.

Come here for

  • Women's Murder Club momentum
  • crime-serial snap and pace

Expect

  • mystery-first tension
  • chapter-end cliffhangers

Where it sits

Police Procedurals62%
Women Detectives51%
Crime Fiction25%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Police Procedurals
  • Women Detectives
  • Suspense
  • Crime Fiction
Authors
James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Published
April 28, 2025
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Police Procedurals