As the title suggests, this is the 10th book in the Women's Murder Club series, on which Patterson collaborates with other writers; in this particular case, with Maxine Paetro.
Recently married American detective Lindsey Boxer has been called to investigate an unusual crime. A teenage girl is found, abandoned, in the road. She is bleeding and on the verge of death. She's recently given birth but her baby is nowhere to be found.
Alongside Lindsey's case, a friend - Yuki Castellano - is prosecuting the case of a woman accused of murdering her husband. The case seems simple; the woman was found in the house, with the gun used in the killing, and with gun shot residue on her hands. The woman says that an intruder shot her husband, and she used the gun to fire shots to scare him away.
Neither case is what it seems. Lindsey uncovers evidence to suggest that the accused woman could be innocent and she struggles to find any evidence at all to help locate the teenager's missing baby. It quickly becomes clear that both the woman accused of murder, and the teenage mother, have secrets they're keeping close and that both have ways of confusing the investigations into the crimes that affect them.
Will Lindsey be able to solve both mysteries? Is the accused guilty or innocent of murder? Where is the baby?
James Patterson is a master of crime fiction, with numerous titles, including books for children, to his credit. When you pick up one of his books, you know just what you'll get. Well crafted plot lines, a knowledge of police and legal systems in the US and a way of building characters through their home lives, as well as through the crimes with which they are attached to the story. He does it with effortless ease and style.
For lovers of American crime/mystery, this is recommended
"10th Anniversary" is published by Arrow Books, ISBN 978 000 9957 07 45
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