4th of July

Afterlosingoneofitsown,LindsayBoxerandtheWomensMurderClubmakeacourageousreturnfortheirfourthandmostchillingcaseever--onethatcouldeasilybetheirlast.Ayounggirliskilledincrossfireafteraroutinearrestgoesterriblywrong,andLt.LindsayBoxerhastodefendherselfagainstachargeofpolicebrutality.Inalandmarktrialthattransfixesthenation,Lindsayfightstosavehercareerandhersanity.Whileawaitingtrial,LindsayescapestothebeautifultownofHalfMoonBay,butthepeacefulcommunitythereisreelingfromastringofunspeakablemurders.WorkingwithherfriendsintheWomensMurderClub,Lindsayfindsalinkbetweenthesekillingsandacasesheworkedonyearsbeforeanunsolvedmurderthathashauntedhereversince.Assummercomesintofullswing,Lindsaybattlesforherlifeontwofronts:beforeajudgeandjuryashertrialcomestoaclimax,andfacingunknownadversarieswhowilldoanythingtokeepherfromthetruthaboutthekillings--includingkillingagain.Itallcomestoaheadbeforethebigannual4thofJulycelebrationonthewaterfrontatHalfMoonBay.Pattersonfine-tunesthetensionlikeneverbeforeinthisheart-racingnewnovelinthebestsellingdetectiveseriestodebutinyears.