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21st Birthday

A young mother and baby daughter go missing (Women’s Murder Club 21)

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21st Birthday

By: James Patterson
Narrated by: January LaVoy
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Will she live to see her twenty-first birthday?

When a distraught mother pleads with reporter Cindy Thomas to investigate the disappearance of her daughter, Tara, and her baby granddaughter, Cindy goes straight to SFPD Sergeant Lindsay Boxer.

The prime suspect is Tara's husband, but he tells a conflicting story that paints Tara as a wayward wife, not a missing person.

Is this a tragic case of domestic violence? Or is the truth linked to a more complex network of killings?

As the case grows into something far bigger than any of them could have imagined, the Women's Murder Club will need to work together to unpick the truth from a web of lies.

PRAISE FOR THE WOMEN'S MURDER CLUB THRILLERS

'Smart characters, shocking twists . . . you count down to the very last page to discover what will happen next.' Lisa Gardner

'Packed with action . . . a compelling read with great set pieces and, most of all, that charismatic cast of characters.' Sun

'I couldn't turn the pages quick enough. Great plot, fantastic storytelling and characters that spring off the page - all the right ingredients for a thriller!' Heidi Perks

'Fast-moving, intricately plotted . . . Boxer steals the show as the tough cop with a good heart.' Mirror

'Terrific, high octane, really pacy . . . every scene is a film, every character real and every plot point leaves us breathless.' Jo Spain

© James Patterson 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

Crime Crime Thrillers Detective Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Marriage Murder Disappearance
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Critic Reviews

Patterson knows where our deepest fears are buried... there's no stopping his imagination. (NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW)
No one gets this big without natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. (LEE CHILD, bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series)
Patterson boils a scene down to a single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind. (MICHAEL CONNELLY)
James Patterson is the boss. End of. (IAN RANKIN, bestselling author of the Inspector Rebus series)
James Patterson is the gold standard by which all others are judged. (STEVE BERRY, bestselling author of the Colton Malone series)
Patterson is in a class by himself. (VANITY FAIR)
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Good performance but the story was only ok. I wanted more twists and turns in it.

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Best story from James Patterson and Maxene for a while. Couldn't put it down.

21 in womens murder club

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Well this was a bit different wasnt shore what direction this book was going to go I enjoyed it Thank you James Patterson💜 for the book and thank you January LaVay for reading to me 💜

21st Birthday by James Patterson

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Really enjoyed this kept me switching guesses till the end. Loved all the intertwined characters

Never sure

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This was a good story well read with familiar characters but the ending felt so rushed and for me was unsatisfactory.

Interesting story but didn’t like the ending

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