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In "The 8th Confession" the glitz of San Francisco’s high society is shattered when celebrated couple Isa and Ethan Bailey are killed in a crime that leaves no evidence. As Detective Lindsay Boxer probes the case, another death surfaces—a preacher whose message of hope for the homeless is brutally cut short. Reporter Cindy Thomas pushes the story forward, revealing layers of the preacher’s past that most people had never seen. The investigations converge, forcing the Women’s Murder Club to confront their toughest challenge yet: personal ties that may jeopardize the bond that kept them together. The novel delivers fast‑paced twists and stark revelations that only James Patterson can deliver.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: James Patterson
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