Detective Lindsay Boxers investigation into the disappearance of three teachers escalates from missing persons to murder in this shocking Womens Murder Club thriller Lisa Gardner 1 NYT bestselling author. For a trio of colleagues an innocent night out after class ends in a deadly torture session. They vanish without a clue until a body turns up. With the safety of San Franciscos entire school system at stake Lindsay has never been under more pressure. As the chief of police and the press clamor for an arrest in the school night case Lindsay turns to her best friend investigative journalist Cindy Thomas. Together Lindsay and Cindy take a new approach to the case and unexpected facts about the victims leave them stunned. While Lindsay is engrossed in her investigation her husband Joe meets an Eastern European woman who claims to have seen a notorious war criminal long presumed dead from her home country. Before Lindsay can verify the womans statement Joes mystery informant joins the ranks of the missing women. Lindsay Joe and the entire Womens Murder Club must pull together to protect their city and one another not from a ghost but from a true monster. show more