Publisher, Time Warner Audiobooks (October 2008)

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A young mother is recuperating in a San Francisco hospital when she suddenly struggles for breath. The hospital's doctors are mystified by her death. How did this happen?

When a horrifying attack leaves one of the four members of the Women's Murder Club struggling for her life, the others fight to keep a madman behind bars before anyone else is hurt. And Lindsay Boxer and her new partner in the San Francisco police department run flat-out to stop a series of kidnappings that has electrified the city: children are being plucked off the streets together with their nanny— but the kidnappers aren't demanding ransom.

Amid uncertainty and rising panic, Lindsay juggles the possibility of a new love with an unsolvable investigation, and the knowledge that one member of the club could be on the brink of death. And just when everything appears momentarily under control, the case takes a terrifying turn, putting an entire city in lethal danger. Lindsay must make a choice she never dreamed she'd face--with no certainty that either outcome has more than a prayer of success.

About the Authors: James Patterson is one of the best-known and bestselling writers in the world. He is the author of the two top-selling new detective series of the past decade: the Alex Cross novels, including Mary Mary, London Bridges, Kiss the Girls, and Along Came a Spider, and the Women's Murder Club series, including 1st to Die, 2nd Chance, 3rd Degree, 4th of July and now The 5th Horseman. He has written many other #1 bestsellers, including Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas, Lifeguard, and the International Thriller of 2005, Honeymoon. He lives in Florida.

Maxine Paetro is a novelist and journalist. She lives with her husband in New York.

About the Performer: Carolyn McCormick has appeared in the films A SIMPLE LIFE, TWIST OF FATE and ENEMY MINE. She has appeared on television as Dr. Olivit in LAW AND ORDER for the past 12 years and as a guest on THE PRACTICE and STAR TREK. Her Broadway credits include roles in THE DINNER PARTY and PRIVATE LIVES.