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26 Beauties

By: James Patterson
Narrated by: January LaVoy
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The twenty-sixth thrilling novel in the globally bestselling Women's Murder Club series.

Beautiful young women are disappearing by the dozen.

A celebration is cut short when a concerned father crashes Detective Inspector Lindsay Boxer’s party. His daughter is missing – and she’s not the only one.

DI Lindsay Boxer has been tracking a chilling pattern: a Jane Doe washed ashore, a body in Golden Gate Park, a string of missing women across San Francisco. Someone is hunting the city’s most vulnerable, and the count keeps rising.

When Lindsay reaches out to Interpol, their warning is stark: these cases are nearly impossible to solve, and the women are almost never found alive.

But 'impossible' has never stopped the Women’s Murder Club before.

PRAISE FOR THE WOMEN'S MURDER CLUB

'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 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026

Crime Thrillers Mystery Police Procedurals Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Exciting Heartfelt Crime Murder
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I have read every one of the WMC books and the last three have just went downhill as far as I’m concerned. January LaVoy doing an accent as a French policeman made my teeth grind. Omg,, it was awful. The story went about 50 chapters on too long. I knew way way b4 the ending who exactly was the ( baddie).
I’m afraid, although it makes no difference to Patterson and co, that my days of enjoying the WMC have gone. I deliberately read, 24,25 @26 in the hope the spark for these laddies would come back as they were great at the beginning but think they should all retire now or the authors should stop trying to make it go on and on and on so it looks value for your money.

Disappointing

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I love the women murder club series. Easy ready, fabulous story. Worth the read/audio

Easy listening

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These are my personal favourite James Patterson's series. I love the Women's murder club. All the characters & cases they go through. Linsey Boxer is my hero. Please keep writing them. I have all 26 in the series & have heard them all twice. January Levoy narrating is brilliant. Thank you, can't wait for 27.

Absolutely his best books

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Thoroughly enjoyed Story line and great characters from great author yet again b love the ladies

Consistency. Great read yet again

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