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

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Her daughter , Tara and baby grand daughter are missing and she believes that her son-in-law, Lucas Burke has hurt them. By the time ending was delivered, I actually felt bad about the outcome, but not for the right reasons. Don’t think about if it’s realistic, whether the clues really connect and make sense, or look for strong quality writing.

Homicide detective Lindsay Boxer and her friends in the Women's Murder Club find themselves facing an adversary unlike any they've encountered before. E. Claire Washburn harbors theories that run counter to the SFPD’s, ADA Yuki Castellano sizes Lucas up as a textbook domestic offender . She has her own theory, one that she has shared with fellow Women’s Murder Club members, Boxer and Thomas. Readers coming on board for the first time are never at sea with what has occurred before, while those who have been there from the beginning always find their loyalty rewarded. To make matters worse, she is pointing her finger at her son-in-law, who has a history of violent confrontations with others.Decent characters, believable scenarios, and the trademark connection to a specific number from the title, this is a series that has lasted over the years.

What initially looked like domestic trouble, spirals into the hunt for a hitherto unknown serial killer! When 20 year old Tara Burke and her infant daughter go missing, Kathleen, Tara's mother reaches out to Cindy Thomas - the crime reporter for San Francisco Chronicle and member of the Women's Murder Club. As well as for them helping me to find a new series to start , after listening to this one and since I just checked and saw that they was also narrated by January LaVoy , I can wait to listen to more of them. Lucas has a questionable alibi, but also offers a separate SODDI defense --- “some other dude did it” --- which rocks both the investigation and the trial. I *know* that it's the literary equivalent of fast food, but sometimes you just want a little mindless entertainment.While Lucas Burke is brought it for questioning and arrested, he makes an explosive accusation, that his father is likely behind the murders. This year’s outing - “21st Birthday”- starts off with Cindy Thomas (reporter) and Lindsey Boxer (detective) being contacted by a frantic and out-of-control woman whose daughter and baby granddaughter have gone missing. A couple of his series that I have stayed faithful to are the Alex Cross Series and the Women's Murder Club series. This novel -- 21st Birthday -- was soooo awful, in writing, pacing, plotting and just plain enjoyment (or lack thereof) that I wanted to put it down several times and forget it.

When a young woman and her 16 month old baby were found murdered and washed up to shore, the husband is the main suspect.While I am coming to see that some of these series may have lost their earlier momentum, there are moments of brilliance here, even as things wane. In 21st Birthday all four ladies are back , but with more focus on Lindsay (cop) and Cindy (reporter).