Where to Start with Maxine Paetro
- What fans keep coming back to → 4th of July
- Best narrator for Maxine Paetro → 11th Hour
- Highest rated by listeners → 22 Seconds (Women's Murder Club #22)
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16th Seduction
Women's Murder Club • Book 16
by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
Narrated by January LaVoy
★ 4.33 ABR Score (48.4K ratings)★ 4.12 Goodreads (44.3K) ★ 4.53 Audible (4.0K)More about this pick
Detective Lindsay Boxer investigates mysterious heart attacks while dealing with her husband's betrayal and a new threat to San Francisco.
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22 Seconds
Women's Murder Club • Book 22
by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
Narrated by January LaVoy
★ 4.39 ABR Score (42.1K ratings)★ 4.11 Goodreads (38.9K) ★ 4.54 Audible (3.2K)More about this pick
Lindsay Boxer hunts weapon smugglers while a killer targets former cops with personal messages, threatening both her badge and her life.
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The 17th Suspect
Women's Murder Club • Book 17
by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
Narrated by January LaVoy
★ 4.23 ABR Score (43.7K ratings)★ 4.03 Goodreads (40.3K) ★ 4.48 Audible (3.4K)More about this pick
When a mysterious sniper terrorizes San Francisco, Lindsay Boxer faces her most personal case yet as victims pile up without pattern. January LaVoy's crisp narration captures the urgency perfectly.
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15th Affair
Women's Murder Club • Book 15
by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
Narrated by January LaVoy
★ 4.29 ABR Score (47.3K ratings)★ 4.14 Goodreads (44.2K) ★ 4.49 Audible (3.1K)More about this pick
Lindsay Boxer investigates a hotel murder that threatens her perfect marriage and career, with January LaVoy handling the San Francisco cop drama and domestic tension equally well.
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The 9th Judgment
Women's Murder Club • Book 9
by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
Narrated by Carolyn McCormick
★ 4.30 ABR Score (63.7K ratings)★ 4.15 Goodreads (60.8K) ★ 4.49 Audible (2.9K)More about this pick
A mother and child are gunned down in a mall garage while an actor's wife receives death threats, forcing Lindsay Boxer to connect seemingly unrelated crimes.
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10th Anniversary
Women's Murder Club • Book 10
by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
Narrated by Carolyn McCormick
★ 4.24 ABR Score (61.4K ratings)★ 4.14 Goodreads (58.2K) ★ 4.43 Audible (3.2K)More about this pick
Detective Lindsay Boxer's wedding day turns into a missing baby case that threatens to destroy everything she holds dear.
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7th Heaven
Women's Murder Club • Book 7
by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
Narrated by Carolyn McCormick
★ 4.30 ABR Score (75.8K ratings)★ 4.12 Goodreads (73.1K) ★ 4.51 Audible (2.7K)More about this pick
Arsonist-murderers target wealthy couples while Michael Campion's disappearance takes a devastating turn. McCormick handles Patterson's rapid-fire plot twists and the Women's Murder Club's collaborative investigation with crisp efficiency.
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11th Hour
Women's Murder Club • Book 11
by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
Narrated by January LaVoy
★ 4.23 ABR Score (56.6K ratings)★ 4.1 Goodreads (53.8K) ★ 4.45 Audible (2.8K)More about this pick
Lindsay investigates murders linked to weapons stolen from her own police evidence locker, making every colleague a suspect while racing against time in her most personal case yet.
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12th of Never
Women's Murder Club • Book 12
by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
Narrated by January LaVoy
★ 4.22 ABR Score (53.8K ratings)★ 4.09 Goodreads (51.1K) ★ 4.45 Audible (2.6K)More about this pick
Lindsay Boxer returns to work just days after giving birth to face two massive cases in this thriller that January LaVoy performs with urgent intensity.
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4th of July
Women's Murder Club • Book 4
by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
Narrated by Carolyn McCormick
★ 4.25 ABR Score (102.4K ratings)★ 4.12 Goodreads (99.8K) ★ 4.44 Audible (2.6K)More about this pick
McCormick handles the high-stakes drama as Lindsay Boxer's weapon discharge triggers events that destroy lives and disgrace the force.
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The 8th Confession
Women's Murder Club • Book 8
by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
Narrated by Carolyn McCormick
★ 4.19 ABR Score (64.8K ratings)★ 4.08 Goodreads (62.0K) ★ 4.41 Audible (2.8K)More about this pick
San Francisco's elite become targets in a revenge plot that strikes during the city's most glamorous party, leaving no evidence behind. McCormick's narration captures the high-stakes world of wealth and murder.
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The 5th Horseman
Women's Murder Club • Book 5
by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
Narrated by Carolyn McCormick
★ 4.04 ABR Score (87.3K ratings)★ 4.1 Goodreads (84.4K) ★ 4.24 Audible (2.9K)More about this pick
The Women's Murder Club tackles mysterious hospital deaths while newcomer Yuki Castellano faces explosive courtroom battles. Patterson keeps multiple plot threads racing toward collision with his signature breakneck pace.
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The 23rd Midnight (WMC #23)
Women's Murder Club BookShots • Book 23
by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
Narrated by January LaVoy
★ 4.40 ABR Score (1.0K ratings)★ 4.7 Audible (1.0K) - 14
The 6th Target
Women's Murder Club • Book 6
by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
Narrated by Carolyn McCormick
★ 4.08 ABR Score (79.2K ratings)★ 4.07 Goodreads (77.2K) ★ 4.31 Audible (1.9K)More about this pick
A Women's Murder Club member fights for her life while the others hunt a madman targeting children and their nannies across San Francisco.
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25 Alive (WMC #25): A Women's Murder Club Thriller
Women's Murder Club • Book 25
by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
Narrated by January LaVoy
★ 4.34 ABR Score (30.2K ratings)★ 4.16 Goodreads (29.0K) ★ 4.52 Audible (1.2K)More about this pick
The Women's Murder Club investigates a former SFPD chief's murder in Golden Gate Park for this milestone twenty-fifth installment. Patterson and Paetro return to San Francisco with familiar characters facing a case that hits close to home.
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The 24th Hour (WMC #24)
Women's Murder Club BookShots • Book 24
by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
Narrated by January LaVoy
★ 3.98 ABR Score (1.2K ratings)★ 4.38 Audible (1.2K) - 17
Unlucky 13
Women's Murder Club • Book 13
by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
Narrated by January LaVoy
★ 4.16 ABR Score (49.1K ratings)★ 4.08 Goodreads (48.9K) ★ 4.47 Audible (143)More about this pick
Two corpses on the Golden Gate Bridge launch Lindsay Boxer into her most personal case yet when her ex-colleague becomes a suspect in multiple murders.
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14th Deadly Sin
Women's Murder Club • Book 14
by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
Narrated by January LaVoy
★ 4.04 ABR Score (45.8K ratings)★ 4.1 Goodreads (45.7K) ★ 4.45 Audible (77)More about this pick
The Women's Murder Club reconvenes as Detective Lindsay Boxer and her friends recover from their latest brush with death. January LaVoy continues her strong performance in this shorter Patterson thriller celebrating Claire's birthday.
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