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Author: Patterson J., He Ping, Zhang Lei
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: On the grand wedding banquet day, David, a wealthy heir from San Francisco, and his bride, Milani, were brutally murdered. The groom was stabbed in the vital spot with a dagger, while the bride was not only cruelly killed but also subjected to horrifying sexual assault. The criminal methods left at the scene revealed that the perpetrator was a psychopath, who even deliberately left some evidence to challenge the police. Just as the police were at their wit's end and intensifying their investigation, three more horrific murders of newlywed celebrities occurred, with identical methods. The killer even displayed the dying newlyweds in a lewd pose. Detective Chief Lindsay and the other three members of the "Women's Murder Club"—journalist Cindy, Chief Assistant Prosecutor Gil, and forensic pathologist Claire—collaborated, conducting layered investigations, and discovered through faint clues that a man with a red beard had always appeared at the wedding scenes. They also found that the four victims were all involved in a relationship with the popular writer and socialite Jenkins, who also had a red beard. Just as the truth of the case was about to be revealed, Lindsay discovered an unpublished manuscript by Jenkins, whose plot mirrored the murders of the four newlyweds. At this moment, a new woman appeared in Jenkins' life, and the killer was actually a member of James Patterson's "Women's Murder Club." The plot is bizarre and intricate, exposing the dark, ugly, and aspects behind the American upper class. It is shocking and horrifying. Suspense intertwines at every turn, with escalating climaxes and extreme excitement, making it a work that one cannot help but read from start to finish.