The 6th Target
| Company type | Publishing company |
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| Headquarters | USA |
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The 6th Target represents the sixth entry in the Women's Murder Club collection, authored by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro, and was published on May 8, 2007.
Plot summary
After a vicious assault leaves one of the Women's Murder Club members gravely wounded, Lindsay Boxer teams up with her new partner from the San Francisco police department to halt a series of kidnappings involving children and their nannies from wealthy households. Unlike conventional abductions, these kidnappers do not demand ransom, which heightens fear throughout the city. Lindsay must manage this intense investigation alongside emerging personal difficulties and the danger facing a close companion.
As the investigation deepens, Lindsay faces a critical decision with unpredictable consequences, while Assistant District Attorney Yuki Castellano prepares to lead a major prosecution. The storyline weaves through three connected cases:
Onboard a ferry, Alfred Brinkley, a mentally unstable man experiencing auditory hallucinations, opens fire on several passengers and wounds Claire Washburn, the medical examiner and club member. After an informant named Ike Quintana guides authorities to Brinkley’s location, he surrenders to Lindsay at her residence. Represented by prominent attorney Mickey Sherman, Brinkley is judged legally insane and confined to a psychiatric institution. Nevertheless, he later murders his warden and escapes custody, attempts harm against his mother, but is ultimately captured again by Lindsay who ensures his conviction—although Brinkley continues to menace her from prison.
Simultaneously, Paul Renfree leads a pedophile ring that abducts young boys for trafficking purposes; Renfree himself endured abuse in childhood and operates with his wife’s collaboration. When Renfree targets Madison Tyler, the San Francisco Police Department intervenes to expose and break up the operation.
This book emphasizes intricate criminal inquiries, courtroom struggles, and the practical difficulties law enforcement encounters during prominent investigations.
Release details
- 2007, USA, Little, Brown, 8 May 2007, Hardback, ISBN 0-316-01479-6