The 17th Suspect

A series of shootings in San Francisco has no clear motive, no obvious suspect pool, and a confidential informant who points Sergeant Lindsay Boxer toward a disturbing conclusion: someone inside the police department is connected. The seventeenth Women's Murder Club novel pushes Lindsay into a double-edged investigation where the threat is both external and institutional, and where the personal cost of following the case is higher than she anticipated.

January LaVoy's extended tenure with the series gives her Lindsay a settled, confident authority that makes even the more procedural passages engaging. Her ability to convey both professional determination and domestic strain keeps the character grounded across multiple storylines. At just under seven hours, this is a tight entry in a long-running series, efficiently plotted and well-paced for a single listen.