An ongoing string of high-profile and very public murder-suicides has
San Francisco even more rattled than a string of recent earthquakes: A
flamboyant fashion designer burns to death, clutching the body of his
murdered lover. A superstar 49er jumps off the Golden Gate Bridge. And
most shocking of all, a U.S. attorney launches her BMW off a highway
overpass, killing herself and three others.
Enter forensic psychiatrist Jo Beckett, hired by the SFPD to cut open
not the victim's body, but the victim's life. Jo's job is to complete
the psychological autopsy, shedding light on the circumstances of any
equivocal death. Soon she makes a shocking discovery: All the suicides
belonged to something called the Dirty Secrets Club, a group of
A-listers with nothing but money and plenty to hide. As the deaths
continue, Jo delves into the disturbing motives behind this shadowy
group--until she receives a letter that contains a dark secret Jo
thought she'd left deep in her past, a secret that ends with the most
chilling words of all: "Welcome to the Dirty Secrets Club."
Praise for Meg Gardiner:
"If you read Sue Grafton, Lee Child, Janet Evanovich, Michael Connelly,
or Nelson DeMille, you're going to think Meg Gardiner is a gift from
heaven." --Stephen King
"A winner in every way. The Dirty Secrets Club is nuanced and
layered--and a harrowing thriller.... Meg Gardiner makes every one of
her characters leap alive off the page." --Jeffery Deaver
"Meg Gardiner is an astonishing writer, and The Dirty Secrets Club is
a humdinger of a thriller, with shocks and twists galore. I couldn't
turn the pages fast enough." --Tess Gerritsen
