First published 2005

4th of July

by Maxine Paetro, James Patterson

4th of July is the fourth Women's Murder Club thriller by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro, first published by Little, Brown and Company in the US on 2 May 2005. Headline issued a UK paperback on 24 April 2006.

Editions tracked
3
First edition
Little, Brown and Company, 2005
First published
Little, Brown and Company, 2005
Series
Women's Murder Club

The first edition of 4th of July by Maxine Paetro was published in New York by Little, Brown and Company in 2005. We track 3 editions.

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  1. 1st Little, Brown and Company2005 Hardback · Women's Murder Club 4 I own 4th of July, Little, Brown and Company 2005 Log in to want this

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  1. Little, Brown2005 Hardback · Women's Murder Club 4 I own 4th of July, Little, Brown 2005 Log in to want this
  2. Headline Publishing Group2005 Hardback · Women's Murder Club 4 I own 4th of July, Headline Publishing Group 2005 Log in to want this

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Setting and characters

Set in
California
Genre
legal thriller, mystery fiction

Read next

Comes after
3rd Degree
Followed by
The 5th Horseman

In print

Editions recorded
51 on Open Library, 31 in English
Wikipedia
Articles in 3 languages

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Who published the first edition of 4th of July?

The first edition of 4th of July by Maxine Paetro, James Patterson was published in New York by Little, Brown and Company in 2005.

How many editions of 4th of July are there?

We track 3 editions of 4th of July, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.

What should I read after 4th of July?

In order, it follows 3rd Degree and it is followed by The 5th Horseman, according to Wikidata.

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