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7th Heaven (The Women's Murder Club) | 
| Authors: James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  86 reviews
Sales Rank: 197
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 6.1 x 1.4
ISBN: 0316017701
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780316017701
ASIN: 0316017701
Publication Date: February 4, 2008
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Product Description
A terrible fire in a wealthy suburban home leaves a married couple dead and Detective Lindsay Boxer and her partner Rich Conklin searching for clues. And after California's golden boy, Michael Campion has been missing for a month, there finally seems to be a lead in his case--a very devastating lead.
As fire after fire consume couples in wealthy, comfortable homes, Lindsay and the Murder Club must race to find the arsonists responsible and get to the bottom of Michael Campion's disappearance. But suddenly the fires are raging too close to home.
Frightened for her life and torn between two men, Lindsay must find a way to solve the most daunting dilemmas she's ever faced--at work and at home.
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 7th Heaven May 15, 2008
As in all of James Peterson's books, this too held my attention. He keeps it interesting and makes you want to sit down and read the whole book without stopping.
7th heaven May 14, 2008
i enjoyed the book i read it in four days i would like to write to james patterson if he is going to continue to do more on the womens murder club series
 Lackluster Entry in the Series May 6, 2008
I see I'm in the minority here, but I was terribly disappointed in this entry in the Women's Murder Club series. I did not find it "gripping," as one review said, although I always love to read these books, and I can't in all honesty say I didn't like the book.
I think my problem is that I never engaged. As many reviewers have said, there are two plots here: One about the disappearance of the ex-governor's son, Michael Campion, who is the state's "golden boy" (a la JFK Jr.) with a scary heart condition; and a series of brutal arson/murders that we know are being conducted by two arrogant college students.
The book reels between the two plots, sometimes confusingly so. Our women are all involved in one way or the other: Yuki is trying the case of the young and naive prostitute Junie Moon, who confessed to having Campion die in her arms and subsequently chopping up and disposing of his body. (I found this character completely unbelievable throughout, especially at the end!)
Very pregnant Claire is performing autopsies on the hapless murder/burn victims. Cindy is writing about the Campion case, but is not really a presence in this book. And Lindsay is involved in both cases at once and is being so annoying with her love life, I wanted to throw the book across the room!
I would never say not to read this book, but don't expect the adventure and spine-tingling thrills of some of the others. It's just not here.
A Solid Continuation of the Women's Murder Club Series May 5, 2008
Yesterday I finally got my hands on a copy of "7th Heaven" by James Patterson. The book is a continuation of the story of the Women's Murder Club, composed of Sergeant Lindsay Boxer, crime reporter Cindy Thomas, Assistant District Attorney Yuki Castellano and medical examiner Claire Washburn, all of San Francisco.
In the seventh novel in the series, Lindsay and her partner Rich are called in to interrogate a suspect in the disappearance of Michael Campion, son of the former governor of California. When the prostitute they've hauled in to question unexpectedly confesses, Yuki is called in to begin her prosecution. At the same time, Lindsay and Rich get wrapped up in a string of arson's at the homes of well-to-do couples who end up dead in the fires.
Jason Twilly is a true crime writer who is covering the Michael Campion case. His interest in Yuki goes from professional to romantic to down-right psychotic. After the verdict on the Campion cases comes in, Yuki has to put together the pieces on Twilly before he does something dangerous.
Aside from the cases she is working, Lindsay is also dealing with her own inner turmoil. Joe has moved from Washington DC to San Francisco to be closer to Lindsay, but for some reason (perhaps her partner Rich?) she hasn't been able to say yes to his proposal of marriage. Can she solve the mystery of the fire's, help get Michael's murderer convicted, protect Yuki from Jason and take care of herself and her relationship?
Claire and Cindy take a backseat in "7th Heaven".This book really revolves around Lindsay and Yuki. I did enjoy this book, but it was the first in the Women's Murder Club series that I have not sat and read cover-to-cover without a break. The storylines were good and the characters were as enjoyable as ever, but it didn't have that same spark as the other books in the series have held for me but I still suggest reading it if you are a James Patterson fan.
Kidnapping, Arson and Murder, Fast-Paced & Very Good April 25, 2008
I've read all the Alex Cross books up to about a couple years ago and I've read Honeymoon, also by Mr. Patterson and liked it, but I've never read any of the Woman's Murder Club books. I don't know why, probably because there's so much stuff out there to read and not nearly enough time, especially if you want to have a life.
That said, I got a call from a friend of mine in Reno and during the course of the conversation she went off on a rave about this book, said I had to read it, so I ordered it from Amazon, gave it a read and I did like it.
The Woman's Murder Club is made up of Detective Lindsay Boxer, Assistant D.A. Yuki Castellano, Medical Examiner Claire Washburn and Reporter Cindy Thomas, so when these girls sink their teeth into a crime in San Francisco, Criminal lookout.
In this outing popular and well liked Michael Campion, son of the past Governor of California has been kidnapped. We learn fairly soon that hooker Junie Moon was present when Michael was killed, but did she do it?
Meanwhile some guys named Pidge and Hawk are burning down the houses of the wealthy, while the wealthy are still in them, and that'll get the attention of the SFPB real quick, crispy rich people.
So there you have the crimes the gals are going to dig into when you dig into this fast paced book (and the pace is made even faster by Mr. Patterson's short chapters: 376 pagers cut up into a whopping 125 chapters. You can do the math, they're short.) I read the book in one sitting and now I have to go out and hunt up the first six in the series.
Ken Douglas, author of Dead Ringer, Desperation Moon & Running Scared.
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