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| 7th Heaven (The Women's Murder Club) | 
 enlarge | Authors: James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  112 reviews
Sales Rank: 477
Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 384
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Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6 x 1.4
ISBN: 0316017701
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780316017701
ASIN: 0316017701
Publication Date: February 4, 2008
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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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Solid read, but thanks to Patterson? or Paetro? February 14, 2008
24 out of 34 found this review helpful
I have about given up Patterson, even the Alex Cross Books have gotten a bit stale. However, the Woman's Murder Club Series continues to hold my interest (I have a feeling this has more to do with Maxine Paetro than Mr.Patterson?). As is typical San Francisco detective Lindsey Boxer has more than one case to deal with. One is the death of Micheal Campion, who has been missing for over a month. Silver spoon son of a wealthy politico, Michael was last seen leaving the house of a Prostitute. The other case involves the death of a wealthy couple who's burned bodies are found after a house fire. The two cases seem unrelated, but as the twists and turns develop they do intersect in a surprising way. As the case in past books in the lives of the members of the Woman's Murder Club are woven into the story to great effect giving some interesting subplots and adding texture to the main plot line. I'd love to see Ms. Paetro try her hand at a solo effort. If like fast paced thrillers with lots of twists do try "A Tourist In The Yucatan"
Fast paced thriller filled with twists and turns February 5, 2008
16 out of 20 found this review helpful
I have been addicted to James Patterson's Women's Murder Club since reading the first book. For those not familiar with the series, the WMC comprises four brilliant women brought together by the very nature of their jobs: Lindsay (a dedicated police detective), Claire (medical examiner extraordinaire), Cindy (ambitious crime reporter) and Yuki (sassy assistant district attorney). Four best friends who get down and dirty solving some of the toughest crimes to rock San Francisco.
While enjoying a getaway with her friends, Lindsay receives a call from her lieutenant concerning the unsolved disappearance of Michael Campion. The popular son of the former governor, Michael was to the Californians what JFK Jr. was to the whole country. Born with an inoperable heart disease, everyone knew that he was living on borrowed time. The extensive media coverage about his life and battle with a debilitating illness has endeared him to the people. Thus, when he vanished one evening without a trace, the citizens of San Francisco grieved along with his parents. Now after three months, an anonymous tip-off leads Boxer and her partner to the doorstep of a young prostitute who shortly confesses to the gruesome murder of Michael. Yet as quickly as she gives her confession, she quickly recants it leaving Yuki with the Herculean task of representing the People, pitting her head to head with a ball breaking defense lawyer.
Meanwhile, as the case goes to trial, Lindsay investigates a series of arson in the city's affluent areas. Four couples are dead - robbed and set on fire. With no clue except some cryptic Latin words written inside a book, Lindsay and her partner are set on a wild goose chase as they hunt down two pyromaniacs who seem to outsmart the police in every turn.
Who are Pidge and Hawk and why are they targeting wealthy couples? How would Lindsay track the killers with barely any clue to follow? And is Yuki about to be slaughtered prosecuting the most important case of her life?
Well jump in and let Patterson and Paetro take you on an fast-paced journey to uncover the truth behind the murders. The plot is good, although I was more taken with the Michael Campion case than I was with the arson attacks. And while it is not without its share of flaws (such as Yuki's questionable age which I am sure I am not alone here), the suspense is never in short supply and the authors take the reader in an engaging courtroom drama that would keep you on the edge of your seat.
With his trademark short chapters and pulse pounding plot, not forgetting the prerequisite twisty ending (and certainly twisty enough to catch me off guard), 7TH HEAVEN continues the WMC series that shows no signs of flagging any time soon.
 After horrendous YOU'VE BEEN WARNED, Patterson returns with what might be best in the series! February 11, 2008
14 out of 23 found this review helpful
Lindsay, Yuki, Claire and Cindy are back for the seventh adventure of the Women's Murder Club in James Patterson's 7th Heaven. We all know that Patterson gets his name plastered on an insane amout of books, and since he is behind so many of them, some of them are bound to be good. And guess, what, 7th Heaven is a really good book, perhaps the best in the series.
The book opens with a couple (we learn they are rich and upper class) being held captive by Pidge and Hawk. The couple are pleading for their lives as Pidge and Hawk promise them they will live, and that this is only a robbery. Pidge and Hawk steal valuables from the couple, then set the house on fire with the couple still tied up inside. That is case #1. The second case is Michael Campion. He's an 18 year-old boy with heart defect that also happens to be the son of the former governor of California, Connor Campion. Lindsay Boxer and her parter Rich Conklin receive a tip that young Michael was last seen entering the house of a prostitute named Junie Young.
Junie is hauled down to the police station where she denies knowing Campion before finally admitting that he died of a heart attach while with her and that all she did was dispose of the body. Governor Campion insists that this girl be tried for 2nd degree murder, and Yuki gets assigned the case. The book then proceeds to follow the case as Junie is put on trial and the exploits of the serial arsonists as killers Pidge and Hawk continue to strike.
The last two novels in the series have started the disappointing trend of having several cases going on that aren't necessarily related. So it's like 3 mini-novels inside one big one. The Cross books aren't like this, and I feared 7th Heaven would suffer just like 6th Target did. You dillute the strength of the novel by having several murder cases at once. But 7th Heaven has a lot going for it. First, something isn't quite right with the Campion case. There is no evidence except for a recanted confession, yet Yuki insists on prosecuting anyway. As for the arsonists, Pidge and Hawk are truly brutal killers. Lindsay lies awake at night as fears of the case overwhelm her, and she begins to even suspect her own arson investigator, James Hanni. Also, Lindsay's relationship with Joe while also being attracted to her partner, Rich, was someone interesting. And to top it all off, both cases manage to intersect as some point and both cases have high quality endings.
Fans and skeptics of Patterson will enjoy this novel. After one of the worst novels of any genre and by any author in YOU'VE BEEN WARNED, Patterson again returns to what has made him so popular. Readers should remember that just because one Patterson novel is really good, there is no guarantee that the next will be worth the pages it is printed on.
Another hit April 2, 2008
13 out of 18 found this review helpful
Fires are being set to homes of the wealthy, leaving the residents dead. Detective Lindsay Boxer and her partner, Rich Conklin, are trying to find the murdering arsonists when they get a tip on another prominent case. The case involving the disappearance of Michael Campion, the son of a former governor, has been at a standstill but an anonymous tipster provides a new lead. Soon, Boxer and Conklin have a confession, but will it stand up in court? Women's Murder Club member and Assistant District Attorney, Yuki Castellano, will have the case of her life as the trial starts. Meanwhile, will Boxer and Conklin find the deadly arsonists?
The members of the Women's Murder Club are at it yet again in 7TH HEAVEN. Each book is written to stand alone although the friendship of these women has grown throughout the series. There are hints about past incidents that fans of the series will appreciate. It should be noted that newcomers to the series will miss the character development that has built slowly throughout the series, as some of the members of the Women's Murder Club only make brief appearances in 7TH HEAVEN.
Patterson and Paetro delve a bit further into Lindsay Boxer's psyche, this time examining her relationship to Joe versus her commitment to work. Yuki's insecurities are also examined as she is up against a female attorney not known for losing. Will these two members grow stronger as they face adversity?
James Patterson and Maxine Paetro deliver another fantastic thriller with 7th HEAVEN. The fast pace will have readers rapidly turning pages to see just how things will unfold. 7TH HEAVEN is yet another hit from these two talented authors and is easily recommended.
COURTESY OF CK2S KWIPS AND KRITIQUES
RICK "SHAQ" GOLDSTEIN SAYS: "I'VE SEEN FIRE AND I'VE SEEN DEATH:" "DUAL CASES FOR THE WOMEN'S MURDER CLUB!" February 11, 2008
9 out of 19 found this review helpful
This book is James Patterson's 7th installment of the "WOMEN'S MURDER CLUB" series and takes place in San Francisco. The "girls" (Former Lieutenant now Sergeant Lindsay Boxer of the SFPD, Assistant District Attorney Yuki Castellano, San Francisco Chronicle reporter Cindy Thomas, and Medical Examiner Claire Washburn.) decide to get away on a last minute weekend retreat. The close knit group of loving friends are unwinding with Margarita's and being regaled with a hilarious story of one of Claire's first cases, in which, as she unzipped the body bag... a bat flew out of the dead man's clothes, resulting in Claire peeing in her pants! In the middle of this side-splitting story Lindsay receives a phone call from her former partner, who replaced her as Lieutenant, Warren Jacobi. Lindsay "growled into the phone, I'm on my own time, it's Saturday, don't you know that?" Jacobi said: "You're going to want this. If not, tell me and I'll give it to someone else." "What is it?" "The biggest deal in the world, Boxer. It's about the Campion kid. Michael."
And that "kick-starts" this multi-level, multi-dimensional mystery that offers up perhaps Patterson's best writing in years! "Michael Campion wasn't just a kid. He was to Californians what JFK Jr. had been to the nation. The only child of former governor Connor Campion, Michael Campion had been born into incredible wealth." He'd also been born with an inoperable heart defect and had been living on borrowed time for his whole life. Through all available media Michael's life had been shared with all Californians. "He'd been precocious and gifted as a child, and a handsome teenager, both funny and smart." Then three months ago Michael had said good night to his parents and went to bed, and the next morning despite a total absence of foul play he was gone without a trace. Now according to Jacobi there was a lead in the case. Despite groaning protests from all the other members of the sacred Women's Club, Lindsay left as duty called. At the same nexus in time two deranged young men known as "Hawk" and "Pidge" are burning down millionaire's mansions, after binding and gagging the husbands and wives that own these architectural master pieces and leaving them inside the fiery infernos to endure ghastly and grisly deaths. Hawk and Pidge purposely leave behind handwritten Latin phrases in books as their "SIGNATURE M.O.".
The author masterfully handles the interaction and overlapping of these cases simultaneously without even the slightest impediment. The cast of characters that are added during this combined criminal investigation include a young "Bambi-like" prostitute, named Junie Moon, who first confesses to having Michael die in her arms while she sings to him, and then enlisting her "white-trash" tattooed boy friend Ricky to help her cut up his body with a knife. Junie tearfully utters; "It was the most horrible thing I could ever imagine - and I grew up on a farm! But once we started cutting there was no way back. I helped Ricky put Michael's body into about eight garbage bags, and then we piled the bags into Ricky's truck." Then this un-holy couple parked in the back of a McDonald's and put the garbage bags in the dumpster. Then Junie got a lawyer and recanted. During the trial the prosecution was headed up by Yuki, while the fires and murders continued. Throw in a famous crime writing author who becomes a stalker and the literary action keeps coming at the reader hot and heavy from all directions. Patterson keeps the character's believable and the reader is kept in suspense to the very end, something that Patterson hasn't done on a consistent basis lately.
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