7th Heaven
James Patterson
Grand Central Apr 7 2009, $14.99
ISBN: 9780446199254

The entire state of California remains in shock with the disappearance three months ago of teenager Michael Campion, son of a former governor (see THE 6TH TARGET). San Francisco Police Detectives Lindsay Boxer and Rich Conklin lead the local official inquiry as the FBI conducts a national search; neither makes any progress until a credible tip leads the SFPD detectives to a house of ill repute in the nice Russian Hill neighborhood. The hooker twenty-two years old Junie Moon nee Myrtle Bays claims Michael paid her for sex, but died during the tryst; she dumped the body. ADA Yuki Castellano files murder charges, but the case takes an odd spin even as the media stalks everyone's actions.

The two cops also work on a serial arsonist killer case that has left several wealthy couples dead in affluent neighborhoods. Clues seem to lead nowhere and the culprit is getting increasingly brazen with each new inferno.

While Lindsay and her police partner predominately work together on the Campion disappearance, she her Women's Murder Club friends target the arsonists before more people are killed. Ironically the fire killers are also closing in on Lindsay and company. Filled with twists and non-stop action the latest by the numbers Women's Murder Club thriller is another exhilarating James Patterson suspense thriller.

Harriet Klausner