Guide Note

7th Heaven: Women's Murder Club by James Patterson involves four close knit young women who work together to solve crimes, in most cases, homicides. Lindsay, the main character, works for the San Francisco Police department, Jill is assistant district attorney, Claire is a medical examiner, and Cindy a reporter with the San Francisco Chronicle.

Fast Facts

1. Author: James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
2. Publisher: Century Hutchinson
3. Publication Date: January 14, 2008
4. Genre: Thriller, Mystery Novel
5. Narration: Third Person Omniscient
6. Setting: San Francisco, California
7. Era: Present day
8. Number 7 in the Women's Murder Club series
9. Preceded by: The 6th Target
10. Series made into a TV show

In the novel 7th Heaven, the Women's Murder Club find themselves working on two cases at the same time. One involves very wealthy families who are brutally murdered and their homes set ablaze. The other case involves the kidnapping of the son of California's ex-governor. The young boy had become known in the media as "The boy with the broken heart" due to a heart defect he had. His kidnapping touches everyone in California.

The seventh in a series of books all built around the Women's Murder Club, James Patterson's books continue to make the best seller's lists and have a reputation for being page turners.

The success of the book series launched a related television series in 2007. The part of Lindsay Boxer was played by Angie Harmon, Jill Bernhart was played by Laura Harris, Claire Washburn by Paula Newsome, and Cindy Thomas was played by Aubrey Dollar. The series ran for one season.

Tension and violence races through those first few pages as surely as that burning fuse tracked across the screen. And you won’t be able to stop there. —Blog Critics Magazine

1. Henry Jablonsky couldn't see the boys clearly. The one called Hawk has snatched off his glasses and put them a mile away on the fireplace mantel, a good thing Jablonsky reasoned at the time.
2. Hawk reached out and stroked Peggy's baby-blond hair, then pattered her damp cheek. "We're going to open all of your presents now, Mrs. J and yours too, Mr. J", he said. "Then we'll decide if we're going to let you live"
3. "No, No, Mrs. J," Pidge said stuffing the sock back into his captive's mouth. "No don'ts. This is our game. Our rules."