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Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:Discover the Women's Murder Club's most terrifying case ever in this New York Times bestseller. As a terrible series of fires blazes through California, the heat begins to rage too close to home. 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 flames 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.… (more)
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This story has plenty of thrills
My only complaint was that I didn’t like the way the love triangle between Joe, Conklin, and Lindsay was worked out. I don’t know that it could have been resolved in a way that would make me happy, though, so I might not be the best judge.
Lindsey's closing of the fire cases was a surprise. It was a nice twist and something unexpected. I wasn't as interested in the case with Michael Campion so I can't really comment other than to say it's a little forgettable. I'm still looking forward to reading 8th Confession and hope that it really gets me back to loving this series.
The big story here are the arson attacks, and though I found it compelling throughout the book, the ending was a little disappointing.
As for the real big mystery that follow us all the book, what happened to Michael Campion, that I wasn't expecting. Nice surprise at the end :)
Detective Lindsay Boxer and her partner, Rich Conklin, get an unexpected tip on an unsolved case, one they’d both like to solve since it involves a vulnerable and well-known son of a former Governor. Right behind that comes the unexplained murders of wealthy citizens by an arsonist,
These double plots spin around the main characters, giving them plenty of angst and moments that complicate their own personal lives. The story moves at a comfortable pace, not too slow that it drags, and not so fast that the reader drops the threads of the developing investigation.
If you’re a fan of the Women’s Murder Club, you’ll meet them all again in this story. But Lindsay Boxer keeps the prominent lead, in fact,we get to know a little more about her inner struggles as she balances work and the love interest in her life, Joe.
I really enjoyed the courtroom scenes in this story. And the ending, while feeling somewhat incomplete, still rounded out the book making it a satisfactory read.
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I started moving the bags of frozen vegetables aside until I saw a woman’s face.
“This freezer is deep enough for two,” Jacobi muttered.
Lindsay Boxer and her team are up against two big challenges. One, the loss of a vip's son
On the personal side, Lindsay is having a few problems with both her live-in-lover Joe and her partner, Rich - Yuki is also caught up with a decidedly dubious 'beau' and Claire has some good news.
Meanwhile, houses are burning, burning , burning. And dead couples keep turning up in them. Can Boxer and the Club get to the bottom of it before a killer walks, and more houses are torched?
Overall, I like it. The books are workable, the characters pretty good, the plots decent. The series centers
The biggest problem I have iwth the series is one that is common to a lot of police procedurals. The authors seem to think a police procedural can't be interesting unless the main characters are in danger or get hurt or lose people they care for, and I don't believe that is the case. Certainly I don't think it is sustainable for something like this to happen in every book in a series, and it seems to happen in every book in the Women's Murder Club series.
In sum, readable, but not outstanding. I am still bummed though that they cancelled the TV series, which I really liked.
I must admit however, that I did find the ending of the book to be somewhat
Back Cover Blurb:
The hunt for a deranged murderer with a taste for fire, and a devastating new lead in the high-profile disappearance of the governor's son combine in an electrifying series of stunning twists and emotional surprises.
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The case itself was interesting and the writing's pretty good. There are some moments of gender fail that made me wince, however - consider yourself warned. (I've seen worse, but...)