7th Heaven by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro

This is another installment of the Women’s Murder Club. SFPD Detective Lindsay Boxer and her partner, Rich Conklin, must find out what happened to the son of the former governor who suddenly disappeared. After three months, they get a lead, arrest the person, and Yuki Castellano, the prosecutor, is sure she’ll win a conviction. Lindsay and Rich must also find Hawk and Pidge, aliases for the two young men who rob very well-to-do couples in the SF area, bind them up and set their homes on fire.

While Yuki is trying the murder case, she is stalked by a mystery writer whose alleged current project is a book about the missing teen; he wants to make Yuki part of the book. Why and how he’ll make her a part of the book is truly sinister.

There are a few subplots for diversions, and one big twist. This is crisply written; there’s not much fluff; smelly fire scenes are more than adequately described; all wrapped up in a quick read.