James Patterson Women's Murder Club: Twice in a Blue Moon Walkthrough

Welcome to the James Patterson Women's Murder Club: Twice In A Blue Moon Walkthrough! Join the members of the Women's Murder Club as they follow the clues and evidence. Can you track down the killer? Whether you use this document as a reference when things get difficult or as a road map to get you from beginning to end, we’re pretty sure you’ll find what you’re looking for here. Help yourself to our complete James Patterson Women's Murder Club: Twice In A Blue Moon game walkthrough, featuring annotated screenshots and video from actual gameplay! We hope you find this information useful as you play your way through the game. Use the walkthrough menu below to quickly jump to whatever stage of the game you need help with. Remember to visit the Big Fish Games Forums if you find you need more help. Have fun! This walkthrough was created by prpldva.

General Tips & Information

Select the profiles button on the main screen to add or delete player profiles.
You may play this game in full screen or windowed mode by changing the settings in the options menu.
You may adjust music, ambient noise and FX sounds in the options menu.
You may turn on/off game tips in the options menu.
The options menu is accessible from both the main screen and the in-game menu.
This game is not timed.
The in-game menu is accessed by pressing the menu button in the lower left.
You can pause your game by using the menu button, then selecting “Return to Game” when you are ready to resume play.
The help button will show a screen with brief explanations on some areas of the game.
Select “Save and Exit” to save your game and return to the main menu.
Just above the menu button is the map button.
Once at the map, click on a photograph to travel to that location.
The hint button is located in the upper left corner of the screen.
You will receive 5 hints for each investigation so use them wisely.
Directly below hints is where you will find hidden object lists or tasks.

James Patterson Women's Murder Club: Twice In A Blue Moon

Click on the “Investigation Cards” to read all the files on the case.
Select a category by choosing one of the folders.
The file categories are: victim, killer, evidence, information, and suspects.

You may skip mini-games.
Most hidden object scenes and mini-games are randomized, so your solution may vary.

Investigation One: Who Am I?

Someone has left a mysterious note at the police station.
You begin playing as Lindsay Boxer, Homicide Detective for the San Fransisco Police Department, but will change between the other members of the Women's Murder Club.
Locate all the hidden objects on the list.

The items you have collected are now sparkling on Lindsay's desk.
Click on the collected items to trigger a mini-game.

The object of this mini-game is to determine the location of the possible next crime by eliminating the streets based on the clues.
Click on a street to cross it off the map.
When you cross off the wrong street, click on it again to erase the mark.
The first clue states, “I am not a body of water”, so click on Pacific Ave.

The second clue says, “I am neither a state, nor a city”- select California, Sacramento, Washington, Jackson, Montgomery, Mason, and Stockton Streets.
The third clue is, “I am not a famous explorer,” so you can cross off Columbus Ave.
The fourth clue is, “I am not a natural substance or a plant” allows us to eliminate Clay, Pine and Bush Streets.
“There is no 'o' in my first word nor does my first word end in 'y'” lets us eliminate Broadway, Post, Geary, Jones, Taylor, Powell, and Kearney Streets.
With the final clue stating. “'T' may spell trouble, but it does not appear anywhere in my name,” we can cross off Grant Ave. and Sutter St.
Only one street remains- Jack Kerouac Alley.

The map will automatically open after solving the puzzle.
Click on the sparkling location of Jack Kerouac Alley.
The street light is flickering so you will need to repair it to be able to see in the alley.
Place the bench at the base of the light.
Put the large box on the bench, followed by the small box.
Put the ladder on top of the boxes.

Click on the sparkling light for a close-up view.
Click on the glass panel to open the light.
Move your cursor over the bulb to get the arrows.
Click three times to tighten the bulb.

Now that you can see in the alley, locate all the hidden objects on the list.

You notice there is something behind the dumpster.
Click on the sparkling area to move the dumpster.
Click on the sparkling body for a close-up view.
You have found a murder victim.
You call for Claire, the Womens Murder Club Medical Examiner.

You are now playing as Claire Washburn, ME.
Click on the sparkling body for a close-up view.
Take the UV light from your inventory and use it on the bloodstain near the victim's hand.
There may be something underneath, so click on the bottom of the jacket to open it and see.

Use the black light to collect the evidence.
Move the light around to find the six pieces of evidence then click on each one.

Investigation Two: Don't Fear The Ripper

You are now playing as Cindy Thomas, reporter for the San Fransisco Register.
Collect all the hidden objects on the list.
Click on the sparkling CD case to trigger a mini-game.

The object of this mini-game is to return the CD's to the case and form a picture.
Take a CD from inventory and place it into a slot.
Left-click and drag to rotate the CD.
The CD will lock into place when it is in the correct position.

Click on the sparkling monitor on the desk.
Push in the CD tray to start the program.

Select the first rectangle and type 'Mary Nichols' using your keyboard.
Click on the search button and learn that she was a victim of Jack The Ripper.

You will automatically insert the CD referenced by the index.
Read how Mary Nichols was a victim of Jack The Ripper.
Press 'Continue' to move forward.

You are again playing as Lindsay Boxer.
Locate the fax read about Jack the Ripper.
Find the sticky note from Sergeant Ryan and learn there might be another message from the killer.

Locate all the hidden objects on the list.
The killer has left another message.

Click on the sparkling map on Lindsay's desk to trigger a mini-game.
The object of this mini-game is to determine the location of the possible next crime by eliminating the streets based on the clues.
Click on a street to cross it off the map.
Click on it again to erase the mark if you cross off the wrong street.
The first line tells us we are looking for an intersection.
The second line states that none are plants, so we can cross off Larch, Birch, Oak, Linden, Hickory, Ivy, and Willow Streets.
The next line says that none start with the letters F, G, or S, so we can eliminate Golden Gate, Fulton, Grove, Fell, Gough, Fillmore, Steiner, and Scott Streets.
The final line indicates that the cross streets are only separated alphabetically by one letter.
That leaves only one possibility- the intersection of Octavia and McAllister.
Cross off Eddy, Hayes, Pierce, Webster, Buchanan, and Laguna Streets.

You arrive to find a disturbance at the hotel.
The hotel room is filled with gas.
You must quickly clear out the gas.
Click on the window , but it is sealed shut.
Pull the tablecloth off the table under the window.
Take the table and break the window.
Time is limited here, so if you are too slow, Lindsay will succumb to the gas.
You will immediately be able to try again.

Locate all the hidden objects on the list.
The four clues are found by clicking on the sparkling areas.
Clicking on the vent will take you to a close-up view.
Click on the vent cover to open it and find the clue.

You are again playing as the ME, Clair.
Click on the sparkling deceased couple for a close-up view.
Take the UV light and locate the 4 pieces of evidence.

From the map, select the forensics lab.
Click on the sparkling desk in the upper right of the lab.
Click on the sparkling bottles to trigger a mini-game.

The object of this mini-game is to arrange the bottles according to the clues on the labels.
Click on two bottles to have the swap places.
The solution is from left to right: N-F-B-Q-C.

Click on 'Lab Results In' on the screen once it appears to read the results of the tests.

Investigation Three: Dead End

You are once again playing as Cindy Thomas.
Click on the sparkling monitor for a close-up view.
Push the CD tray.
Enter the information found on the sticky note into the four slots and click on search.

Locate all the hidden objects on the list.

The object of this mini-game is to return the CD's to the case and form a picture.
Take a CD from inventory and place it into a slot.
Left-click and drag to rotate the CD.
The CD will lock into place when it is in the correct position.

Click on the sparkling monitor on the desk.
Push in the CD tray.
Read about the serial killer, Holmes.
Press the continue button.

From the map, select the motel.
Locate all the hidden objects on the list.

Click on the ledger for the clue.
Click on the sparkling entry to learn that Ned Edda stayed the night before the Pitezels.

Click on the sparkling coupon rack to trigger a mini-game.
The object of the mini-game is to find the hidden message.
Click on the first letter of each coupon.
Click on it again to remove the highlight, if you select an incorrect letter.

Click on the sparkling desk bell to speak with the hotel manager.
She gives you a description of Ned Edda.
From the map, select the Home Turf weapons store.
Locate all the hidden objects that match the silhouettes at the bottom of the screen.

Talking to the store owner reveals the possible name of the killer- R. Janus.
From the map, select to return to the Police Station.
Click on the sparkling monitor on the desk.
Select 'Look up Name.'
Type in the name 'Ned Edda' and select submit.
You get the message that no persons with that name were found.
Type in the name R. Janus and select submit.
You get the message that no persons with that name were found.

The object of this mini-game it to rearrange the letters into another phrase.
Click on two letters to swap positions.
The solution is 'DEAD END.'

Investigation Four: Addicted To Murder

From the map, select the library front desk.
After speaking to the librarian, you will need to follow the archivist.
Walk right and down the stairs.
Enter the door.

Walk right and down the stairs.
Enter the right door.

Walk up the stairs.
Enter the left door.

Walk right and enter the right door.

Walk right and again enter the right door.

Walk down the stairs.
Enter the center door.

Walk right and enter the center door.

Walk left and enter the left door.

Walk right and up the stairs.
Walk left and enter the left door.

Walk right and enter the center door.

You are finally at the archives.
Click on the sparkling alcove.
Locate all the items on the list.
The three conveyor belts are on a continuous loop so if you miss an item, it will circle around.
Lindsay will mention if you choose an incorrect book.

Talk to the archivist and add him as a possible suspect.
From the map, select The Murder on the Market bookstore.
Talk to the store owner but everything is flooded.
The object of this mini-game is to open the pipes and allow the drain goo to clean the pipes.
Turn the levers up to open pipes and point the notch on the wheels in the direction you want the goo to flow.

The store owner checks his records to see who has purchased the book.
The store owner gives you receipts with two names.
From the map, select Herbert Smythe's apartment.
Locate all the hidden objects on the list.

Click on the puzzle box to trigger a mini-game.
Drag and drop the pieces into the slots.
Pieces will lock in place when correct.
The first row is an infamous person in history know for countless slaughters.
The second row depicts a symbol related to that person and the third row is the location.
Click on the latch to view the contents.

Herbert Smythe is bound to a wheelchair so he may not be physically able to be the killer.
Herbert gives you his doctor's card.
From the map select Lemond Boyd's Victorian.
Locate all the hidden objects on the list.
Click on each of the six sets of sparkling stairs for a close-up view.
After finding all the hidden objects, return the the stairs.
Take the rags from inventory and wipe the paint of the stairs to find the addresses.
The locations are randomized.

Investigation Five: Tied With A Bow

From the map select the Orpheum theater.
Locate all the hidden objects.

You must locate the costume pieces and dress the mannequin.
The pieces must be placed on the mannequin in a logical order such as hose before boots and shirt before jacket.
Use the poster on the wall as a reference.

You are now playing as Cindy.
From the map, select the San Fransisco Register.
Locate all the hidden objects on the list.
Click on the sparkling note.

The object of this mini-game is to decipher the clues and solve the message.
Click on every seventh letter on the screen to get 1964easteRnseaboard.

Click on the tray to load the CD.
Enter the key words listed on the sticky note into the search slots and press search.

Push the CD tray closed to load the gold CD.
Read about the Boston Strangler, Albert DeSalvo.
You call and let Lindsay know what you discovered.

You are now playing as Lindsay.
Click on the sparkling computer monitor on the desk.
Click on 'Look Up Name.'
Enter each of the Boston Strangler victim's names into the computer.
All except the last name will come up as not being found.
Enter Mary Sullivan's name and click submit.
Mary is a 26 year old secretary, living in San Fransisco.

From the map, select Mary Sullivan's apartment.
Locate all the hidden objects on the list.

One of the clues requires a close-up view.
Click on the sparkling desk drawer.
Use the letter opener to force the drawer open.
Take the library card.

You are now playing as Claire.
Click on the sparkling body for a close-up view.
Use the UV light to locate the 4 clues.

Clicking on the splotch on the leg will open a close-up.
Use the swab to collect the evidence.

Clicking on the card at the victim's feet will open a close-up.
Click on the sparkling card to discover that is has not been filled out.

From the map, select the forensics lab.
Click on the sparkling desk in the right rear.
Click on the sparkling bottles on the right.
The object of this mini-game is to arrange the bottles according to the clues on the labels.
Click on two bottles to have the swap places.
The solution is from left to right: N-F-B-Q-C.

Click on 'Lab Results In' on the screen once it appears to read the results of the tests.

Investigation Six: Down In The Depths

Look at the sparkling sticky note on the monitor.
Dennis, the IT guy has installed serial killer profiling software.

Click on the sparkling monitor, then select 'Serial Killer Profiling Program.'
Enter traits from collected evidence, primarily in the 'Information' file.
Select the submit button to get the profile.

From the map, select Jack Kerouac Alley dumpster.
Find all the hidden objects on the list.

Click on the sparkling cards to learn that Mary Nichols also has a library card.
From the map, go to the library's front desk.
Talk to the librarian.
Click on the sparkling monitor.
Locate all the hidden objects on the list.

Click on the sparkling monitor.
Type in the password from the list on the left.
The correct password is SANFRANCISCO.

Check the 5 suspects names in the Suspect file against the library database.
Only one has held a library card, Rick Davies.

Time to head to the archives.
Using T.C.'s note, work through the maze.
When you are on number 3, start at the upper, left door and count clockwise 3 doors.
Enter the third door.
Always start the count with the upper, leftmost door and move clockwise.

You meet the part-time janitor and have another suspect.

Investigation Seven: What The Agent Knew

You are now playing as Cindy.
Select Deadlines Coffee from the map.
Locate all the hidden objects on the list.
Click on the Cup O' Joe machine.

The object of this mini-game is to find the theme common between the upper six words.
Put all your tokens into the slot.
Choose a letter that you believe is in one of the words by clicking on it.
Each letter costs a token and you start with 5 free letters.
You may earn bonus tokens.
Enter the theme once you know the solution.
The solution for this puzzle is: 'On the map.'
Take the free coffee ticket.

From the map, select Americo Daley's office.
Locate all the hidden objects on the list.

You are now playing as Lindsay.
Select Lemond Boyd's house on the map.
Find all the hidden objects on the list.
Click on the wrapped books for a close-up.
Click on the torn paper to look inside the package.

From the map, select Actor's Cafe West.
Locate all the items on the hidden object list.
Many of the moths are moving, so wait in one place to catch them.

Investigation Eight: Secrets & Lies

You are now playing as Jill Bernhart, Deputy District Attorney.
From the map, choose Hall of Justice: Jill's office.
Locate all the hidden objects on the list.

Drag the list of suspect names from your inventory to the fax machine.

The archivist has suggested two possibilities for your search.
You need to find the archives for the years 1972 and 1987 while avoiding the law clerks.
Use your arrow keys to move.
When you collide with a law clerk, the game will start over.
Each decade has its own row, and each year is in its own column.
The bottom left archive and start position is for the year 2000.
The way to find 1972, is to go up 3 rows then move to the right 3 archives.
You can see the year once you are next to an archive.

From 1972, move down one row then go to the right 5 places to find 1987.
Make sure to avoid the law clerks.

You are once again playing as Detective Lindsay.
Click on the sparkling fax machine on the desk to read the files that Jill sent over.
Select the Library Front desk from the map.
Speak with both suspects.
They both claim the reports are not about them and agree to lie detector tests
From the map, select the Police Station.
Locate all the hidden objects on the list.

The object of this mini-game is to determine if the suspects are telling the truth.
The subject is lying if the meter moves +/- 3, or if they have a nervous fidget and the meter is jittery.
Ask each suspect a series of questions.
After each question, look at the lie detector and click on the the 'Lie' or 'Truth' button.
You want to ask two questions in the beginning to see what his readings are for lies and truths.
The questions will repeat until you choose the correct response.
Are you a resident of San Francisco? Mr. Browning answers yes- press the truth button.
Please answer yes to this--Do you work at the Zoo? Mr. Browning answers yes- press the lie button.
Did you grow up in Kansas City? Mr. Browning answers yes- press the truth button.
Do you have a brother? Mr. Browning answers no- press the truth button.
Is your name T.C. Browning? Mr. Browning answers yes- press the truth button.
Do you have a brother? Mr. Browning answers no- press the truth button.
Do you work at the San Francisco Library? Mr. Browning answers yes- press the truth button.
Do you work at the Zoo? Mr. Browning answers no- press the truth button.
Do you know a man name Richard who frequents the library? Mr. Browning answers no- press the truth button.
Are you the Copycat Killer? Mr. Browning answers no- press the truth button.
Do you know the Copycat Killer? Mr. Browning answers no- press the truth button.
That concludes Mr. T.C. Browning's test.

Next to be questioned is Emmet Dakree.
Is your name Emmet Dakree? Mr. Dakree answers yes- press the truth button.
Please answer yes: Do you drive a Porsche? Mr. Dakree answers yes- press the lie button.
Have you ever killed a person? Mr. Dakree answers yes- press the truth button.
Are you a resident of San Francisco? Mr. Dakree answers sure- press the truth button.
Have you ever killed an animal? Mr. Dakree answers no- press the lie button.
Were you arrested as a teenager? Mr. Dakree answers no- press the lie button.
Were you ever in trouble with the law? Mr. Dakree answers no- press the lie button.
Do you drive a Porsche? Mr. Dakree answers no- press the truth button.
Do you know the Copycat Killer? Mr. Dakree answers no- press the truth button.
Are you the Copycat Killer? Mr. Dakree answers no- press the truth button.
That concludes Mr. Dakree's test.

You are now playing as Cindy.
From the map, select San Francisco Register.
Look at the sparkling letter form the killer.

Locate the 21 letter scraps.

Click on the sparkling pile of letter scraps on the desk to trigger a mini-game.

The object of this mini-game is to reassemble the letter.
Take the pieces from your inventory.
Left-click to take or place a piece and right-click to rotate the piece.

The object of this mini-game is to solve the clues left by the killer and decipher the note.
Click on every fifth letter on the monitor.
The solution is: thenextonediesat11pmonoct24.

Investigation Nine: The Mirror Cracked

You are once again playing as Detective Lindsay.
From the map, select Dudley's Day Care.
Click on the arrow made of stones.
Click on the now sparkling tree.

Locate all the hidden objects on the list.
Take the flashlight from inventory and move it over the scene to locate objects.

You are now playing as Cindy.
From the map, select San Francisco Register.
Click on the sparkling monitor on the desk.
Type in Dr. Kratzen into one of the slots and press search.
Click on 'Read Article' to learn about the doctor's book.

From the map, select Deadlines Coffee.
Locate all the hidden objects on the list.

Click on the sparkling Cup O' Joe game.
The object of this mini-game is to find the theme common between the upper six words.
Put all your tokens into the slot.
Choose a letter that you believe is in one of the words by clicking on it.
Each letter costs a token and you start with 5 free letters.
You may earn bonus tokens.
Enter the theme once you know the solution.
The solution for this puzzle is: 'Daily Greens.'
Take the free coffee ticket.

Detective Lindsay takes over.
From the map, click on Dr. Kratzen's house.
Click on the 12 rose bushes to clear them from the path.

Catch the 10 fireflies.
The fireflies fly in a repeating pattern.

Click on the sparkling door.
Doctor Kratzen is refusing to speak about her patients.
Give her Sally's note from your inventory.

You are playing as Lindsay once again.
Click on San Francisco Library- T.C.'s Office on the map.
Look at the cracked mirror and find a safe.
Click on the safe to trigger a mini-game.

The object of this mini-game is to enter the code and open the safe.
Use the keys to enter 'RICHARD.'
Press the 6 three times to get the letter 'R, then press the right arrow key to move to the next slot.
Enter the remaining letters and press 'ENTER.'