New York Times bestselling author Lisa Black weaves her own professionalexpertise as a crime scene analyst into the first in a tantalizingly taut new forensic thriller series featuring Dr. Ellie Carr and Dr. Rachael Davies, Washington DC forensic scientists untangling a political scandal involving kidnapped children Perfect for fans of Tess Gerritsens Rizzoli and Isles thrillers and Kathy Reichs Temperance Brennan Novels.When D.C. crime scene analyst Dr. Ellie Carr is called to investigate the heartrending case of a missing baby, shes shocked to discover that the childs mother is her own cousin. Close during their impoverished childhoods, Ellie and Rebecca eventually drifted apart. Rebecca is now half of a Washington power couple, and she and her wealthy lobbyist husband, Hunter, have been living a charmed life in an opulent mansionuntil their infant son is taken.Every contact leaves a trace. Thats the basic principle of forensic science followed by pathologist Dr. Rachael Davies. A reluctant Ellie is teamed with Rachael, employed by Hunter to help with the investigation. Rachael is assistant dean at the prestigious Locard Forensic Institute, named in honor of the French criminologist who inspired the profession. But in this case, discovering where those traces lead quickly becomes a dangerous journey through a web of greed and deadly ambition.At first antagonists, then allies, Ellie and Rachael race to find the baby alive and bring the kidnappers to justice. What seemed...

Binding: Hardback;320 pages; Publisher: Kensington Publishing; Classification: FA; Weight: 120 g; Dimensions: 150 x 219 x 34

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