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Dr. Alexandra Blake has the job of a lifetime. As a cutting-edge geneticist at AFIP—the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Washington, D.C.—Alex is charged with using her research into the genetics of viruses to find a vaccine against bioterrorism. But the institute’s new director, James Wiatt, wants to turn the AFIP into a mini FBI by directing its resources toward crime solving—an effort to rival the Bureau’s forensic department. When a series of related murders falls under his jurisdiction, he gets his chance to prove the AFIP can compete with the Bureau. Alex is forced to put her research on hold so she can cover forensics on the case, which involves a killer who murders women near military bases across the country and then tattoos their corpses. At first she resents being distracted from her lab work, but as she becomes immersed in the case, Alex resolves to catch the killer. She knows it’s only a matter of time before he leaves some evidence for Alex to trace back to him. But when another murder strikes closer to home for Alex and her colleagues—and her boyfriend, a congressman from Texas—it will take more than forensic science to keep them safe. With its spellbinding mix of suspense, forensics, and romance, Lori Andrews’s debut novel signals the arrival of a powerful new writer on the crime fiction shelf.
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"Lori Andrews is a new author for me. I really enjoyed this medical thirller and will read more by her. This one had just a different enough angle that I found it quite compelling.The information about DNA was fascinating and the protagonist Dr. Alexandra Blake is a very likeable character."
— Corky (5 out of 5 stars)
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" The first book in the series "
— Eunira, 10/18/2013 -
" I couldn't even finish this catastrophe. It's funny, because my neighbor said the same thing. And we don't even have the same tastes in books. But both agreed that this sucked. I don't think I've ever put a book down so quickly. "
— Christen, 10/11/2013 -
" This was a really good book. About genetics and DNA and how they were used to catch a serial killer. Alexandra finally comes to terms with her father's death and finds her way in life. "
— Judy, 4/16/2013 -
" This was just OK. The characters were interesting, but nothing spectacular, and the mystery was not all that surprising. A good book to pass the time with, but not one I'd read over and over or really consider a must-read. "
— Jennifer, 4/4/2013 -
" A new author to me but one I will certainly read more of. Anyone liking Kathy Reichs type of story will enjoy this. "
— David, 8/23/2012 -
" 3 star science thriller (top 50% of the genre). Some terrific, accurate use of forensic molecular biology as our doctor heroine tracks a serial killer and searches for love. For my full review, see ScienceThrillers.com "
— Amy, 6/21/2012 -
" This is the first fiction book that famous Geneticist Lori Andrews has written, and it's good. It's easily readable, brings genetics down to as clear and concise a level as genetics can be. The plot is alright, the heroinea bit silly but nice. It's a good first mystery novel. "
— Amber, 2/12/2012 -
" In years gone by I might have enjoyed this but at this point in my life I'd rather read better books and watch this sort of thing on TV. It felt like I was reading "Bones" but was going to eat up way more than the 43 minutes an episode I was on that. "
— Julia, 2/3/2012 -
" Very good. Didn't want to put it down. Quick holiday read. "
— Marty, 1/3/2012 -
" A rather predictable thriller about a woman using DNA sequencing to solve a set of murders. "
— Frederick, 12/11/2011 -
" You don't have to be a nationally renowned expert on law and genetics to write a book. This is an entertainment only read with some extraneous sex added to suppliment an mediocre plot. "
— jc, 11/19/2011 -
" good, set in small village that isolates itself "
— Mary, 6/13/2011 -
" Textbook for my spring semester class "
— Jessica, 1/5/2011
About Lori B. Andrews
Lori Andrews is a law professor and the director of the Institute for Science, Law, and Technology at Illinois Institute of Technology. She has served as a regular advisor to the US government on ethical issues regarding new technologies and was the chair of the federal committee on ethical and legal issues concerning the Human Genome Project.
About Kathe Mazur
Kathe Mazur has narrated many audiobooks, winning the prestigious Audie Award for best narration in 2014, being named a finalist for the Audie Award in 2013 and 2015, and winning several AudioFile Earphones Awards. As an actress, she can be seen as DDA Hobbs on The Closer and in the upcoming Major Crimes. She has worked extensively in film, theater, and television, including appearances on Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice, House, Brothers and Sisters, Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, ER, Monk, and many others.