Diese Autorin schöpft aus einem Jahrzehnt Erfahrung als forensische Wissenschaftlerin und verleiht ihrer Schrift eine einzigartige und authentische Stimme. Ihre Arbeit ist in die komplexen Details der Tatortanalyse und der Untersuchung von Spuren verwurzelt und bietet eine fundierte und realistische Perspektive. Durch ihre Erzählungen erforscht sie die Komplexität der menschlichen Natur und die Spannung, die ungelösten Mysterien innewohnt, und verleiht ihrer Erzählweise eine scharfe, analytische Note.
Ermittlerin Theresa MacLean wird zu einem verlassenen Wohnhaus gerufen, wo ein geköpfter Körper gefunden wurde. Die Leiche trägt Merkmale eines berüchtigten Mörders, der Cleveland vor Jahrzehnten terrorisierte. Kurz darauf wird der Körper einer jungen Frau entdeckt, die erst seit wenigen Stunden tot ist.
In einem spannenden Thriller steht die Forensikerin Theresa MacLean vor der Wahl zwischen Pflicht und Liebe, als ihr Verlobter Paul bei einer Geiselnahme schwer verletzt wird. Um ihn zu retten, trifft sie eine riskante Entscheidung und begibt sich in die Gewalt der Bankräuber. Wie viel Zeit bleibt ihr?
Ein fast perfektes Verbrechen. Ein kaltherziger Killer. Eine Frau, die ihn erbarmungslos jagt. Nur wenige Monate nach der Ermordung ihres Verlobten steht die Gerichtsmedizinerin Theresa MacLean vor ihrem bisher schwierigsten Fall: Die frisch verheiratete Jillian Perry wird tot im Wald aufgefunden - sie ist erfroren. Es gibt keine Spuren, die auf ein Verbrechen hindeuten, doch Theresas Intuition sagt ihr, dass die junge Mutter keinen Selbstmord begangen hat. Dann beantragt plötzlich auch noch Jillians Exfreund das Sorgerecht für deren kleine Tochter - und behauptet, sie schwebe in Lebensgefahr.
Thoroughly updated and revised throughout with a brand new conclusion, featuring essay and classroom questions for classroom use, The Body: Key Concepts, Second Edition, presents a concise and up to date introduction to, and analysis of, the complex and influential debates around the body in contemporary culture.
D.C. crime scene analyst Dr. Ellie Barr and pathologist Dr. Rachael Davies, former adversaries-turned-allies, must work together to find a missing baby, the child of a Washington power couple, in a kidnapping linked to a lobbying effort to loosen regulations on a billion-dollar gaming empire
PERISH was a finalist for the G. P. Putnam’s Sons Sue Grafton Memorial Award. Forensic investigator Maggie Gardiner always follows the rules. Detective Jack Renner doesn’t believe in them . . . In a mansion on the outskirts of Cleveland, a woman’s body lies in a pool of blood. The victim is Joanna Moorehouse, founder of Sterling Financial. To crack the case, Maggie and Jack will have to infiltrate the cutthroat world of high-stakes finance. But every employee at Sterling Financial is hellbent on making a killing. When a series of unrelated murders reveals disturbing evidence, only Maggie recognizes the handiwork of a killer who will continue killing until he is stopped. Burdened with unbearable secrets, Maggie must make an agonizing choice, while her instints keeps telling her: she’s next. Praise for Lisa Black and Her Gardiner and Renner Thrillers “Lisa Black always delivers.” —Jeff Lindsay, creator of the DEXTER series “This terrific mystery will keep you guessing—and turning pages.” —Hank Phillippi Ryan “Intriguing forensic details rive the plot.” —Publishers Weekly “An absolute must read.” —Suspense Magazine
The discovery of Marie Corrigan's body in a luxury hotel room reveals a web of animosity surrounding the Cleveland defense attorney, known for her unethical practices. With a reputation for falsifying evidence, she had garnered hatred from colleagues, opponents, and even her lovers. The narrative unfolds against the backdrop of a legal convention, raising questions about motives and the darker side of the legal profession. As the investigation progresses, the true nature of her relationships and the potential suspects come to light.
Maggie Gardiner, forensics expert for the Cleveland police department, and Jack Renner, a homicide detective with a killer secret, confront the darkest threat yet to their careers--and their lives. The body of fifteen-year-old Rachael Donahue--raised in foster homes and violently unapproachable--has been discovered at the bottom of a stairwell at Firebird, the secure facility for juvenile offenders. The girl's death comes with a disturbing twist--she may have been involved with a much older man. But Rachael's not the only resident to come to a dead end. Firebird's ten-year-old "wild child" has overdosed in the infirmary--back-to-back tragedies that appear to be terrible accidents. But Maggie and Jack suspect a cold-blooded murderer with an agenda. And as Maggie's ex-husband gets nearer to uncovering secrets that Maggie and Jack must hide, it becomes increasingly hard for them to protect a new and vulnerable victim ...
Jillian Perry has been found dead in the woods, leaving behind a husband of three weeks and a young daughter. Her body shows no visible marks, and the autopsy reveals no sign of foul play. Apparently it was a suicide—Jillian purposely wandered into the forest and succumbed to the freezing weather. But something doesn't feel right to forensic investigator Theresa MacLean, and she can't let it go. Still emotionally shattered by a devastating loss months ago, Theresa focuses all her attention on the case—one that gets stranger with the appearance of the dead woman's ex-boyfriend seeking custody of Jillian's little girl. Every twist the investigation takes raises the stakes lethally higher. And unless Theresa can find evidence of murder—evidence that doesn't seem to exist—someone may soon share Jillian's ghastly fate.
In a taut, brilliantly twisted new thriller from bestselling author Lisa Black, forensics expert Maggie Gardiner and Cleveland detective Jack Renner investigate the bizarre murder of a senator with secrets to hide... Three days before a key election, U.S. Senator Diane Cragin is electrocuted on her own doorstep--a shocking twist in an already brutal political race. Cragin's chief of staff is quick to blame rival Joey Green, a city development director who's had his hand in every till in town for over twenty years. Maggie and Jack have their own theories, especially after discovering a fortune in cash in the senator's safe. But as they follow the money through the treacherous landscape of Cleveland politics, they find many more millions in play--and more suspects. As Jack says, "Anyone can be dangerous, when they have what they think is a good reason." He should know. Now a Herald reporter is perilously close to discovering the truth about Jack's penchant for acting as both detective and executioner. With each passing hour, the stresses of the impending election expose new fractures and corruption at the city's highest levels. And as one murder leads to another, and another, Maggie and Jack's only hope of stopping a killer is an alliance that's growing ever more fragile.