Most would agree that a mother would do anything to protect her child. That drive takes on a new dimension when the mother is forensic scientist Theresa MacLean.
In Black’s fourth novel to capture the ups and downs of MacLean her daughter, Rachel, has a new job working the front desk of the tony Ritz-Carlton Hotel. It was a morning like any other one when MacLean received a text message from Rachel, “CM QUIK. SUM1 DED HERE.”
And not just someone but Marie Corrigan, a Cleveland defense attorney loathed by MacLean and quite a few others. It was hard to like Corrigan when she falsified evidence and had recently pulled a fast one on MacLean involving switched evidence. It was also hard to look at Corrigan’s body because she had been murdered in the Presidential Suite while attending a conference for criminal defense attorneys. Suspects galore!
Due to the crime scene - Corrigan was splayed naked on the floor with her wrists tied by nylons - many assumed it had been a lovers rendezvous ending in the wrong kind of passion - a “scalp split by two heavy blows.” However, there are questions: How did the killer get in? There are no signs of entry on the suite’s electronic key lock. MacLean finds little evidence to study and after research it conflicts.
It’s not long before two more bodies are found in the same condition as Corrigan’s, and it begins to look like a serial killer is on the loose with MacLean and Rachel on his list.
Super suspense and pinpoint plotting - enjoy!
- Gail Cooke
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