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  • Published: 20 September 2022
  • ISBN: 9781496736901
  • Imprint: Kensington
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $62.99
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Red Flags




New York Times bestselling author Lisa Black weaves her own professional expertise 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 Gerritsen’s Rizzoli and Isles thrillers and Kathy Reichs’ Temperance Brennan Novels.

New York Times bestselling author Lisa Black weaves her own professional expertise 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 Gerritsen’s 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, she’s shocked to discover that the child’s 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 mansion—until their infant son is taken.
 
“Every contact leaves a trace.” That’s 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 like a simple ransom grab reveals links to a lobbying effort to loosen regulations on a billion-dollar gaming empire. Unless they can piece together the evidence before the Senate hearing, Rebecca’s son—and others like him—will face an unthinkable fate…

  • Published: 20 September 2022
  • ISBN: 9781496736901
  • Imprint: Kensington
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $62.99
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Praise for Red Flags

Praise for the Gardiner & Renner Novels by Lisa Black
 
Let Justice Descend is the definition of psychological suspense! Superbly drawn characters, nonstop plotting…this is a one-sitting read!” —Jeffery Deaver, internationally bestselling author of The Bone Collector
 
“A well-crafted thriller. Black keeps the suspense high throughout.”Publishers Weekly on Suffer the Children
 
“The plot hurtles to an adrenaline-fueled conclusion that is sure to hook Black’s devoted readership.”Booklist on Perish
 
“This latest Gardiner and Renner mystery builds on the personal relationships among the leads while effectively exposing the underbelly of politics on the local and national levels. A high energy narrative with a final twist that will leave readers wanting more.” Booklist on Let Justice Descend
 
“An intriguing tale of skullduggery.” Publishers Weekly on Let Justice Descend
 
“As always with Black, this psychological suspense is incredible.” Suspense Magazine on Suffer the Children
 
“With its solid grounding of information about child development, this fourth entry in the Gardiner and Renner series is instructional as well as being a well-plotted and -paced thriller with a pair of intriguing protagonists.” Booklist on Suffer the Children
 
“These thrillers are so reliably macabre, so brimming with fascinating forensic detail, and so well-crafted. This one begins with a bang and never lets up.” Florida Weekly on Perish
 
“A great choice for readers of psychological suspense, forensic investigations, and mystery.” Library Journal on That Darkness
 
“A work of fascinating psychological depth.” Florida Weekly on That Darkness
 
“Lisa Black always delivers authentic characters in riveting stories. That Darkness takes things to a spellbinding new level with a taut and haunting story that will stay with you long after you finish reading it.” —Jeff Lindsay, creator of Dexter on That Darkness
 

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