Lethal Measures: A Novel of Medical Suspense

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Joanna Blalock listens to the dead—piecing together puzzles of blood, flesh, and DNA to tell stories of lives ended by natural causes, by accident, or by murder. Detective Jake Sinclair pries secrets from the living—hunting down killers who roam among the innocent, seeking their next victim. Once, Joanna and Jake were lovers; now they are separated by the passions they could give their work but not to each other....

An explosion shatters a quiet residential neighborhood, leveling half a suburban block and killing twenty people. As shockwaves eco across Los Angeles, experts search the wreckage for answers. Amid the rubble and scattered pieces of humanity, a grim picture emerges: of terrorists destroyed by their own explosives, and of innocent lives caught in in the crossfire.

For Joanna, assisting in the investigation, her task is a daunting one. She must sift through the scant physical evidence to reconstruct the lives and identities of the victims. When the only potential witness to the bomb blast is killed and Joanna uncovers a link to an unsolved homicide, a case of accidental death suddenly looks like one of cold-blooded murder.

Racing to stop a killer who is always one step ahead of them, the LAPD and the FBI soon discover that their elusive quarry is not acting alone but is part of a larger, covert group whose true mission—and ultimate target—is about to become chillingly clear.

With his expert insider knowledge, the author of Deadly Harvest and Deadly Exposure delivers a strikingly authentic, furiously paced novel of medical suspense. From the mysteries of life and death concealed in flesh and bone to the deadly secrets hidden in everyday violence. Lethal Measures tells a story that could be ripped from today's headlines: where the cost of human life is cheap and where the fury of a fanatical few can bring down a nation.