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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY: In this sequel to Takeover, Black paints a believable portrait of a professional woman struggling to move on with her life. Cleveland forensic scientist Theresa MacLean has been in a fog since the bank robbery eight months earlier, but her latest case needs all the concentration she can muster. When 24-year-old Jillian Perry, a former escort, turns up dead in the woods, Theresa doubts the police theory that Jillian committed suicide. Jillian was the devoted mother of a five-month-old, and her husband of three weeks, who wasn't the child's father, was on the verge of making big bucks with the innovative video game he and a partner had developed. As Theresa re-examines the evidence, a man claiming to be Jillian's boyfriend wants to claim her body and petitions for custody of her baby. Was he a boyfriend or a stalker? This fast-paced thriller features a lot of detailed forensics with a rip-roaring ending. (Sept.) |
PRAISE FOR EVIDENCE FROM THE BIG FOUR: |
KIRKUS: Black (Takeover, 2008), a former forensic scientist, knows her stuff and briskly leads readers along the trail of clues right behind her likeable, no-nonsense heroine. Smart science propels this intelligent, well-thought-out crime thriller. |
LIBRARY JOURNAL: In this second novel in a new series (after Takeover), Black weaves a highly entertaining if somewhat improbable tale of drama and suspense. Fans of forensic thrillers will look forward to seeing more of her witty and likable heroine.— |
William Morrow ISBN 978-0-06-154448-4 September 8, 2009 |
"Lisa Black wows us with another tense and unputdownable thriller. She is, quite simply, one of the best storytellers around." -- Tess Gerritsen |
Booklist: Black has a compelling protagonist in Theresa MacLean... |
EVIDENCE OF MURDER TOUR: |
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August 13: Jen's Book Thoughts - My 6 word memoir September 8: Writer's Forensic Blog - Writing the day job September 9: Kill Zone Authors - Real life clues September 10: The Page 69 Test - Evidence of Murder September 11: Murder by 4 - Writing crime scenes September 14-20: 7 Criminal Minds: Monday - Memorable crime scenes Tuesday - Harvesting from a corpse Wednesday - Punishment without evidence Thursday - Icepicks and blood spatter Shane - Killing quickly with poison Saturday - Traces at a crime scene also Writer's Plot - Talking to strangers Sunday - Body disposal and environment September 21: The Graveyard Shift - Missing persons September 23: Oline Cogdill's Sun-Sentinel Blog October 6: Jungle Red Writers - My virtual tour December 12: Poe's Deadly Daughters - Cleveland |
September 8: Joseph Beth Booksellers, Lyndhurst, OH 7 pm September 9: Hudson Library/Learned Owl, Hudson, OH 7 pm September 10: Fox 8 TV Cleveland, "That's Life" show, 10-11 am September 10: Mount Vernon & Knox County Library, 7 pm September 12 & 13, 1:30 each day: The Cleveland Women's Show September 19: Books-A-Million, The Forum Fort Myers, FL, 1 pm September 22: Books & Books, Coral Gables, FL, 8 pm September 23: Murder on the Beach, Delray Beach, FL, 7 pm September 24: Broward County Library, Fort Laud, FL 2 pm September 29: Books-A-Million, 2063 Tamiami Naples, FL, 7 pm October 16-18: Bouchercon, Indianapolis, IN November 15: Miami Book Fair, 2 pm January 22-24: Bookmania, Stuart, FL February 25-28: Sleuthfest, Deerfield Beach, FL March 20: Lee County Reading Festival, Fort Myers, FL April 13: Friends of the Pine Island Library, FL May 6: Friends of the Medina County Library, Medina, OH June 3: Boy Scouts of America Tea, Fort Myers, FL |