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Forensic investigator Theresa MacLean takes on the worst kind of murder case—one without clues—in this second novel in a hot new series from Lisa Black
Eight months ago, forensic investigator Theresa MacLean lost her fiancÉ in a bank robbery gone wrong, and she's had trouble concentrating on her work ever since. But now a particularly difficult case may just be what she needs to regain her focus by demanding all her skill, intelligence, and attention.
Jillian Perry has been found dead in the woods, leaving behind a husband of three weeks and a young daughter. The police can't determine how she died—her body shows no visible marks, and the autopsy reveals nothing suspicious—and the leading theory is that she purposely wandered into the forest and succumbed to the freezing weather. But something doesn't feel right to Theresa, and she can't let it go.
To complicate matters, a former boyfriend of Jillian's unexpectedly petitions for custody of the daughter. Obsessed with Jillian, he also suspects foul play in Jillian's death, and now he and Theresa believe Jillian's daughter may be in danger of meeting a similar fate. With a child's life at stake, Theresa must search for evidence of murder—evidence that doesn't seem to exist—before it's too late.
Lisa Black is a latent fingerprint examiner in Florida and a former forensic scientist for the Cleveland coroners office. She is a member of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and has testified in more than fifty homicide trials. This is her fourth Theresa MacLean novel.
Eight months have passed since Cleveland forensic expert and single mom Theresa MacLean's fiancé Paul Cleary was killed during a bank robbery. She has tried to move on, but still grieves her loss and struggles at home and on the job.
The murdered corpse of twenty-four year old former escort Jillian Perry is found in the nearby woods. Theresa's cousin homicide detective Frank asks her to help him on the investigation. She disagrees with the prevalent police theory that Jillian committed suicide. Instead Jillian had turned her life around and had every reason to live as she loved and cherished her five-month-old child and was a newlywed with an adoring husband, who along with a partner was about to make millions on a video game they invented. Soon after she joins the inquiry, a man steps forward claiming he is Jillian's boyfriend and files for custody of her baby.
The sequel to TAKEOVER is a fabulous forensic investigative thriller as the murder case ironically brings Theresa back to life though she still mourns her loss. The police investigation is intelligent though it contains a high degree of implausibility. Still the audience will not care as readers will root for the heroine who brings sass and wit to the job.
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Posted November 19, 2011
develops the plot to the very end
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.This book is pretty good. Theresea ends up solving a murder when everyone else thought it was a suicide. It has alot of twists and turns and keeps you wanting more. The story is well written and is definately worth reading!
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.I am impressed with Lisa Black's writing style. Very thought provoking, edge-of-your-seat kind of balance. The author sees things from a different perspective and is able to transform that perspective into words. I'm looking forward to more books from her.
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Posted September 22, 2009
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Please read Lisa Black's Takeover before reading Evidence of Murder or you won't understand the burden Theresa is overcoming. She gets through her depressing but necessary job with the medical examiner's office due to a characteristic that motivates countless divorced mothers: gumption...and the need to earn her daughter's upcoming college tuition. In the second book, she also adds grief motivated grit. Theresa's going through the motions and just isn't paying that much attention to crime scenes after her own headlong foray into a crime scene that cost her nearly everything.
Then she handles 3 crime scenes that only bear a passing resemblance to each other - exposure to Cleveland's brutal weather... and everyone's readiness to write them off.
At first, everyone around her is glad to see Theresa taking an interest in, well, anything, but when she seems to become obsessed with one of the crimes, the supposed suicide of an ex-escort who's also a new bride and mother, gladness turns to concern. Is she letting her grief color her findings...or is it sharpening her focus on a young husband who doesn't seem to exhibit a fraction of the pain Theresa is still suffering?
As always, Lisa Black/Elizabeth Becka colors her story with the atmosphere of the surroundings and Cleveland's frozen winter is a major character in this mystery. We care about Theresa and her daughter...and wonder if she'll ever give hostage negotiator Chris Cavanaugh a break. But it's Theresa's never give up attitude that makes Evidence a winner.
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Overview
Eight months ago, forensic investigator Theresa MacLean lost her fiancÉ in a bank robbery gone wrong, and she's had trouble concentrating on her work ever since. But now a particularly difficult case may just be what she needs to regain her focus by demanding all her skill, intelligence, and attention.
Jillian Perry has been found dead in the woods, ...