{"product_id":"defensive-wounds-a-novel-of-suspense-9780061989421","title":"Defensive Wounds: A Novel of Suspense","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"There are many forensic experts. There are many writers. Rarely, however, do the two meld as seamlessly and synergistically as Lisa Black.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eSacramento Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"She is, quite simply, one of the best storytellers around.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Tess Gerritsen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA former forensic scientist with the Cleveland coroner's office, Lisa Black knows the world she writes about, as she has proven in the past with her gripping thrillers featuring Theresa MacLean (\u003cem\u003eTakeover, Evidence of Murder, Trail of Blood\u003c\/em\u003e). With \u003cem\u003eDefensive Wounds\u003c\/em\u003e, Black delivers possibly her most sensational crime fiction masterwork to date--a stunning tale of forensic expert MacLean's investigation into the brutal murder of a criminal defense attorney at a Cleveland convention that reveals the frightening presence of a serial killer prowling the city. The forensic police thriller remains one of the most popular sub-genres in contemporary mystery fiction, and \u003cem\u003eDefensive Wounds\u003c\/em\u003e once again proves that Lisa Black is one of the \"big guns,\" in the top tier alongside Patricia Cornwell, Kathy Reichs, Jefferson Bass, and Michael Connelly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack, Lisa:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Lisa Black is the author of three previous thrillers featuring Theresa MacLean: T\u003cem\u003erail of Blood\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEvidence of Murder\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eTakeover\u003c\/em\u003e. A latent fingerprint examiner and CSI in Florida and a former forensic scientist for the Cleveland coroner's office, she is a member of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and has testified in more than fifty homicide trials. A native of Cleveland, she lives in Cape Coral, Florida.","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52158527668498,"sku":"9780061989421","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d47bf8ba-6ee2-438f-95a8-3c66f11474ab.jpg?v=1774964532","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/defensive-wounds-a-novel-of-suspense-9780061989421","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}