by ElizabethBecka (Author)
'The woman's body had been posed. She sat upright at her kitchen table. Mesh straps held her shoulders and waist to the high-backed wooden chair; the same straps had been used to strangle her. Raindrops hammered the windows, extra loud in the sudden quiet and as Evelyn leaned toward the body, she got close enough to catch the scent of fresh death. When forensic pathologist Evelyn James is called out to the penthouse of a beautiful Cleveland heiress, she discovers the young woman's body, violently strangled and left in a life-like pose, a priceless diamond necklace carefully arranged about her neck. Despite the most exclusive security system money can buy, there is no trace of the killer's deadly visit to the scene of the murder. It's as though the murderer is a ghost, capable of walking between walls, untraceable - and unstoppable. As the terrified inhabitants try to go about their daily lives, the killer stalks, undetected through the corridors. When another young woman from the building is brutally attacked, Evelyn knows she must unravel the mystery of the unseen killer, before it's too late.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 336
Publisher: Orion
Published: 20 Mar 2008
ISBN 10: 0752874357
ISBN 13: 9780752874357
Book Overview: TRACE EVIDENCE was bought in a fiercely fought auction in the States Further rights have been sold for substantial sums in Germany, France, Holland and Italy Elizabeth Becka is a well-respected forensic scientist Evelyn is a terrific central character - tough, warm and sympathetic - with plenty of potential for further books in the series 'A smashing debut! This is a grab-you-by-the-throat suspense, written by someone who actually walked the disturbing walk of an investigator. Elizabeth Becka roars onto the forensic thriller scene with all guns blazing' Tess Gerritsen 'Protagonist Evelyn James, a forensic scientist, wins over the reader from the opening page, and the author's ability to speak from different characters' minds is truly astonishing. Expect comparisons to THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS and a nomination for Best First Mystery of the Year' Jeremiah Healy