Black, Lisa, 1963-

Locard Institute : Red Flags - Book 1 [text (large print)] / Lisa Black. - - 446 pages (large print) ; 23 cm. - - A Locard Institute thriller ; [#1] . - Black, Lisa, 1963- Locard Institute thriller ; #1. .



"When D.C. crime scene analyst Dr. Ellie Carr is called to investigate the heartrending case of a missing baby, shes shocked to discover that the childs mother is her own cousin. Close during their impoverished childhoods, Ellie and Rebecca eventually drifted apart. Rebecca is now half of a Washington power couple, and she and her wealthy lobbyist husband, Hunter, have been living a charmed life in an opulent mansion -- until their infant son is taken. Every contact leaves a trace. Thats the basic principle of forensic science followed by pathologist Dr. Rachael Davies. A reluctant Ellie is teamed with Rachael, employed by Hunter to help with the investigation. But in this case, discovering where those traces lead quickly becomes a dangerous journey through a web of greed and deadly ambition. At first antagonists, then allies, Ellie and Rachael race to find the baby alive and bring the kidnappers to justice. What seemed like a simple ransom grab reveals links to a lobbying effort to loosen regulations on a billion-dollar gaming empire. Unless they can piece together the evidence before the Senate hearing, Rebeccas son -- and others like him -- will face an unthinkable fate . . ."--

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Women forensic scientists--Fiction.
Missing children--Fiction.
Kidnapping--Fiction.
Cousins--Fiction.
Women pathologists--Fiction.
Political corruption--Fiction.


Washington (D.C.)--Fiction.


Thrillers (Fiction)
Detective and mystery fiction.
Large print books.

PS3602.E283 / R43 2023

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