From America's #1 bestselling crime writer, an electrifying new thriller - with a twist.
A Massachusetts state investigator is called home from Knoxville, Tennessee, where he is completing a course at the National Forensics Academy. His boss, the district attorney, an attractive but hard-charging woman, is planning to run for governor, and as a showcase she's planning to use a new crime initiative called At Risk, its motto "Any crime, anytime." In particular, she's been looking for a way to employ some cutting-edge DNA technology, and she thnks she's found it in a twenty-year-old murder - in Tennessee. If her office solves the case, they'll all end up looking pretty good, right?
Her investigator is not so sure - not sure about anything to do with this woman, really - but before he can open his mouth, a shocking piece of violence intervenes, an act that shakes up not only their lives but the lives of everyone around them as well. It is not a random event. Is it personal? Is it professional? Whatever it is, the implications are very, very bad indeed... and they're about to get much worse.
Sparks fly, traps spring, twists abound - this is the master working at the top of her game.
Donna B. (beckhamdd) - Cary, NC wrote on 11/15/2009...
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At the time it was written, this was a stand alone book by Patricia Cornwell - in other words, not about her usual main character, Kay Scarpetta. I stopped reading the Scarpetta books a number of years ago, but decided to try this one. It was very good and well read by Kate Reading. The characters in the book are interesting, and their interaction with each other is well-written. There is now a sequel to this book. If you enjoy this one, you will probably enjoy The Front, also.