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Name: Defensive wounds
Author: Lisa Black

When Marie Corrigan, a Cleveland defense attorney noted for falsifying evidence and surrounded by enemies, is murdered in the Ritz‑Carlton’s presidential suite, the case lands in the hands of forensic investigator Theresa MacLean. Even before she steps into the room, MacLean knows she’s entering a forensic nightmare: hotel crime scenes overflow with trace evidence from countless guests, both connected and unrelated to the murder. What she discovers on the scene, however, far surpasses what she feared.

First publish date: 2011

Genre: Suspense/General Suspense

Authors: Lisa Black

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