Blunt Impact
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- £9.99
Publisher Description
A twisting forensic thriller from the New York Times–bestselling author, "quite simply, one of the best storytellers around" (Tess Gerritsen).
Forensic scientist Theresa MacLean is puzzled by the questionable death of a female construction worker at a Cleveland building site. A witness to the death—a young girl nicknamed Ghost—may be able to help. Ghost says the woman was pushed by someone she can only identify as the Shadow Man. Soon Theresa finds herself in a race against time to protect Ghost from an unknown killer before he is able to find the little girl and silence her for good.
"An intense plot, knuckle-biting suspense, a likable heroine, and a shock ending make for a thoroughly satisfying read." —Booklist
"The pace doesn't slow in Blunt Impact." —Ohio.com
"The bond that MacLean forms with Ghost lends human interest and few will guess the killer's identity before the final desperate confrontation." —Publishers Weekly
"Black handles multiple plots like a pro." —Kirkus Reviews
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
At the start of Black's middling fifth mystery featuring forensic specialist Theresa MacLean (after 2011's Defensive Wounds), MacLean joins her homicide detective cousin, Frank Patrick, at a downtown Cleveland, Ohio, construction site where a cement worker has fallen from the top of what will be a high-rise prison. Between two dumpsters near the body, MacLean finds a scared little girl covered in blood. The girl, called Ghost, turns out to be the 11-year-old daughter of the unmarried victim, identified as 29-year-old Samantha Zebrowski. The girl says that "a shadow" pushed her mother off the unfinished building. The tension rises as MacLean and Patrick follow false trails while the killer stalks Ghost, the sole witness to the crime. The bond that MacLean forms with Ghost lends human interest and few will guess the killer's identity before the final desperate confrontation, but stock characters and too many coincidences make this a lesser entry in the series.
