Dr. Samantha Owens is starting over: new city, new job, new man, new life. She's trying to put some distance between herself and the devastating loss of her husband and children--but old hurts leave scars.
Before she's even unpacked her office at Georgetown University's forensic pathology department, she's called to consult on a case that's rocked the capital and the country. An unknown pathogen released into the Washington Metro has caused nationwide panic. Three people died--just three.
A miracle and a puzzle...
Amid the media frenzy and Homeland Security alarm bells, Sam painstakingly dissects the lives of those three victims and makes an unsettling conclusion. This is no textbook terrorist causing mayhem with broad strokes, but an artist wielding a much finer, more pointed instrument of destruction. An assassin, whose motive is deeply personal and far from understandable.
Xander Whitfield, a former army ranger and Sam's new boyfriend, knows about seeing the world in shades of gray. About feeling compelled to do the wrong thing for the right reasons. Only his disturbing kinship with a killer can lead Sam to the truth...and once more into the line of fire.
Show moreDr. Samantha Owens is starting over: new city, new job, new man, new life. She's trying to put some distance between herself and the devastating loss of her husband and children--but old hurts leave scars.
Before she's even unpacked her office at Georgetown University's forensic pathology department, she's called to consult on a case that's rocked the capital and the country. An unknown pathogen released into the Washington Metro has caused nationwide panic. Three people died--just three.
A miracle and a puzzle...
Amid the media frenzy and Homeland Security alarm bells, Sam painstakingly dissects the lives of those three victims and makes an unsettling conclusion. This is no textbook terrorist causing mayhem with broad strokes, but an artist wielding a much finer, more pointed instrument of destruction. An assassin, whose motive is deeply personal and far from understandable.
Xander Whitfield, a former army ranger and Sam's new boyfriend, knows about seeing the world in shades of gray. About feeling compelled to do the wrong thing for the right reasons. Only his disturbing kinship with a killer can lead Sam to the truth...and once more into the line of fire.
Show moreJ.T. Ellison is the bestselling author of9 critically acclaimed novels and multiple short stories, and has been published in over 20 countries. THE COLD ROOM won the ITW Thriller Award for Best Paperback Original of 2010 and WHERE ALL THE DEAD LIE was a 2012 RITA(r) Nominee. Visit JTEllison.com for more information."
"Thriller Award-winner Ellison (Where All the Dead Lie) introduces
Dr. Samantha Owens, Tennessee's head medical examiner, in this
scintillating first in a new forensic series. Sam, still reeling
from the loss of her husband and young children in a flood two
years earlier, receives a desperate phone call from Eleanor
Donovan, the mother of a boy she dated at medical school in
Georgetown, security consultant Eddie Donovan. Eddie, a former Army
Ranger who served in Afghanistan, was shot dead in an apparent
carjacking, but Eleanor, convinced her son wasn't a random victim,
implores Sam to come to Washington, D.C., to conduct a second
autopsy. Once in D.C., obsessive-compulsive Sam must face the
demons of Eddie's memory and his widow's resentment. Meanwhile,
other former members of Eddie's Ranger unit start turning up dead.
The suspenseful plot takes many a twist and turn before reaching
its startling conclusion."--Publishers Weekly "This thriller delves
into the realm of psychological suspense. There are wheels within
wheels of the complex yet entirely understandable plot. The
characters are imminently human, warts and all. Sam's journey is a
complex one, not only in terms of unraveling the clues in the
investigation, but in dealing with her own personal tragedy. The
misdirection of the evidence leads up to a breathtaking finale the
reader is drawn along on the crazy journey along with Sam and the
police. You won't want to put this one down until you've finished
the last sentence!"--Reader to Reader Reviews "Ellison's latest
focuses on medical examiner Samantha Owens, and readers will
quickly realize they don't miss Taylor Jackson at all. A
gut-wrenching tale that rings with emotional resonance and heart
amidst the thrills, A DEEPER DARKNESS ranks as Ellison's best book
yet. Her amazing streak of great thrillers continues."--RT Book
Reviews Top Pick "A DEEPER DARKNESS is not only a compelling
thriller but a multilayered meditation on grief and loss. Dr.
Samantha Owens is a forensic investigator with heart and soul and
this is the start of a most promising new series for rising star JT
Ellison."-New York Times bestselling author Jeff Abbot "Fans of
intelligently written, intricately crafted thrillers should
definitely check out J.T. Ellison's latest Taylor Jackson novel,
14. Fusing gritty cop drama with dark psychological thriller,
Ellison distinguishes herself with exceptional character
development, consistently breakneck pacing and a sense of
authenticity throughout." -Chicago Tribune "Mystery fiction has a
new name to watch." -John Connolly "Ellison gets her Hitchcock
on...just plain messing with her characters' heads until the
superbly explosive end. Not to be missed!" -Lisa Gardner on Where
All the Dead Lie "Combines The Silence of the Lambs with The
Wire."
-January Magazine on The Cold Room "What J.T. Ellison has done with
the city in her award-winning Taylor Jackson books is
magnificent... Lovers of mystery and suspense fiction could not ask
for more."
-Bookreporter "Outstanding... The police procedural details never
get in the way of the potent characterization and clever plotting,
and Ellison systematically cranks up the intensity all the way to
the riveting ending." -Publishers Weekly, starred review on The
Immortals
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