Malicious Intent - Softcover

Fox, Kathryn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340895845 ISBN 13: 9780340895849

Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks, 2005

Synopsis

Dr Anya Crichton, a pathologist and forensic physician, finds that work is sparse for the only female freelancer in the field. Between paying child support, a mortgage and struggling to get her business off the ground, Anya can't yet afford to fight her ex-husband for custody of their three-year-old son, Ben. When Anya is asked to look into the seemingly innocent suicide of a teenager, Anya notices similarities between the girl's death and several other cases she is working on with her friend and colleague, Detective Sergeant Kate Farrer. All the victims went missing for a period of time, only to be found dead of apparent suicide in most unusual circumstances. As Anya delves deeper, the pathological findings point to the frightening possibility that the deaths are not only linked, but part of a sinister plot. Nothing can prepare her for the terrifying truth...

About this title

About the Author:

Kathryn Fox is a medical practitioner with a special interest in forensic medicine. Her bestselling debut novel, Malicious Intent, received international acclaim and was awarded the Davitt Award for adult fiction. Kathryn currently lives in Sydney, Australia.

From Booklist:

Australian Anya Chrichton, a relative newcomer to the ranks of forensic detectives, has a three-year-old son, Ben, who is the light of her life. Unfortunately, court-appointed weekends with Ben are threatened by the whims of her ex, whom she supports by working as a forensic specialist for private clients. When Anoub Deab shows up demanding that she investigate his sister's death, she agrees, though she insists she's not a detective. That's just what she turns out to be, however, after discovering eerie forensic similarities between Deab's sister and several other, very different women. Is there a serial killer on the loose? As Anya pursues the answers, someone begins a campaign of harassment that calls up memories of a family tragedy involving her own sister. A delicious buildup of clues and plenty of gruesome details will please genre devotes, as will the satisfying outcome, which is likely to surprise even a few seasoned thriller fans. Patricia Cornwell and Kathy Reichs--move over. Stephanie Zvirin
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About this edition

• Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0340895845
• ISBN 13: 9780340895849
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 480