Lisa Black: 28 books

“There are many forensic experts. There are many writers. Rarely, however, do the two meld as seamlessly and synergistically as Lisa Black.” —Sacramento Book Review “She is, quite simply, one of the best storytellers around.” —Tess Gerritsen A former forensic scientist with...

**PERISH was a finalist for the G. P. Putnam’s Sons Sue Grafton Memorial Award. Forensic investigator Maggie Gardiner always follows the rules. Detective Jack Renner doesn’t believe in them . . .**   In a mansion on the outskirts of Cleveland, a woman’s body lies in a pool of blood....

“Lisa Black always delivers.” —Jeff Lindsay, creator of the DEXTER series ** ** When it comes to the dead, forensic investigator Maggie Gardiner has seen it all. But detective Jack Renner knows there are always more ways to die . . . ** ** The Cleveland Herald is making headlines for...

Lisa Black, a former forensic scientist whose electrifying thrillers bear the indelible mark of authenticity, brings us Evidence of Murder—a riveting tale of crime and detection sure to enthrall fans of Patricia Cornwell and TV’s C.S.I. New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen calls Black’s...

Maggie Gardiner, forensics expert for the Cleveland police department, and Jack Renner, a homicide detective with a killer secret, return in bestselling author Lisa Black’s new thriller as they confront the darkest threat yet to their careers—and their lives.   The body of fifteen-year-old Rachael...

You Cant Fall Off the Floor provides an honest, uninhibited birds eye view into the life of Mona Lisa Black and her journey to loving herself. It shows how one can triumph over religious fanaticism, childhood abduction and rape, abusive relationshipsand rise to becoming a college graduate, business...

In this tour de force of psychological suspense, bestselling author Lisa Black draws from her experience as a forensic investigator to create two of the most fascinating characters in crime fiction: a killer with a unique sense of justice and a woman in a lifelong relationship with death… That...

“Quite simply, one of the best storytellers around.” —Tess Gerritsen   Murders past and present collide in Trail of Blood, the third riveting crime fiction masterwork by Lisa Black to feature forensic scientist Theresa MacLean. Based on the real-life and still unsolved “Torso...

In a taut, brilliantly twisted new thriller from bestselling author Lisa Black, forensics expert Maggie Gardiner and Cleveland detective Jack Renner investigate the bizarre murder of a senator with secrets to hide… Three days before a key election, U.S. Senator Diane Cragin is electrocuted...

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...

In the tradition of Kathy Reichs and Jeffery Deaver, a talented novelist introduces a gutsy forensic investigator caught in the middle of an explosive crisis Early one Thursday morning, forensic scientist Theresa MacLean is called to the scene of a gruesome murder. The body of a man has been...

Called out to investigate a suspected suicide in a luxury high-rise apartment, forensic scientist Theresa MacLean only just escapes with her life when the building is blown to smithereens. An accident – or something more sinister? A mostly empty block of trendy apartments in downtown Cleveland seems...

"A must-read for fans of Cornwell and Grafton" Booklist “Taut suspense, a brave and likable heroine, a clever plot, and a slam-bang ending add up to a high-water mark for this popular series” Booklist on Close to the Bone Forensic scientist Theresa MacLean stumbles across...

Ein fast perfektes Verbrechen. Ein kaltherziger Killer. Eine Frau, die ihn erbarmungslos jagt Nur wenige Monate nach der Ermordung ihres Verlobten steht die Gerichtsmedizinerin Theresa MacLean vor ihrem bisher schwierigsten Fall: Die frisch verheiratete Jillian Perry wird tot im Wald aufgefunden...