Her entry begins:
I am currently reading Kingdom of Strangers by Zoë Ferraris, a fascinating look at life and work inside a police department in Saudi Arabia. A serial killer’s victims have been unearthed, but so many other factors are at work as well: the inspector’s unhappy home life, the female lab tech’s desire to do much more than her society will allow, and the overall political/religious structure that dictates every aspect of their existence.About Blunt Impact, from the publisher:
The severely imposed religious laws are quite clear, but each person’s interpretation varies according to their personal beliefs. The inspector is continually frustrated by the higher-ups refusal to let women do work for which they would be enormously helpful (i.e., typical police work rather than only that which takes them into contact with women, never men), and he risks his own career by pushing to expand their duties. Anyone can make a complaint against another person for a moral violation—either because they feel that what you have done is truly offensive to Islam, or because they simply covet your position and with you fired or jailed, their coast is cleared.
The female lab tech’s position is even more precarious. Women...[read on]
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 -Learn more about the book and author at Lisa Black's website.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.
Black's previous Theresa MacLean novels include Trail of Blood and Defensive Wounds.
My Book, The Movie: Trail of Blood.
The Page 69 Test: Trail of Blood.
Writers Read: Lisa Black (September 2010).
My Book, The Movie: Defensive Wounds.
The Page 69 Test: Defensive Wounds.
Writers Read: Lisa Black (October 2011).
Writers Read: Lisa Black.
--Marshal Zeringue
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