Trail of Blood

Trail of Blood
by Lisa Black

Lisa Black weaves the true story of the Cleveland Torso Murderer into this page-turner. The Torso Murderer terrorized depression-scarred Cleveland when he decapitated and dismembered 12 victims between 1935 and 1938. He was never caught. In Black's fictionalized version, forensic scientist, Theresa MacLean is called to a demolition site because a decapitated body is found in a sealed room. The body is identified as James Miller, a police officer who disappeared in 1936. This cold case fascinates Theresa and she looks forward to the challenge of solving it. Shortly after this body is found, someone starts killing people using the same M.O. as the Torso Murderer. Why is someone copying the old murders? Are the two killers linked in some way? Black draws on her experiences as a forensic scientist for the Cuyahoga County Ohio Coroner's Office to create a realistic character in Theresa MacLean. -- recommended by Donna G. - Virtual Services Department

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