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Lisa Black

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Cleveland, OH, The United States

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Mystery & Thrillers, Crime, Suspense

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Lisa Black spent the happiest five years of her life in a morgue. Strange, perhaps, but true. After ten years as a secretary, she went back to school to get a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from Cleveland State University. In her job as a forensic scientist at the Cuyahoga County Coroner’s Office, she analyzed gunshot residue on hands and clothing, hairs, fibers, paint, glass, DNA, blood and many other forms of trace evidence, as well as crime scenes.
She had her life sorted out just the way she liked it until her husband got fed up with Cleveland snow and moved them to Florida, 1400 miles away from her family and her career. Not that she’s bitter or anything. Now she works as a Certified Latent Print Examiner and Certified Crime Scene Analy ...more

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	That Darkness (Gardiner and Renner, #1) 3.57 avg rating — 2,533 ratings — published 2016 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Takeover (Theresa MacLean, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 2,151 ratings — published 2008 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Evidence of Murder (Theresa MacLean #2) 3.74 avg rating — 1,632 ratings — published 2009 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Red Flags (Locard Institute #1) 3.83 avg rating — 1,409 ratings — published 2022 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unpunished (Gardiner and Renner #2) 3.63 avg rating — 1,448 ratings — published 2017 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Defensive Wounds (Theresa MacLean #4) 3.62 avg rating — 1,392 ratings — published 2011 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trail Of Blood (Theresa MacLean #3) 3.77 avg rating — 1,311 ratings — published 2010 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Perish (Gardiner and Renner, #3) 3.62 avg rating — 942 ratings — published 2018 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Suffer the Children (Gardiner and Renner #4) 3.76 avg rating — 876 ratings — published 2018 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blunt Impact (Theresa MacLean #5) 3.74 avg rating — 770 ratings — published 2013 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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What book do you wish to read for November Themed Book of the Month nominations: Second Chances?

The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith

3 votes, 21.4%

The Alibi Man by Tami Hoag

2 votes, 14.3%

Killer Takes All by Erica Spindler

2 votes, 14.3%

Evidence of Murder by Lisa Black

2 votes, 14.3%

Dark Places by Linda Ladd

1 vote, 7.1%

The Innocent by Taylor Stevens

1 vote, 7.1%

Mission Canyon by Meg Gardiner

1 vote, 7.1%

Indefensible by Pamela Callow

1 vote, 7.1%

Secrets to the Grave by Tami Hoag

1 vote, 7.1%

Bloody Mary by J.A. Konrath

0 votes, 0.0%

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