The Budapest Connection

by Henry C. Lee, Jerry Labriola

On a dank fall night at the Brooklyn Marine Terminal in New York City, police uncover a grisly the naked corpses of three murdered young women lying on the pier. Weirdly, their bodies are neatly arranged to form a perfect triangle, each face up with one eye glued open and the other shut. A gunshot wound to the side of each woman’s head confirms the initial impression that this was an execution-style killing.
Dr. Henry Liu—a brilliant forensic scientist—calls together the Global Interactive Forensics Team (GIFT) to investigate these brutal murders. Composed of the very best in the profession, this eclectic group of four men and one woman works together as a forensics SWAT team to solve bizarre and insidious crimes around the globe. So begins the intricate, suspense-filled plot of this exciting murder mystery, written by world-renowned forensic scientist Dr. Henry Lee and critically acclaimed mystery writer Jerry Labriola, M.D.
Dr. Liu and his group boldly pursue leads that are fraught with danger and bloodshed. They encounter an assortment of strange and suspicious characters—including a descendent of the real life Dracula (who proudly displays his chain collection). Despite receiving a barrage of threats—as well as overtures from the frankly seductive Dr. Gail Merriday, a detective in his own group—Dr. Liu remains focused on the aim of his to discover the identity of Mr. or Ms. Big—a top international criminal.
Fans of mystery novels, true crime, and forensic dramas like CSI, will not be able to put down this entertaining and suspenseful page-turner.

275 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Mai · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very interesting.

[Tammy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I debated and debated about whether to give this 3 or 4 stars.... so I compromise with a 3.5 stars (though we can't rate it that way!). I respect Henry Lee to the utmost. He truly has a passion for forensics and a brilliant mind to go with it. So when I read the book after hearing him speak one year, I was slightly disappointed.... but only because his writing style wasn't what I was used to in a writer. If one can overlook that - English is his second language after all - then the story is great. For one who has a passion for forensics, it was exactly the types of things I wanted to read unlike many of these other crime drama novels - that while great - just don't get to the heart of what I like in solving a crime.

[givemeabook · Rating 4 out of 5]

I recommended this book to everyone who wants to follow the thinking of a brilliant forensic scientist. It's one of those books with action, suspense, murder and mystery that makes you stay up late reading because you want to know how it ends.