In a Family Way

Bill Damen #3

by James Calder

It's a parent's the fertility doctor who tinkers with the very essence of a child. The Bill Damen series leaps onto a bigger and more ambitious canvas with the filmmaker-turned-sleuth's third case, one where life and death are chillingly intertwined. His cousin's young daughter, Margaret, is kidnapped and murdered. Exposing a shadowy underworld of embryo engineering, Bill finds that the circumstances of Margaret's birth have everything to do with her death. With the help of his new assistant, the dynamic and gorgeous Clementine, Bill's investigation reveals that the latest reproductive technology is a dangerous new weapon in an ageless battle. Tagged by Booklist as "fast-paced...with likeable good guys, nasty villains...and plenty of plot twists," the series grapples with the hard truth that science may change, but human nature does not.

Genres: Mystery

384 pages, Hardcover

First published May 26, 2005

Reviews

[Kathei · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this.

[Mary Ellen · Rating 5 out of 5]

First time I have read anything by this author, James Clader, I like his style. This book does get technical, but techical in a way that makes you understand what is going on.......I also had NO idea who "did-it" until the very end, as there were so many people who could have committed the unthinkable.

[Jonnae · Rating 3 out of 5]

very nice plot but I didn't like medical & scientific terms in so much detail; it kind of took away from the developing suspense.