Dr. Edward Jenner

Forensic pathologist Edward Jenner survived the horrific ordeal of the Inquisitor serial slayings in New York, but not the political fallout. With his state medical license suspended, he hopes to repair his shattered life while working as a medical examiner in Douglas County, Florida. But evil is not confined to big cities alone. Two corpses pulled from a sunken car-followed by the grisly discovery of four more bodies hanging in the Everglades-are evidence of an insidious rot infecting this quiet coastal resort community. Suddenly Jenner's investigation is turning up grim traces of a nightmarish conspiracy-and with no one to trust and nowhere to turn, his only hope of survival is to walk away . . . something Jenner could never do.

"Even hard-core lovers of the thriller genre may find parts of PRECIOUS BLOOD as shocking as the goriest contemporary slasher films." - USA Today "An intelligent thriller that takes you down the meanest streets . . . This reader was scared to death." - Linda Fairstein "Taut and chilling… a fast-paced thriller written by a real player in the game of forensic sleuthing." - Kathy Reichs, author of the bestseller BONES TO ASHES "Fans of CSI and the like would definitely like this one." - Library Journal "An impressive debut . . . The murders are grisly and striking, and Jenner is a likable lead." - Romantic Times