First in a forensics thriller series that will “appeal to fans of Kathy Reichs’ Tempe Brennan and Patricia Cornwell’s . . . Kay Scarpetta” (Crime Fiction Lover). It is a hot June night in Orange County when the body of a mutilated woman is found in a strawberry field in the upscale California community. It’s getting even hotter for single mother and FBI forensic pathologist, Catherine Powers. Called in by the Irvine Police Department and OC Sheriff, Cat has been solicited to help solve a string of murders committed by a particularly sadistic serial killer the newspapers have dubbed the Burning Man. Each new victim yields a grisly new clue, ushering Cat deeper into the mind of madman. That’s very dangerous territory. Because Cat isn’t only following him. He’s following her—hiding in plain sight to claim his ultimate prize. The Burning Man is out to incinerate the bond between a mother and her child. Now as Cat descends into the darkness of a case more personal than she ever feared, she’ll do anything to catch a killer and keep those she loves alive.
The year is 1748. Elewa, known as ‘the Daughter of Peace’, bears a heavy responsibility on her young shoulders: to maintain the fragile truce between the warring peoples of her West African kingdom. But as she begins to understand her role in the peace negotiations, even greater pressures emerge. Elewa discovers that she has Yeseni, a powerful gift that allows her to see events from any point in time, and to travel into the past and future. When she experiences horrific visions of life aboard a slave ship, she realises she has to face the ultimate crossroads. She could use her gift to intervene in the past and try to prevent the transatlantic slave trade ever taking place. But that means she, as the Daughter of Peace, would be leaving her village behind at a precarious moment in the reconciliation process. Whichever path she chooses to take, the future of her people lies on her shoulders.
Dr. Catherine "Cat" Powers is FBI Forensic pathologist and special agent with an uncanny sixth sense for bringing murders to justice. During a vacation in Belize with her young son, Joey, Cat gets a phone call from her boss. Young prostitutes are being picked up, murdered and left for dead in the Florida Everglades. The first victim does not fit the killer's modus operandi. She was a legal secretary working for the Fort Lauderdale based international law firm, Black and Knight. As Cat investigates this and other deaths, they lead back to the firm's henchmen and to its partners. With the help of another firm employee, Cat discovers a secret web of murder, illicit drugs, prostitution, sex trafficking, corruption and more. The firm's partners intend to kill anyone who can lead the law back to them, including Cat. As the body count grows, powerful people will make decisions that will change lives. Decisions that will destroy families. As Cat uncovers the conspiracy, only one partner, the mastermind, will become Cat's ally. She will walk away, after seeing that the others are brought to justice. __________________Solange Ritchie is a civil lawyer and a fiction writer. Born in the beautiful tropical island of Jamaica to a Jamaican father and a French mother, Solange immigrated to United States at age eleven. Fed up with thrillers that start with a fizzle and longing to see more powerful women as lead characters, Solange decided to create her own characters. Despite the demands of busy legal career, Solange dedicated herself to writing, often before work, on weekends and on vacations. It is from this passion that the character, Dr. Catherine "Cat" Powers and her young son, Joey, were born. Solange achieved a successful writing career while doing "last minute trials" with her ex-husband. Dubbed "the Case Saver," Solange handled intense legal motions that would either make or break a case in many areas of law. In 2014, Solange received the California State Bar's highest award for a small firm, solo practitioner, the Myer J. Sankary Attorney of the Year Award. It given to only one lawyer in the state each year. Solange's first psychological thriller, "The Burning Man" featuring Dr. Catherine Powers was published in 2015 and her second in the series, "Firestorm" was released in 2018. Both are available on Amazon.
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