John Macken’s second novel Trial by Blood [ISBN 978 0 552 15462 8] is nicely put together – plot based on technical genetic mystery holds much opportunity for crime mixed with science, and add that to a tense narrative of the struggling disgraced scientist trying to find out what happened makes a recipe for a gripping novel.
John Macken’s second novel Trial by Blood [ISBN 978 0 552 15462 8] is nicely put together – plot based on technical genetic mystery holds much opportunity for crime mixed with science, and add that to a tense narrative of the struggling disgraced scientist trying to find out what happened makes a recipe for a gripping novel.
Reuben Maitland, DNA specialist, has been sacked from the special CID unit. He’s lost his job and his wife and son – and sets up his own secret DNA lab to try and find out what went wrong. He also has to make money by doing dodgy work for Mr Big in the crime world. Reuben finds out that Michael Brawn, currently in prison has been put there by forged DNA evidence – but who in his ex-team would have done this ? To find out the reason Reuben needs to find out who Brawn really is, and gets smuggled into Pentonville to get a tissue sample – but how on earth can he get out again once things go wrong ?
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