04316cam a2200793 4500 693308470 TxAuBib 20230315120000.0 ||||||s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781496706737 1496706730 B07DBQRJHN Amazon df645d23-6555-4096-a0e8-0a9bae9b7e6a OverDrive (Reserve ID) 4257894 OverDrive (Product ID) 595156 595156 TxAuBib Ryan, Annelise. Dead of Winter [Libby]. Kensington Books, 2019. Animals. family. Women Sleuths. Hobbies. female protagonist. crime. private investigators. detective. American. Genre Fiction. Women's Fiction. womens fiction. murder . mystery thriller. United States. Contemporary. cozy. cozy mystery. series. Medical. amateur detective. murder mystery. medical examiner. mystery series. detective novels. amateur sleuths. cozy mysteries. crime books. mystery books. dog shows. book series. mystery suspense. books for women. cozy mystery books. blackbird sisters. mystery cozy. muder mystery books. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 2940kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Fiction. Mystery. HTML:<p><b>A medical examiner is pulled into a case of human trafficking in this hard-boiled mystery by the <i>USA Today</i>–bestselling author of <i>Dead Ringer</i>.</b></p> <p>Before medicolegal death investigator Mattie can smooth out the unexpected chaos of her new home, new marriage, and new family, duty calls. At the local ER, a battered and bruised teenage girl has been brought in by a mysterious man who claimed she'd fallen out of a car. The staff is suspicious, but while they attend to the teenager, the unidentified man slips out. Then the girl dies, but not before informing social worker Hildy Schneider that the man had her little sister as well.</p> <p>Mattie's exam reveals forensic evidence of long-term IV drug use and physical abuse, findings consistent with Hildy's suspicion that the girl was a victim of human trafficking. They are able to confirm her identity as a teen who went missing six months ago, along with her sister—facts that are deeply unsettling to Mattie who now shares a home with her husband's teenaged daughter.</p> <p>Working closely with Hildy and Sorenson homicide detectives, including her husband Steve Hurley, Mattie must delve into a dark underworld to stop the ruthless trafficking of human lives—before it's too late for another young girl . . .</p> <p><b>Praise for Annelise Ryan and her Mattie Winston series</b></p> <p><b>"Has it all: suspense, laughter, a spicy dash of romance."—<i>New York Times</i>–bestselling author Tess Gerritsen</b></p> <p><b>"[Ryan] smoothly blends humor, distinctive characters, and authentic forensic detail."—<i>Publishers Weekly</i></b></p><b>"The forensic details will interest Patricia Cornwell readers . . .while the often slapstick humor and the blossoming romance between Mattie and Hurley will draw Evanovich fans."—<i>Bookl</i></b>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2023-03-15 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=df645d23-6555-4096-a0e8-0a9bae9b7e6a&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=df645d23-6555-4096-a0e8-0a9bae9b7e6a&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=df645d23-6555-4096-a0e8-0a9bae9b7e6a&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read) CCTYL