Body of David Hayes        The Art of Deception        Middle of Nowhere        The First Victim        Pied Piper        Beyond Recognition        No Witnesses        The Angel Maker        Undercurrents

"For complex, intelligent plots, intense emotions and powerful thrills, no one does it better..." * Read the first chapter Read reviews... BEYOND RECOGNITION Fire is a vicious and greedy killer. It consumes not only its victims, but nearly all evidence of its creator-carried aloft in a column of smoke and ash. Beyond recognition. There is a homicidal arsonist loose in Seattle. Single mothers are being killed in fires that burn hotter than experts have ever seen. The children are spared. Why? For Seattle Police Sergeant Lou Boldt and the department’s psychologist, Daphne Matthews, the High Temperature Accelerant fires challenge their every resource. The fuel used in these deadly fires is as much a mystery as the identity of the arsonist who sets them. A Seattle fire marshal reveals to Lou Boldt the ominous quotations sent to him before each of the fires. A twelve-year-old boy, caught in an ugly battle at home, unintentionally witnesses a drug deal that may not involve drugs at all, but ingredients far more volatile and lethal. Did the boy, in fact, see the arsonist’s face? Can police rely on a twelve-year-old boy as a witness? Or is the fire marshal, his past suddenly in question, more involved than he wants to believe? Based on two years of research that included interviews with fire fighters, tours of secret government labs, and the help of an Apollo astronaut, Beyond Recognition combines Ridley Pearson’s signature use of high-tech forensics with breathless pacing and complex characters to bring to the page his most compelling, challenging, and satisfying novel to date. * Jill Smith, Romantic Times Buy the book from an independent bookstore or Amazon. This book is also available in audio, available from Amazon.