The Carbon Murder: A Periodic Table Mystery (Gloria Lamerino Mysteries)
Minichino returns with her sixth mystery featuring retired physicist Gloria Lamerino. If it's number 6, it must be carbon, and sure enough, the latest in these periodic table-named novels centers on a young woman named MC, who happens to have been working for a carbon-research center in Houston. Now MC, the daughter of Gloria's best friend, Rose, is back in the Boston suburb where Gloria and Rose live, trying to fend off an abusive ex-boyfriend turned stalker. When the murdered body of a young woman MC knew in Houston is found nearby, Gloria and her boyfriend, Detective Matt Gennaro, are suspicious. Was something amiss back in Houston, and are the carbon researchers out to clean up loose ends? Hindering Gloria's attempts to protect MC and solve this mystery is her struggle to help Matt, who has just been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Artfully mixing science and suspense, Minichino continues to make the most of her winning formula as she works her way through the elements.Jenny McLarinCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved