(1995)Pretty good police procedural where Lt Joe ?Dart? Dartelli tries to convince others that apparent suicides of local pedifiles are really serial killings that turn out to be perpetrated by drug company afraid that a ?castration? drug trial will be jeaprodized if these guys are tied to the company.

Half decent crime novel. The info about hacking, genetics, and police procedures may have been interesting 20 years ago. ( )

Early days, genetic research and computer hacking are the science and technical elements that raise this police procedural, a cut above. Very driven and guilt-wracked Joe Dartelli has to play loose and fast to resolve the mystery of why murders of sex offenders are craftily turned into plausible suicides. Lots of angst as a former mentor seems to be somehow involved but plots within plots really complicate Dart's work. Deep but a fast moving storyline makes this book a fun read. ( )

don't remember book other than I got it from C Lexcen and we like the same books, will have to read another one Pearson I do remember it starts with a little boy trying to get away from his drunk Mother and he hides in a hot cloths dryer.

In Chain of Evidence, Hartford Detective Joe Dartelli is investigating a string of suicides that just don't seem right. Dartelli is convinced that the scenes are homicides staged to look like suicides and worse, he fears his old mentor - a master with forensic science and trace evidence - may be involved. What follows is a fast paced thriller with twists and turns at every angle. While trying to recruit help from his computer hacker ex-girlfriend, and pursuing a relationship with a sexy lieutenant, Dartelli tries to convince others of his theory and uncovers an even larger cover up in the process. Ridley Pearson shows his skill as a crime novelist mixing action packed drama with suspense and romance, driving the plot with characters that readers are drawn to invest in. Overall, an exciting and entertaining read. ( )