Red Files Series by Tom Watts

A thrilling debut novel from a real life forensic scientist. SILENT WITNESS. A shocking crime sends the Seattle Police Department searching for answers. Jack Peterson, a decorated Detective, has been shot and is clinging to life. His wife has been murdered. There seems to be more questions than answers as the department struggles to deal with the loss of one of their own. Detective Harriet MacAllister, a Spokane police officer, is called in to uncover the forensic clues... moreA thrilling debut novel from a real life forensic scientist. SILENT WITNESS. A shocking crime sends the Seattle Police Department searching for answers. Jack Peterson, a decorated Detective, has been shot and is clinging to life. His wife has been murdered. There seems to be more questions than answers as the department struggles to deal with the loss of one of their own. Detective Harriet MacAllister, a Spokane police officer, is called in to uncover the forensic clues. Battling against forces both inside and outside the department, Harriet digs into Jack's life, finding that there may be more to the story than anyone realises and the killer might be closer than she thinks. Can she stop the killer before it's too late or will she become yet another victim? less

A few months have passed since Jack Peterson's world fell apart. Once a decorated Seattle Police Detective, he's a prisoner in his own mind, tracking a killer whose skill is only matched by his ruthlessness. With the department questioning his mental fitness, Peterson must battle his own personal demons and come to grips that the man he once was is lost forever.

The clock is ticking. A young girl is kidnapped outside of Spokane, Washington, and Harriet MacAllister is called to assist. She's got problems of her own, with her ex husband dragging her name through the mud and threatening to take her son away. Using her forensic skills and dogged nature, she dives into the investigation, risking everything she holds dear in order to save the young girl. In order to rescue the victim, Harriet has to be prepared to lose everything. Even herself.