Break Bone Fever: 1 (A Finnerty and Liccione Mystery)

What a timely murder mystery! -Marsha K. Kohn J.D.Facing a coming epidemic of dengue fever Louise and Marnie try to discover the truth behind their friends murder but can they solve it before its too late?When Dr. Gennifer Drakes body washes up on a foggy beach on Galveston Island Texas Dr. Louise Finnerty an emergency medicine physician and Dr. Marnie Liccione a recently widowed pediatrician are shocked by their friends death. As they delve into the murder investigation they discover Gen had been researching a deadly new form of dengue fever at the ultra-high security Gulf National Laboratory. Aided by climate change this mosquito borne illness known as Break Bone Fever is spreading northward and threatening the United States.Marnie and Louise are determined to uncover the root cause of Gens murder and whether or not Gens transgender status was a factor. With the help of a journalist and an unconventional police detective they learn the murder may be connected to Q-Anon conspiracists. Untangling the web of lies being propagated by a cabal inside the Environmental Protection Agency they confront a fight not just for justice but for their lives.