Vials

<p><strong>A harmless coral scrape. A fatal infection. A death no one questions-except her.</strong></p><p></p><p>When a respected attorney dies after a vacation scuba dive the official story is simple: <strong>sepsis from a minor wound</strong>. Tragic-but natural. Case closed.</p><p></p><p><strong>Dr. Jill Quint knows better.</strong></p><p>As a forensic pathologist medical examiner and independent consultant Jill has seen too many murders dressed up as accidents. And the timeline on this infection is all wrong.</p><p></p><p><strong>Someone helped it along.</strong></p><p>Armed with a mind for medical detail and a team that refuses to back down-a forensic accountant who follows the money a photographer who sees what others miss and a digital researcher who can scrape secrets from anywhere-Jill starts pulling at the threads.</p><p></p><p>They lead from <strong>San Francisco's quiet morgues</strong> to the sun-soaked shores of <strong>San Juan</strong> and back to the vineyards of <strong>Central California</strong> where old grudges and quiet wealth hide motives that go deeper than blood.</p><p></p><p>What she uncovers isn't just murder-it's <strong>precision</strong> <strong>patience</strong> and a killer who uses infection as a weapon.</p><p>And now they know Jill is looking.</p><p><strong>Is this death a tragic medical fluke-or the perfect murder executed without leaving a trace?</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>VIALS</strong> is the gripping first novel in the Jill Quint Forensic Mystery series-perfect for fans of <strong>Patricia Cornwell Kathy Reichs</strong> and <strong>medical mysteries where science is the key to the truth.</strong></p>