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Author Lisa BlackLisa Black grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. She liked writing stories even as a child, and wrote 6 unpublished novels over the course of 10 years spent working as a secretary. She then decided to change careers. Black graduated from Cleveland State University with a degree in Biology, and then found a job as a forensic scientist at the Cleveland Coroner's Office. She worked there for 5 years before relocating, with her husband, to Florida.

Black's first published novel, Trace Evidence (2005), was written under the pseudonym Elizabeth Becka, as was a second book. She has also written under the name Beth Cheylan, as well as many titles using her real name. She in the mystery, crime, and thriller genres, and draws upon her experience as a forensic scientist. She is best known for her bestselling Theresa MacLean series.

Black is a certified latent fingerprint examiner and crime scene investigator in Florida, and currently works for the Cape Coral police department. Black is a member of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, the International Association for Identification, and the International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts. She has testified in more than fifty homicide trials.

Black lives in Cape Coral, Florida.

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Author's website: lisa-black.com
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Red Flags
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Red Flags by Lisa Black

Every Kind of Wicked
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Every Kind of Wicked by Lisa Black

Let Justice Descend
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Let Justice Descend by Lisa Black

Suffer the Children
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Suffer the Children by Lisa Black

Perish
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Perish by Lisa Black

Unpunished
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Unpunished by Lisa Black
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That Darkness | Black, Lisa | Signed First Edition Book Black, Lisa | That Darkness | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book. April 2016 NY: Kensington First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author.  This is a collectible book free from material defects.  Jacket covering services are available for a small fee..

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Close to the Bone | Black, Lisa | Signed First Edition UK Book Black, Lisa | Close to the Bone | Signed First Edition UK Copy

Author Signed UK Hardcover Book. 2014 LON: Severn House Publishers  First UK edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in flawless pictorial boards, no dust jacket as issued, signed by the author.

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Price of Innocence | Black, Lisa | Signed First Edition UK Book Black, Lisa | Price of Innocence | Signed First Edition UK Copy

Author Signed UK Hardcover Book. 2013 LON: Severn House Publishers  First UK edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in flawless pictorial boards, no dust jacket as issued, signed by the author.

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Trail of Blood | Black, Lisa | Signed First Edition Book Black, Lisa | Trail of Blood | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  September 2010 NY: HarperCollins  First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author, remainder marked.

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Defensive Wounds | Black, Lisa | Signed First Edition Book Black, Lisa | Defensive Wounds | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  September 2011 NY: HarperCollins  First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author.  This is a collectible book free from material defects.  Jacket covering services are available for a small fee..

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Evidence of Murder | Black, Lisa | Signed First Edition Book Black, Lisa | Evidence of Murder | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  September 2009 NY: HarperCollins  First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author, remainder marked.

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Trail of Blood | Black, Lisa | Signed First Edition Book Black, Lisa | Trail of Blood | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  September 2010 NY: HarperCollins  First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author.  This is a collectible book free from material defects.  Jacket covering services are available for a small fee..

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Unpunished | Black, Lisa | Signed First Edition Book Black, Lisa | Unpunished | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book. January 2017 NY: Kensington First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author.  This is a collectible book free from material defects.  Jacket covering services are available for a small fee..

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Defensive Wounds | Black, Lisa | Signed First Edition Book Black, Lisa | Defensive Wounds | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  September 2011 NY: HarperCollins  First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author, remainder marked.

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Black, Lisa - Author Signed Bookplate (Signed Bookplate) Author Signed Bookplate | Black, Lisa | Signed Bookplate

Author Signed Bookplate.  Self-adhesive label, approximately 3" x 4" (though sizes may vary slightly), signed by Lisa Black.

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Suffer the Children | Black, Lisa | Signed First Edition Book Black, Lisa | Suffer the Children | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book. August 2018 NY: Kensington First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author.  This is a collectible book free from material defects.  Jacket covering services are available for a small fee.

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Blunt Impact | Black, Lisa | Signed First Edition UK Book Black, Lisa | Blunt Impact | Signed First Edition UK Copy

Author Signed UK Hardcover Book. 2012 LON: Severn House Publishers  First UK edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in flawless pictorial boards, no dust jacket as issued, signed by the author.

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Black, Lisa | Let Justice Descend | Signed First Edition Copy Black, Lisa | Let Justice Descend | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book. October 2019 NY: Kensington First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author.  This is a collectible book free from material defects.  Jacket covering services are available for a small fee.

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Black, Lisa | Every Kind of Wicked | Signed First Edition Book Black, Lisa | Every Kind of Wicked | Signed First Edition Book

Author Signed Hardcover Book. August 2020 NY: Kensington First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author.  This is a collectible book free from material defects.  Jacket covering services are available for a small fee.

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Perish | Black, Lisa | Signed First Edition Book Black, Lisa | Perish | Signed First Edition Copy

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Black, Lisa | Red Flags | Signed First Edition Book Black, Lisa | Red Flags | Signed First Edition Book

Author Signed Hardcover Book. July 2022 NY: Kensington First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author.  This is a collectible book free from material defects.  Jacket covering services are available for a small fee.

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Black, Lisa | Deepest Kill, The | Signed First Edition Book Black, Lisa | Deepest Kill, The | Signed First Edition Book

Author Signed Hardcover Book. February 2024 NY: Kensington First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author.

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Lisa Black Bibliography


Locard Institute Series

  1. Red Flags - 2022

Theresa MacLean Series

  1. Takeover - 2008
  2. Evidence of Murder - 2009
  3. Trail of Blood - 2010
  4. Defensive Wounds - 2011
  5. Blunt Impact - 2012 (UK Edition)
  6. The Price of Innocence - 2013 (UK Edition)
  7. Close to the Bone - 2014 (UK Edition)

Gardiner/Renner Series

  1. That Darkness - 2016
  2. Unpunished - 2017
  3. Perish - 2018
  4. Suffer the Children - August 2018
  5. Let Justice Descend - October 2019
  6. Every Kind of Wicked - 2020

Writing as Elizabeth Becka


  • Trace Evidence - 2005
  • Unknown Means - 2008

Writing as Beth Cheylan

  • Unwarranted - 2011
  • Evil in Paradise - 2012
  • The Prague Project - 2013

Anthologies


  • Thrillers: 100 Must Reads (Contributor) - 2010

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