Your blood is your verdict.
Dr. Briar Birch, a brilliant but disillusioned geneticist in her fifties, lives a quiet life as a Genetic Cleaner?someone who secretly scrubs incriminating DNA from crime scenes to prevent the government from sentencing innocent people. Her world shatters when she's arrested, not for her work, but because a long-dormant aggression gene from her great-grandfather?a notorious, unsolved serial killer?has been activated in her system by a new environmental toxin.
Agent Marcus Johnson, a cynical Recovery Agent for the Genetic Debt program, is sent to process her. He's a man who also carries a dark gene but has learned to suppress it with sheer discipline. When Briar reveals the toxin plot and her own innocence, Marcus realizes the system is broken.
They go on the run, a man-on-the-run romance blossoming as they work to clear Briar's name. They must find the source of the toxin before the government sentences Briar for a crime she hasn't committed?and prevent a terrifying wave of enforced criminality across the city.
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Carrie Ray is a storyteller who refuses to be pinned down. Whether she is crafting high-stakes sonic conspiracies in the Small Town, Big World Mysteries, weaving faith-driven suspense in The FBI and the Lady or building the epic supernatural reaches of The Primal Chronicles, Carrie explores the many facets of the human experience. Grounded in a search for truth and connection, Ray's work offers a story for every mood?from pulse-pounding thrillers like The Resonant Kill to narratives that inspire the spirit. This versatility stems from a childhood spent in vivid daydreams, a trait that now helps her transport readers to immerse new worlds. Based in Texas, Carrie's curiosity for the "unseen" drives every page she writes. When she isn't charting the course of ancient civilizations or solving gritty crimes, she can be found at home with a crochet hook in hand, catching up on her favorite series. She invites readers to join her journey and discover new worlds to daydream about for themselves.