Dead Ringer: The Western Front Battles, September 1864 – April 1865

The eleventh book in the Mattie Winston series by USA Today bestselling author Annelise Ryan finds Mattie balancing her job as nurse-turned-assistant medical examiner with being a newlywed and a new mother, as a gruesome murder involving flower petals forces Mattie to question the conviction in a case she worked on years ago. A new murder victim with an old M.O. puts Mattie Winston on the trail of a killer who gives a grim new meaning to flower power . . . Spring is beginning to brighten Sorenson, Wisconsin, for Mattie and Steve Hurley and their family. While their son Matthew may be in his terrible twos and Steve's daughter Emily a moody teenager, the kids bring light to their lives when their work is dark by its nature-Steve is a homicide detective and Mattie is a medicolegal death investigator, aka medical examiner. They deal in corpses. The latest corpse, a Jane Doe, was clearly an addict, but drugs didn't kill her, at least not directly. She's been stabbed multiple times in a pattern that is disturbingly familiar to Mattie. When she discovers flower petals from yellow carnations stuffed into the stab wounds, she recognizes a very specific M.O.-belonging to a convicted serial killer who's currently serving a life sentence. The details of the flower petals were never made public in the last case, so it can't be a copycat crime. It looks like the wrong man is in prison, and the murderer is still at large. Now it's up to Mattie and Steve to get the case reopened-and catch the real carnation killer . . .

About the Author :
USA Today Bestselling Author Annelise Ryan is the pseudonym for the author of the Mattie Winston Mysteries and another mystery series. She has written more than 200 published articles, worked as a book reviewer for Barnes & Noble, and is an active member of Mystery Writers of America and International Thriller Writers. She currently works as a registered nurse in an ER. She can be reached at www.mattiewinston.com.

Review :
Praise for Annelise Ryan and her Mattie Winston series   “The funniest deputy coroner to cut up a corpse since, well, ever!” —Laura Levine, author of Killer Cruise   “A puzzler of a mystery. Annelise Ryan has created a smart and saucy heroine in Mattie Winston . . . What a thrill ride!” —New York Times bestselling author Jenn McKinlay   “Has it all: suspense, laughter, a spicy dash of romance.” —New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen   “Entertaining . . . Another winning mystery.” —New York Times bestselling author Leann Sweeney   “Sassy, sexy, and suspenseful.” —New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Hart   “[Ryan] smoothly blends humor, distinctive characters, and authentic forensic detail.” —Publishers Weekly   “The forensic details will interest Patricia Cornwell readers . . . while the often slapstick humor and the blossoming romance between Mattie and Hurley will draw Evanovich fans.” —Booklist