"Charlene D'Avanzo is a marine ecologist who has written a first crime novel that makes her scientific specialty exciting... The central character, Mara Tusconi, is a Maine oceanographer who thinks there's something fishy (pardon the pun) about the death of a colleague on board a research ship."
--THE TORONTO STAR

"When it comes to research vessels, labs and scientific protocols, D'Avanzo] knows her stuff...the action scenes are genuinely thrilling page-turners...the Down East setting is, of course, a plus."
--PORTLAND PRESS HERALD

"Cold Blood,...