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She currently works as a registered nurse in an ER.
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. "The indomitable heroine overcomes a crazy quilt of stories and threads to tackle the problems of everyday practical living along with the high-profile crimes she\'s trying to solve." --Kirkus Reviews About the Author USA Today Bestselling Author Annelise Ryan is the pseudonym for the author of the Mattie Winston Mysteries and another mystery series. . .
Working closely with Hildy and Sorenson homicide detectives, including her husband Steve Hurley, Mattie must delve into a dark underworld to stop the ruthless trafficking of human lives--before it\'s too late for another young girl .
They are able to confirm her identity as a teen who went missing six months ago, along with her sister--facts that are deeply unsettling to Mattie who now shares a home with her husband\'s teen daughter.
Mattie\'s exam reveals forensic evidence of long-term IV drug use and physical abuse, findings consistent with Hildy\'s suspicion that the girl was a victim of human trafficking.
Then the girl dies--but not before informing social worker Hildy Schneider that the man had her little sister as well.
The staff is suspicious, but while they attend to the teenager, the unidentified man slips out.
At the local ER, a battered and bruised teenage girl has been brought in by a mysterious man who claimed she\'d fallen out of a car.
But before medicolegal death investigator Mattie can smooth out the unexpected chaos of her new life, duty calls.
It\'s a lot to sort out.
A new home, a new marriage, a new family
