{"product_id":"the-pruning-murders-roots-and-branches-guide-to-building-your-family-tree-with-research-and-dna-genealogy-testing","title":"The Pruning Murders (Roots and Branches Guide to Building Your Family Tree with Research and DNA Genealogy Testing)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cspan\u003eTHE PRUNING MURDERS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey're dying in order. And their only connection is blood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a librarian in Munich dies in a \"gas explosion,\" FBI Agent Angela Reeves notices something disturbing in the cold case files: the victim's DNA links her to an unsolved murder from 1997.\u003cbr\u003eThen another match dies. Across the ocean. Different method. Same genetic signature. Someone is hunting through family trees.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut why?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForensic genealogist Dr. Dana Walsh has spent her career connecting the living to the dead through DNA. Now she's racing to map a killer's bloodline before the next name is crossed off—a twenty-year-old college student who has no idea she's being watched.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTexas Ranger Tom Salgado knows one thing: this isn't random. The precision is surgical. The pattern is deliberate. And the killer has been doing this for decades.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSometimes t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehe most dangerous predators are the ones you're related to. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs public DNA databases become the newest weapon in both solving—and committing—murder, three investigators must learn to hunt in the shadows of inheritance. Because some family secrets don't stay buried. They come back to kill you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSee what members of Goodreads has to say:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Pruning Murders isn’t just a thriller—it’s a warning\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. James Lefemine explores how tools meant to connect families can be exploited to destroy them, creating a story that feels chillingly realistic. Thought-provoking and pulse-pounding, this novel will appeal to readers who love dark thrillers that challenge both the mind and the conscience.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHussain Al Meraj\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Pruning Murders is a terrifyingly smart thriller that feels ripped straight from tomorrow’s headlines. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJames Lefemine takes the concept of forensic genealogy—something most of us associate with family trees and ancestry kits—and twists it into a weapon of obsession and control. The idea of a killer using DNA databases to hunt down his own bloodline is deeply unsettling, and Lefemine doesn’t shy away from the moral and psychological darkness behind it. This is a fast-paced, intellectually provocative thriller that lingers long after the final page.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSelina Dawson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Relentless, Riveting, and Impossible to Put Down. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe emotional currents running beneath the action elevate the story beyond a typical thriller. Fans of Jeffery Deaver and Karin Slaughter will be right at home.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShmuel Yaccoby\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Prime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45915974992063,"sku":"38c4faae-a61b-4406-afab-5012e3cb46ad","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/7550\/7647\/files\/81c514f77e950d8c1b270ddc4f235bdc.jpg?v=1785085750","url":"https:\/\/books-prime.com\/products\/the-pruning-murders-roots-and-branches-guide-to-building-your-family-tree-with-research-and-dna-genealogy-testing","provider":"Books Prime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}