Ninth Life

In the acclaimed debut of The Always

Anonymous Beast, Lauren Wright Douglas introduced tough,

resourceful Caitlin Reece, one of the most unconventional women ever to appear

in a mystery novel.

The uncompromising private detective once again prowls her terrain of

Victoria, British Columbia, investigating a case as dramatic and immediate as

today’s headlines.

Caitlin is hired by a woman code-named Shrew, to pick up a package.

Caitlin is sickened to the depths of her being by the contents of the package:

a blind and maimed cat, and photographs of animal experimentation.

And now Shrew is dead. As a member of the militant animal rights

organization Ninth Life, she had infiltrated Living World, a cosmetics

company.  The other members of Ninth Life suspect she was betrayed by

someone within their own ranks and murdered because of what she learned.

The director of Living World has made

vehement public denials that his company is experimenting on animals for

product development. Caitlin sees only one answer: to penetrate the security

systems protecting Living World – alarms, dogs, guards – and discover the truth

for herself.