Ninth Life

Read Ninth Life Storyline:

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.