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What Lies Behind by J.T. Ellison

Waking to sirens in the night is hardly unusual for Samantha Owens. No longer a medical examiner, she doesn't lose sleep over them, but a routine police investigation in her neighborhood has her curious. When her homicide detective friend, Darren Fletcher, invites her to look over the evidence, she jumps at the chance and immediately realizes the crime scene has been staged. What seems to be a clear case of murder/suicide --- a crime of passion --- is anything but. The discovery of toxic substances in hidden vials indicates that something much more sinister is at play…