DNA doesn't lie is the second Sue Swanson novel. These crime novels aren't science fiction, but describe how science meets the world of crimes, told from the perspective of an English scientific consultant living in Germany. When this story begins, Sue Swanson is happy to start with a new project: writing a book on laboratory methods for forensic investigations. However, two recent local murder cases draw her attention, as there seems to be something wrong with the DNA evidence related to those cases. Reluctantly, she starts her own investigations, while her marriage gets seriously shaken up and the impact of the murders increases steadily. Eventually, her life becomes frustratingly complicated.

ISBN: 978-1519339966
Paperback, 206 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
First published: 3 December 2015

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Sue Swanson did it again: she solved a crime without any authority, on her own and by her own methods. Thrilling, tense and wiitty.

A reader told me: "I couldn't put the book down!"

A peek inside the book:
    Out of frustration I hit the machines in the gym with extra force. The rhythmic movements of my body slowly pacified me. I had tried my best to help Monica; it was all I could have done, and I didn’t think the incident that had forced her to leave the Forensic Institute would prevent her from finding another job. Stop feeling responsible, Sue! While I was cycling away the kilometres on the stationary exercise bike as part of my routine training I tried to explain why this thing wouldn’t leave my mind. Was it really the future of a young lab assistant that I was concerned about? Or was it because there was an inconsistency in a particular piece of forensic evidence that was blatantly being ignored? The latter, of course. I was frustrated that someone in the position of Gottfried Kazinski allowed himself such sloppiness. That went against everything I believed in: veracity, responsibility, accuracy, reliability. It was for this reason that I couldn’t let it go.

 An unusual job is a crime novel. It isn't science fiction, but about science in fiction. The main charachter is Sue Swansen, an English scientist living in Germany with her family. The story begins in a pharmaceutical company in Germany, where Sue starts to work under false pretentions. When she discovers that some of the medicines produced appear to be faulty, she loses her job, but the director demands her services back in an unusual manner. Not knowing whether she can trust him, she decides to accept his request to investigate under cover.
Soon, more irregularities become apparent, and when the first victim presents itself, Sue is determined to identify the culprits.

ISBN: 978-1497337008
Paperback, 184 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
First published: 15 May 2014

An unusual job is available from Amazon as paperback and Ebook

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"This book is a great read for everyone who ever imagined how to solve a crime when you're not a detective or police officer. Logical analysis, intelligence an dimprovision is all that is needed"

A peek inside the book:
    That afternoon I had a long and honest discussion with Herr Hellendorf, which started with his request to call him Klaus. We dropped the ‘Sie’ and addressed each other as ‘du’ now. He had sent the pills that he had been so keen to lay his hands on to an external laboratory for analysis, and expected the result within a few days. My help with providing him a sample of the corrupt pills had removed his reservations towards me.

    He admitted openly that he hadn’t sent the pills to his own Quality Control Department, which would have produced faster results, because he couldn’t be sure their result would be ‘accurate’. That’s how he put it. So now he was suspicious of his own people, and he didn't hesitate on sharing that suspicion with me. Not only that, he risked his reputation by sending the medicines to an external laboratory. I interpreted this to mean that he wanted to get to the bottom of this, and I had decided to trust him as well, for the moment at least. Now we were discussing what to do next.