Turtle Baby

'...a daring and obviously gifted writer.' - CHICAGO TRIBUNE. 'A strikingly unconventional sleuth...(Ms Padgett) knows how to tell a story with passion and purpose.' - NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW. Tests reveal that the toxin found in eight-month-old Acito's body is a rare, deadly herb. There is no doubt that someone was trying to kill him - but who would want to murder a little Indian baby? Child-abuse investigator Bo Bradley tries to uncover the truth, and finds herself following a trail of clues to the Mexican border town of Tijuana. Here, her instincts lead her into a seething world of drugs, prostitution and deceit - and straight into the hands of an obsessive killer...