Blue Genes - Kate Brannigan, Bk 5 Author:Val McDermid Brash, sassy English private investigator Kate Brannigan has plenty of problems. Her partner is moving to Australia, and she is on the outs with her live-in lover. Plus she's agreed to take on a case involving a punk band, Dan Druff and the Scabby Heided Bairns, whose concerts are being sabotaged by a band of beer-guzzling skinheads. But wor... more »st of all, Kate's best friend, Alexis, is involved in a dangerous medical experiment to conceive a child, the doctor conducting the experiment has been murdered, and Alexis is terrified the police investigation will link her to the illegal scheme.« less