"Whenever I am confronted with death, I cannot help but be aware how fragile life is and how vulnerable we are. Everything can change in a split second." Catherine Winter, Private InvestigatorBook Two of the Catherine Winter Series.On an early spring morning in Los Angeles, the badly beaten body of USC professor of astronomy, Frederick Holloway is found outside Griffith Park Observatory. In their hunt for his killer, Homicide Commander John Anderson and his detectives must determine if the professor is the victim of a hate crime, a random attack, or a premeditated killing. Found in Holloway's wallet is a business card belonging to Catherine Winter, Private Investigator. Catherine does not know why this stranger has her business card. The mystery surrounding his death begins to unravel as his significant-other, bestselling author Andrew Bartain hires Catherine Winter to locate Frederick Holloway's son, and to find his killer. In the search for truth and justice, the images of the victim and persons of interest become fractured and must be meticulously and precisely put together into a solid pattern to find his killer."Linda Pendleton's first private-eye novel is a brilliant debut. Shattered Lens is good enough I hope it becomes a series." Richard S. Prather, Author of the Shell Scott Mystery Series"I am becoming hooked on Catherine Winter. I found I didn't want to put Fractured Image down since I wanted to know the ending of all the intrigue. I hope Linda Pendleton will continue with this series." E. Cook