Bad Seed — Beth Saulnier

Hip, sexy, and sassy, Alex Bernier dazzles as a big-idea reporter for a small-time paper in upstate New York. But when fierce protests erupt at the local university over genetically engineered crops, she finds herself in a maelstrom of explosions, poisonings, and deaths. With her hot cop boyfriend Cody unable to help and her best pal and fellow journalist Jake out of commission, Alex is on her own. Her assignment now: sort through a cornucopia of suspects ranging from jealous professors to knife-wielding protesters dressed in outlandish veggie costumes...before a murdering madman makes this byline her last.