The Burning Wire (Lincoln Rhyme 9)

--Victim (deceased): Luis Martin, assistant manager in music store.

--No friction ridge prints on any surface.

--Shrapnel from molten metal, as a result of the arc flash.

--0-gauge insulated aluminum strand cable.

--Bennington Electrical Manufacturing, AM-MV-60, rated up to 60,000v.

--Cut by hand with hacksaw, new blade, broken tooth.

--Two "split bolts," 3/4-inch holes in them.

--Untraceable.

--Distinctive tool marks on bolts.

--Brass "bus" bar, fixed to cable with two 1/4-inch bolts.

--All untraceable.

--Boot prints.

--Albertson-Fenwick Model E-20 for electrical work, size 11.

--Metal grating cut to allow access to substation, distinctive tool marks from bolt cutter.

--Access door and frame from basement.

--DNA obtained. Sent out for testing.

--Greek food, taramasalata.

--Blond hair, 1 inch long, natural, from someone 50 or under, discovered in coffee shop across the street from substation.

--Sent out for tox-chem screening.

--Mineral trace: volcanic ash.

--Not naturally found in New York area.

--Exhibits, museums, geology schools?

--Algonquin Control Center software accessed by internal codes, not outside hackers.

UNSUB PROFILE

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--Male.

--40's.

--Probably white.

--Possibly glasses and cap.

--Possibly with short, blond hair.