Engines of Destruction

 Book one in the series. St. Augustine, Florida Detective Nicole Piricelli, suspended after shooting an armed robber in self-defense, travels to St. Petersburg, Florida to reconnect with her estranged investigative reporter boyfriend, Carter.
Nicole finds herself involved in a series of bizarre deaths. A dozen people have died of an unknown cause, and Nicole and Carter must work together to expose the true cause of death when the bodies dissolve before autopsy.