What they bring
Pattern recognition, environmental evidence, chain-of-proof discipline.
Founder & lead environmental-forensics investigator
Ethan Vale
“We need evidence.”
The team’s principal investigator. Ethan narrows claims instead of enlarging them, and he only follows a conspiracy theory when the evidence forces him there.
How they approach a case
Precise, methodical and skeptical. He tries to disprove the dramatic theory before accepting it.
Pressure point
His evidentiary caution can become emotional distance or delay when action is needed.
Relevance in The Water Line
In The Water Line, Ethan refuses the easy answer and keeps the case grounded in what the plume, the records and the missing samples can actually prove.
Return to the team page
Ethan, Maya, Marcus and Lena follow the same cases from very different professional angles.
Casework and Books
Discover the team’s investigative method and the first novel where their skills are put to the test.