author_d_r_oestreicher's review against another edition
3.0
Theresa MacLean discovers a violent murder in the Medical Examiner’s office. One of the deskmen has been beaten to death and the other one is missing. While this murder and the subsequent ones appear to be the mystery, these deaths are solved, and a ten-year-old closed murder case replaces them as the real mystery. In the interim, Theresa is kidnapped and trapped in a car trunk while her assailant is himself murdered. Along the way, after a slow start, a steady stream of violence and plot twists keeps the story moving until Theresa unravels the mystery. Unfortunately, a long list of innocent corpses remains after the unmasking of the single guilty party who started it all.
Close to the Bone by Lisa Black is a forensic mystery with a high body count that depends more on detective work than forensics.
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Close to the Bone by Lisa Black is a forensic mystery with a high body count that depends more on detective work than forensics.
For my expanded notes: https://1book42day.blogspot.com/2019/10/close-to-bone-by-lisa-black.html
Check out https://amazon.com/shop/influencer-20171115075 for book recommendations.
tbsims's review against another edition
3.0
A great protagonist with an interesting job. Love her relationship with her daughter and cousin. Wish she could develop something additional in her life - even a small relationship with ghost. As the books go on, I get sadder and sadder that this smart interesting woman has such an insular life.
I think Lisa Black may have been told "you need a romance angle in each book". Because there is always one, it seems to come from no where and go no where- one minute they aren't there, then there's a extremely strong attraction, and then in the next book you never hear of them again.
I think Lisa Black may have been told "you need a romance angle in each book". Because there is always one, it seems to come from no where and go no where- one minute they aren't there, then there's a extremely strong attraction, and then in the next book you never hear of them again.
tomwklose's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed the book, however, I found it choppy at times.
skinnypenguin's review
5.0
Had a hard time putting it down. Like the fact that the character is not a "superhero" like characters on TV. When she gets injured it hurts and she doesn't bounce back that quickly. Interesting showing the process they went thru to figure out who the real killer was and that it wasn't the husband. Shows how coworkers interact and how feeling come out during times of crisis. Good mystery.
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