A review by absentminded_reader
The Circle of Blood by Alane Ferguson
4.0
[b:The Circle of Blood Forensic Mystery Book 3|1335107|The Circle of Blood (Forensic Mystery, Book 3)|Alane Ferguson|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182829110s/1335107.jpg|1324639] continues the adventures of Cameryn Mahoney of Silverton, CO as she works as assistant coroner to her father and continues her studies in forensics.
Unlike [b:Angel of Death Forensic Mystery Book 2|216548|The Angel of Death (Forensic Mystery, Book 2)|Alane Ferguson|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172784636s/216548.jpg|3005270], Cameryn is in full control of her life and makes some very bad decisions in the misguided attempt to protect her mother from a murder investigation. As the investigation unfolds, Cameryn's lies wind her deeper and deeper in potential trouble until the real killer is exposed.
What I enjoyed about this book was the way Cameryn was allowed to botch up her life with one foolish decision after another, yet Ferguson kept Cameryn engaging and likable through the experience. I found that a pretty piece of writing. I also appreciated the distinction made between polygamists and Mormons, though the polygamists were reduced to caricatures in the rush to the end. I didn't hold that against Ferguson because I loved the image in my mind of a 17 year old skirt holding a shaky Magnum while taking on burly, chauvinistic, polygamist thugs. The cliff hanger at the end was a treat as well.
Unlike [b:Angel of Death Forensic Mystery Book 2|216548|The Angel of Death (Forensic Mystery, Book 2)|Alane Ferguson|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172784636s/216548.jpg|3005270], Cameryn is in full control of her life and makes some very bad decisions in the misguided attempt to protect her mother from a murder investigation. As the investigation unfolds, Cameryn's lies wind her deeper and deeper in potential trouble until the real killer is exposed.
What I enjoyed about this book was the way Cameryn was allowed to botch up her life with one foolish decision after another, yet Ferguson kept Cameryn engaging and likable through the experience. I found that a pretty piece of writing. I also appreciated the distinction made between polygamists and Mormons, though the polygamists were reduced to caricatures in the rush to the end. I didn't hold that against Ferguson because I loved the image in my mind of a 17 year old skirt holding a shaky Magnum while taking on burly, chauvinistic, polygamist thugs. The cliff hanger at the end was a treat as well.