Cold Burnmystery books :

Book Review by Debbie Winkler

mystery books : Cold Burn

Series: CSI: Crime Scene Investigationmystery books :  Series Book 3
Author: Max Allan Collinsmystery books :
Publisher: Pocket Books (April 2003)
ISBN: 0743444078, EAN: 9780743444071
Page Count: 320 pages
Format: paperback

Target Age Group: adults
My Rating: ★★★★☆, Another Great CSI Adventure!

Synopsis:

When a park ranger discovers the naked body of a woman in the Lake Mead National Park, the Las Vegas CSI team is called in to investigate. With Grissom away at a convention, Catherine Willows heads up the unit to try and discover why this woman’s body would be left in such a public place – as if someone wanted her to be found. Catherine, Warrick & Nick do not know who the Jane Doe is, but they know that she was suffocated and then frozen after she died so they have no idea how long ago she was killed. When they discover that she is Missy Sherman, the housewife who disappeared without a trace over a year ago, they try to sift through year-old clues, jog old memories and find some suspects. But, in the end, they are forced to rely on small bits of evidence to track down the killer…

Meanwhile, in New York, Gil Grissom and Sara Sidle were lucky enough to make it to their hotel before a blizzard snowed them in. With the convention cancelled due to transportation issues, Grissom and Sara settle in to enjoy a weekend of rest when they stumble across the body of a man who has been shot and then set on fire in the snow. After a grueling stint guarding the body in the blizzard, a Canadian CSI teaches Sara and Grissom how to investigate clues in the snow. But with no backup and no crime lab to process the clues, Grissom has to use every bit of ingenuity he possesses to track down the killer before the blizzard ends and his killer is turned loose…

Review:

I found this third book in the CSI seriesmystery books :  to be every bit as entertaining as the other books and the TV series. Collinsmystery books :  does a great job at keeping the personalities of the TV characters consistent in the book and I can almost visualize how they would film the TV episode while I am reading. I enjoyed the Las Vegas plot with Catherine, Warrick & Nick more than the New York plot with Grissom & Sara, but it was interesting to find out how people process clues differently due to regional differences. If you enjoy the TV series you should enjoy the books – another great read by Collinsmystery books :  !

Content:

This book contains fairly detailed and gruesome descriptions of bodies, murders and crimes. If you can watch the TV show, you can read the book series, but I did find that these books contained a bit more detail in regards to the forensic than your normal mystery so don’t read these books if you are squeamish!

Other Recommendations :

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  2. A Bone to Pick Review
  3. Birthright Review
  4. Secrets Book Review
  5. Payback Book Review

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