I have read other books by Ellison and liked them more and mostly because they are more mystery/suspense/thrillers and this one was just an okay for me. I felt it drug out too much and especially when they went to Colorado and the 'commune' family, the idea reminded me more of the tv shows that the pathologist is the one that solves the case and I don't think that happens, I don't read Cornwall or Reichs for that reason.
While the book was a quick, interesting read, the constant theme in mystery today of terrorism is getting boring.
Eadie B. (eadieburke) -
Book Description
Dr. Samantha Owens is starting over: new city, new job, new man, new life. She's trying to put some distance between herself and the devastating loss of her husband and children--but old hurts leave scars.
Before she's even unpacked her office at Georgetown University's forensic pathology department, she's called to consult on a case that's rocked the capital and the country. An unknown pathogen released into the Washington Metro has caused nationwide panic. Three people died--just three.
A miracle and a puzzle...
Amid the media frenzy and Homeland Security alarm bells, Sam painstakingly dissects the lives of those three victims and makes an unsettling conclusion. This is no textbook terrorist causing mayhem with broad strokes, but an artist wielding a much finer, more pointed instrument of destruction. An assassin, whose motive is deeply personal and far from understandable.
Xander Whitfield, a former army ranger and Sam's new boyfriend, knows about seeing the world in shades of gray. About feeling compelled to do the wrong thing for the right reasons. Only his disturbing kinship with a killer can lead Sam to the truth...and once more into the line of fire.
My Review
This is the 2nd book in the Dr. Samantha Owens series. In this book we learn the background of Sam's new boyfriend, Xander Whitfield, and how he helps her to solve the murders of those who died when an unknown pathogen was released on a Washington D.C. metro. The plot was very fast-paced and made for a page turner until the very end. The characters were well developed and I look forward to reading the 3rd in the series very soon. I highly recommend this book to those who like chilling tales with realistic events.
Dr. Samantha Owens is starting over: new city, new job, new man, new life. She's trying to put some distance between herself and the devastating loss of her husband and children--but old hurts leave scars.
Before she's even unpacked her office at Georgetown University's forensic pathology department, she's called to consult on a case that's rocked the capital and the country. An unknown pathogen released into the Washington Metro has caused nationwide panic. Three people died--just three.
A miracle and a puzzle...
Amid the media frenzy and Homeland Security alarm bells, Sam painstakingly dissects the lives of those three victims and makes an unsettling conclusion. This is no textbook terrorist causing mayhem with broad strokes, but an artist wielding a much finer, more pointed instrument of destruction. An assassin, whose motive is deeply personal and far from understandable.
Xander Whitfield, a former army ranger and Sam's new boyfriend, knows about seeing the world in shades of gray. About feeling compelled to do the wrong thing for the right reasons. Only his disturbing kinship with a killer can lead Sam to the truth...and once more into the line of fire.
My Review
This is the 2nd book in the Dr. Samantha Owens series. In this book we learn the background of Sam's new boyfriend, Xander Whitfield, and how he helps her to solve the murders of those who died when an unknown pathogen was released on a Washington D.C. metro. The plot was very fast-paced and made for a page turner until the very end. The characters were well developed and I look forward to reading the 3rd in the series very soon. I highly recommend this book to those who like chilling tales with realistic events.
