This is a great debut novel introducing some wonderful characters that I'm looking forward to reading more about in future books: Cassie, the mortuary assistant who can't be taken at face value, and DS Flyte, an uptight cold fish who may have hidden depths.
The investigation of the crime, like with a lot of this style of novel, may need a little belief suspension to allow for the story moving on and clues to be found, but I was happy to do this as it wasn't completely ridiculous. It also kept up a good pace keeping the reader interested and invested throughout. This could be the beginning of a very readable series and I'm looking forward to joining Cassie and DS Flyte to see what they get up to next.
The story was well paced & reminiscent of early Kathy Reichs and Patricia Cornwell, not just for it's subject matter but for it's very readable style.
The investigation of the crime, like with a lot of this style of novel, may need a little belief suspension to allow for the story moving on and clues to be found, but I was happy to do this as it wasn't completely ridiculous. It also kept up a good pace keeping the reader interested and invested throughout. This could be the beginning of a very readable series and I'm looking forward to joining Cassie and DS Flyte to see what they get up to next.
The story was well paced & reminiscent of early Kathy Reichs and Patricia Cornwell, not just for it's subject matter but for it's very readable style.