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This
is the first release in a planned series written by two scientific
researchers.
When a stray human bone is found on the Massachusetts coast,
homicide detective Leigh Abbott is assigned to the case. With
only a single bone to go on, she asks forensic anthropologist
Matt Lowell for help. Matt and his team of three anthropology
students, Kiko, Paul and Juka, determine that a grave was
uncovered due to a recent storm surge. They search for the
original burial site in the marshes along Essex Bay Coast
and find a decomposed body missing a head. Matt examines the
body and takes DNA samples, and discovers that the bones don't
match the original bone Leigh gave him. Both he and Leigh
suspect there may be more dismembered bodies and hope that
a serial killer is not on the loose. Matt, his students and
Leigh return to the marsh, little knowing the killer anticipates
their return.
I loved this story and characters. Leigh is smart and sexy,
and Matt's immediate desire to help with the investigation
pleases Leigh. She, in turn, realizes Matt is a determined,
strong willed and extremely sexy man. Leigh and Matt share
a common desire beyond that of sexual attraction: the desire
to find justice for nameless victims.
Riveting, realistic and suspenseful, Dead, Without a Stone
to Tell It is a deftly woven story and the best forensics
mystery I've read in years. It has everything a lover of mystery
wants: a solid, fast-paced and realistic plot, characters
so believable they're like close friends, the perfect touch
of romance, and an edge-of-your-seat story that will keep
you reading well into the early morning hours. I didn't want
the book to end and eagerly await the next release in this
exciting new series.
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