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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
The science aspect of the novel seemed, at first, to be exciting and refreshing. However, as the novel went on it began to feel like window dressing. (particularly anything to do with anthropology and skeletal analysis -- I know it works like magic for the sake of fiction, but experience with these subjects means I have to shake my head) The character never really grew on me. I was never able to quite get a sense of who he was since he really felt like two different people. And then a third as he became a bit too perfect.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Great plot, except
I liked the main character but a couple of plot twists were just not believable especially the demand of the killer and Theo's responses.
I liked the main character but a couple of plot twists were just not believable especially the demand of the killer and Theo's responses.
This was good but only if you're willing to suspend your disbelief a bit. The main character was pretty annoying although he got better and once I was really into the story, I was definitely invested.
Best I’ve read in a while!
This is a very interesting book that reads much differently than your average mystery/thriller. The main character is a scientist, and therefore the plot describes fascinating details that aren’t typical of any book I’ve read. It starts with a death that is puzzling . Is it a wild animal or something else? You are then carried on a wild ride that will leave you reading deep into the night!
This is a very interesting book that reads much differently than your average mystery/thriller. The main character is a scientist, and therefore the plot describes fascinating details that aren’t typical of any book I’ve read. It starts with a death that is puzzling . Is it a wild animal or something else? You are then carried on a wild ride that will leave you reading deep into the night!
As a biology major and a true crime lover, the premise of this book sounded amazing and I couldn’t wait pick it up! But I hated it!! I was SO annoyed at the main character by the end of the book. Although the biology aspects were really cool to read about!
*Spoiler!*
And the killer being a mega-human hulk man that somehow can take out an entire police station?? Come on! How unrealistic! For a science-based book, it had a fantasy-like ending, I could not finish this book fast enough.
*Spoiler!*
And the killer being a mega-human hulk man that somehow can take out an entire police station?? Come on! How unrealistic! For a science-based book, it had a fantasy-like ending, I could not finish this book fast enough.
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Great read! Haven’t read many books which involved bioinformatics so it was a good change. Quick paced and no boring descriptions. Would recommend to fellow mystery lovers who like forensics and bioinformatics ☺️
Great read! Haven’t read many books which involved bioinformatics so it was a good change. Quick paced and no boring descriptions. Would recommend to fellow mystery lovers who like forensics and bioinformatics ☺️
Professor Theo Cray, biologist and professor, starts out as a suspect in the murder of a former student. But then it appears the woman was killed by a bear. Cray puts his science knowledge to work to analyze whether this really was a bear killing or a murder made to look like it. The later is right and the cops are blind to the fact they have a serial killer on their hands. So Dr. Theo Cray obsessively sets out the uncover the truth and almost single-handedly hunts the serial killer. Our amateur detective is socially inept and he's especially terrible at navigating interactions with law enforcement. Basically the cops suspect him, pity him, and manhandle him because he is working against all their assumptions about what is really going on. The science aspects are fascinating, particularly his computer program MAAT used to create models of the serial killers path and where the bodies are hidden. The tension builds throughout, leading to an exciting and quite violent ending. My wife Christi was so tense hearing me read the last quarter of the book she insisted I pause before each chapter and sing her a happy song!
Not great literature, but it held my interest and was entertaining.