A review by asphodelia
Twisted Path by Melissa F. Miller

5.0

Twisted Path is the fourth novel in the series featuring Buddhist forensic pathologist Bodhi King and has the most scientific flavour of the four so far. When DNA from a convict are found on a crime scene, Bodhi finds himself investigating what appears to be an impossible anomaly. Without giving away too much of the story, fans of the series can expect to learn some mind blowing facts about DNA, thoroughly researched and presented by the author in her inimitable, accessible style. If the first half of the novel is perhaps a little slow and Bodhi’s presence a little scarce, it is worth persevering past the halfway point, when the pace picks up, leading to one of the most exciting final showdowns scenes of any of Miller’s books.

With Twisted Path, Melissa F. Miller has taken her forensic thriller series to a different level, with a story reminiscent of Patricia Cornwell’s early Scarpetta novels, when the science was new and exciting for both the main character and the reader themselves. I am now looking forward to “Cold Path” - the fifth novel in the series - even more.