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"No one can twist you through a maze with the intensity and suspense of Max Allan Collins."
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For veteran investigator Gil Grissom and company, Las Vegas crime scene cases are never simple. The experts' cutting-edge scientific methods and old-fashioned detective work must work overtime as they struggle to make sense of the evidence behind the yellow police tape. FULLER DESCRIPTION TO COME
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37 of 41 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am a big CSI fan and when my husband presented me with these books at Christmas I didn't know what to think. He told me it was a must for any CSI fan (so he read) and I wasn't sure, I didn't want to be disappointed. I didn't think that these could compete with the tv series. Having read the first couple of chapters (maybe even the first chapter) I was hooked, I didn't want to put it down. I read it in two days which is quick for me and considering I have three small children finding the time wasn't easy. This was the first book of the novels availible that I read and it gave me a hankering for the rest. I have now read all the availible books( within a week) including the Miami and I can't wait for the the others to come out.I take my hat off to Mr collins for doing a great credit to the name CSI. A definate MUST for the CSI FAN, No doubt about it. This book will keep you fixed to the pages and when it's finished, you'll want MORE!
9 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I really enjoy all the CSI books and they have proven to be as good as the show, i also cant wait til the second pc game comes out in may around about my birthday so a good idea for a present. but going back to the book, all i have to say is you must read this book.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Good book but editing needs to be worked on.....
24 Jun 2005
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is a fairly good book, the first 3 were much more entertaining. Not sure who is proof reading and/or editing but that seriously needs to be improved upon.
Another glaring error - in the first 3 books (as in the TV show), it's stated that Sara is a vegetarian. However, in one part of the book, the author has her eating a turkey sandwich!
Also, you can tell which character is the author's favorite - it's noted that a lot of space is devoted to Catherine Willows and her flowing strawberry blonde hair, clothes, how intelligent she is. Sara seems to just be part of the background - in the portion of the book dealing with the case of the mayor's secretary - Grissom, Warrick, Sara and Brass are meeting in the mayor's office. The author focuses mostly on Warrick's reactions to things said - was Sara meant to be a only a casual observer at the meeting? This is prevelant throughout the book series. Would like to see a little more time and space devoted to Sara.
Another glaring error - in the first 3 books (as in the TV show), it's stated that Sara is a vegetarian. However, in one part of the book, the author has her eating a turkey sandwich!
Also, you can tell which character is the author's favorite - it's noted that a lot of space is devoted to Catherine Willows and her flowing strawberry blonde hair, clothes, how intelligent she is. Sara seems to just be part of the background - in the portion of the book dealing with the case of the mayor's secretary - Grissom, Warrick, Sara and Brass are meeting in the mayor's office. The author focuses mostly on Warrick's reactions to things said - was Sara meant to be a only a casual observer at the meeting? This is prevelant throughout the book series. Would like to see a little more time and space devoted to Sara.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Enjoyable Forensic Mystery, But Not The Best in the Series
27 Dec 2003
Format:Mass Market Paperback
When Catherine Willows and Nick Stokes catch a call at the end of their shift reporting "unknown trouble", it is all Catherine can do to drag herself down to the Newcombe-Gold Advertising Agency, knowing that her daughter will once again wake up to her regular babysitter instead of her mother. But, when Catherine and Nick discover that the unknown trouble involves graphic photos of child pornography printed from Mr. Gold's computer, they both are willing to do whatever it takes to find the person who would buy such filth. All of the evidence points to one man in the office, even though the computer forensics show that his computer was not used to print the photos, but Catherine's gut tells her that the obvious suspect is not the one who did this - but who did?
Meanwhile, Grissom, Warrick & Sara catch the case that could make or break their carriers outside of Nellis Air Force Base. They discover the body of an unknown woman, called in by a good Samaritan. The body was carefully wrapped and duct taped, but when they open up the package, they recognize the face of Candace Lewis, the Las Vegas mayor's personal assistant who disappeared a few weeks past. Grissom is forced to put aside his distaste of politics and deal with the mayor's relationship with Candace and the sheriff's political aspirations. With so much pressure coming from outside sources to solve the case and keep the details under wraps, Grissom is forced to walk on eggshells and use careful maneuvering in his investigation or ruin the wrong person's career...
This is the fourth book in the CSI series by Max Collins and, while it was not as entertaining as the first three, it was still a very enjoyable read. The endings of the mysteries were particularly interesting in that it reminds us that sometimes the simplest and most obvious solution is the correct solution, instead of the convoluted and complex hypotheses that investigators come up with while working on cases. Again, Collins does a superb job of keeping the TV personalities consistent and clear - I always feel like I am watching an episode on TV when I read his books, I just get more detail this way!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Less Flashy
13 Dec 2003
Format:Mass Market Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Catherine and Nick are working a case involving child pornography found in the print out tray at an advertising agency. Sara and Warrick work on the death of the secretary to the mayor of Las Vegas. I didn't like this one as much as I did the three previous CSI books. There is a lot of technical computer speak which many people might find interesting, but I thought was a little tedious. There was less humor too. I especially missed the frequent dry wit displayed by Gil Grissom in previous outings. All in all, it was less flashy, but still an entertaining read.
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