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"When a vacationing 'John Smith' is shot twice in the head in a hotel off the strip, the politicians are all over Grissom to get this case solved and to get it solved fast. Dead tourists are bad for business, after all. The murder is also panicking the townspeople because it looks like a mob hit, as the victim was shot execution style and then shot again to complete the signature of a famous old Mob executioner who dropped off the face of the earth about fifteen years before. Grissom, Sara and Warrick pick up the case and use the evidence from the victim, the bloody shoeprints in the hall, the hotel's security videotape and many other clues to hunt down their man. But that doesn't mean the case is over...
Meanwhile, Catherine Willows and Nick Stokes are called to investigate a body at a construction site. The body has become mummified in Vegas' dry heat and the man is completely unrecognizable. His fingers were cut off at the knuckle so there is no chance of fingerprint identification, but they still have teeth and a rather unusual ring to try and ID the body. Funny thing is, the victim was shot twice in the head, execution style with the same signature of the new victim from Grissom's case. While both teams know that the murders are probably linked, the clues lead them in different directions so Grissom keeps the cases split to avoid overlooking any clues. But when the FBI steps in, sparks fly between the teams and the Vegas CSI investigators can't help but feel that the FBI is keeping something from them...
This is the first CSI book that Collins has written based on the wonderful TV show and he does a superb job at keeping the TV personalities consistent with the characters in the book. I felt like I was watching an episode from the TV show, but with more descriptions and a longer time frame to solve the case. Both of the mysteries were very interesting and I enjoyed the hunt for clues, but the ending was a little wacked. It didn't end anything like I thought it would so I was totally surprised with what happened. Still, it was a great book and I recommend it to any CSI fan."
Debbie, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30%
Tone of story
- very upbeat
How difficult to spot villain?
- Moderately Challenging
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 80%
Misc. Murder Plotlets
- solving long-past murder
- Big focus on forensic evidence
- Big focus on autopsies
Kind of investigator
- police procedural, American
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot?
- big city life
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric/Mental:
Yes
Eccentric:
- eccentric
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Genius (really!)
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- killer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an above average amount
Motive of antagonist
- power
The antagonists are:
- US mafia
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
City?
Yes
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
How many deaths?
- 2
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--bullets
Is this an e-book?
Yes
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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