Shattered Image

Toni Sullivan Trilogy #1

by J.F. Margos

Forensic sculptor Toni Sullivan's job takes her tocrime scenes to put faces to victims. Shaping theclay always gives her a sense of purpose and order,but that all changes when she feels a mysteriousconnection to the victim found on Red Bud Isle.

When Toni accepts another assignment that mayofficially prove an old friend is dead, memories ofher nursing days in Vietnam begin to haunt her.

Suddenly, her calm professionalism is gone. Tofind peace, she'll do whatever it takes to unmask amurderer. But where will she find the strength tohandle the traumatic legacy of the past?

256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 5, 2010

Reviews

[Dasha L · Rating 2 out of 5]

The general story wasn't that bad. But there is no surprises, no twists. And a major turn off for me personally is that the main character is a forensic sculpture (person who takes the victim's skull and makes a bust of the victim's face for authorities to identify them) who is overly religious. I love crime stories and murder mysteries, but I felt extremely uncomfortable with her praying over souls of the victims on her table and quoting bible scripture while going through case files & handling skeletal remains.

I understand that others enjoy their religion being represented in a murder mystery, but personally it is not my cup of tea.

[Beth · Rating 1 out of 5]

Currently reading this on my e-reader, downloaded from library.

I had to set this aside, figuratively speaking, because I got a new e-reader and the book will not transfer to it. I may request it again once the library has released it from the old reader. However, I did not find the story all that interesting so may just forget about it since I do not really care how it ends.

[Noelle · Rating 1 out of 5]

ugh, couldn't finish it.

[Melissa (Semi Hiatus Until After the Holidays) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting debut about a sixty-something forensic sculptor.