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CSI: New York #2
Blood on the Sun
Detective Mac Taylor is a dedicated crime scene investigator who believes that everything is connected and everyone has a story. He and Detective Stella Bonasera lead a team of crack forensic experts through the gritty and kinetic world of New York City as they piece together clues and eliminate doubt to ultimately crack their cases.
A modest home in a suburban Queens neighborhood is the unlikely site of a grisly crime scene: a married couple and their daughter are found brutally murdered. Missing from the scene is the couple's young son, and Mac Taylor and Danny Messer soon uncover signs of a possible kidnapping. Can they find him before it's too late?
In a heavily Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn, the body of a devoutly religious man is found ritually displayed on the floor of his synagogue. Stella Bonasera and Aiden Burn initially suspect a fringe fundamentalist group that has had run-ins with the victim's congregation, but the group is led by a charismatic and antagonistic man who does everything he can to stonewall the team's investigation.
Two very different crimes, with one thing in common: CSI investigators who won't stop until they uncover the truth.
307 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published March 28, 2006
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About the author
Stuart M. Kaminsky
161 books215 followersStuart M. Kaminsky wrote 50 published novels, 5 biographies, 4 textbooks and 35 short stories. He also has screenwriting credits on four produced films including ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA, ENEMY TERRITORY, A WOMAN IN THE WIND and HIDDEN FEARS. He was a past president of the Mystery Writers of America and was nominated for six prestigious Edgar Allen Poe Awards including one for his short story “Snow” in 1999. He won an Edgar for his novel A COLD RED SUNRISE, which was also awarded the Prix De Roman D’Aventure of France. He was nominated for both a Shamus Award and a McCavity Readers Choice Award.
Kaminsky wrote several popular series including those featuring Lew Fonesca, Abraham Lieberman, Inspector Porfiry Petrovich Rostnikov, and Toby Peters. He also wrote two original "Rockford Files " novels. He was the 50th annual recipient of the Grandmaster 2006 for Lifetime Achievement from the Mystery Writers of America.
Received the Shamus Award, "The Eye" (Lifetime achievement award) in 2007.
His nonfiction books including BASIC FILMMAKING, WRITING FOR TELEVISION, AMERICAN FILM GENRES, and biographies of GARY COOPER, CLINT EASTWOOD, JOHN HUSTON and DON SIEGEL. BEHIND THE MYSTERY was published by Hot House Press in 2005 and nominated by Mystery Writers of America for Best Critical/Biographical book in 2006.
Kaminsky held a B.S. in Journalism and an M.A. in English from The University of Illinois and a Ph.D. in Speech from Northwestern University where he taught for 16 years before becoming a Professor at Florida State. where he headed the Graduate Conservatory in Film and Television Production. He left Florida State in 1994 to pursue full-time writing.
Kaminsky and his wife, Enid Perll, moved to St. Louis, Missouri in March 2009 to await a liver transplant to treat the hepatitis he contracted as an army medic in the late 1950s in France. He suffered a stroke two days after their arrival in St. Louis, which made him ineligible for a transplant. He died on October 9, 2009.
Kaminsky wrote several popular series including those featuring Lew Fonesca, Abraham Lieberman, Inspector Porfiry Petrovich Rostnikov, and Toby Peters. He also wrote two original "Rockford Files " novels. He was the 50th annual recipient of the Grandmaster 2006 for Lifetime Achievement from the Mystery Writers of America.
Received the Shamus Award, "The Eye" (Lifetime achievement award) in 2007.
His nonfiction books including BASIC FILMMAKING, WRITING FOR TELEVISION, AMERICAN FILM GENRES, and biographies of GARY COOPER, CLINT EASTWOOD, JOHN HUSTON and DON SIEGEL. BEHIND THE MYSTERY was published by Hot House Press in 2005 and nominated by Mystery Writers of America for Best Critical/Biographical book in 2006.
Kaminsky held a B.S. in Journalism and an M.A. in English from The University of Illinois and a Ph.D. in Speech from Northwestern University where he taught for 16 years before becoming a Professor at Florida State. where he headed the Graduate Conservatory in Film and Television Production. He left Florida State in 1994 to pursue full-time writing.
Kaminsky and his wife, Enid Perll, moved to St. Louis, Missouri in March 2009 to await a liver transplant to treat the hepatitis he contracted as an army medic in the late 1950s in France. He suffered a stroke two days after their arrival in St. Louis, which made him ineligible for a transplant. He died on October 9, 2009.
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May 11, 2020
Another installment of CSI New York that is not based upon an episode of the series but a whole new story by Stuart .M Kaminsky, who by the second one feels more at home with the cast of Characters from the show he even adds a wee more personal notes, something you occasionally wish for more in the show and when it does it actually does give the show a very welcome depth. That said CSI New York was perhaps the show from the franchise that delved more in to the personalities in its show than any one of the others.
The book opens with a stalker set to aim killing Stella Bonasera, he knows he is a stalker and has no excuses for it because his aim is to kill this member of the CSI team.
Story-line 1 is is the gruesome murder scene in a suburban Queens where father, mother & daughter are murdered but their 12 year old son is missing. And what has the veteran military man to do with the killings now that he seems pretty hellbent on taking the blame for the killings. Mac Taylor and Danny Messner, who is suffering from PTSS from a shooting he was earlier involved in are left to sort this out.
Story-line 2 a body of a devout religious man is found to be crucified on the floor of a synagogue Stella Bonasera & Aiden Burn are left to find out in this religious neighborhood what the reason could be. When there is fringe fundamentalist group who had their run-ins with the victims faith than they become more than a group of persons of interest.
Of course both cases are more than what might be expected at first glance and deliver a more suspenseful solution to the stories you might have expected with the three story-lines.
A lovely day at the office for CSI New York.
The book opens with a stalker set to aim killing Stella Bonasera, he knows he is a stalker and has no excuses for it because his aim is to kill this member of the CSI team.
Story-line 1 is is the gruesome murder scene in a suburban Queens where father, mother & daughter are murdered but their 12 year old son is missing. And what has the veteran military man to do with the killings now that he seems pretty hellbent on taking the blame for the killings. Mac Taylor and Danny Messner, who is suffering from PTSS from a shooting he was earlier involved in are left to sort this out.
Story-line 2 a body of a devout religious man is found to be crucified on the floor of a synagogue Stella Bonasera & Aiden Burn are left to find out in this religious neighborhood what the reason could be. When there is fringe fundamentalist group who had their run-ins with the victims faith than they become more than a group of persons of interest.
Of course both cases are more than what might be expected at first glance and deliver a more suspenseful solution to the stories you might have expected with the three story-lines.
A lovely day at the office for CSI New York.
January 3, 2020
Μια στυγερή τριπλή δολοφονία αποκαλύπτεται σε ένα σπίτι στα προάστια του Κουίνς με θύματα δύο γονείς και την έφηβη κόρη τους. Από τον τόπο του εγκλήματος απουσιάζει ο δωδεκάχρονος γιός. Οι ερευνητές Μακ Τέιλορ και Ντάνι Μέσερ καλούνται να βρουν το δράστη αλλά και τον αγνοούμενο Τζέικομπ.
Παράλληλα, Η Στέλα Μπονασέρα και η Έινταν Μπερν αναλαμβάνουν να λύσουν το μυστήριο του θανάτου ενός ευσεβούς ορθοδόξου Εβραίου ο οποίος βρέθηκε δολοφονημένος και σταυρωμένος στο χώρο της συναγωγής του.
Ένα ικανοποιητικό police procedural βιβλίο, ιδανικό για κάποιον που ψάχνει ένα ελαφρύ ανάγνωσμα.
Διαβάστε αναλυτικά την άποψή μου στο blog μου.
Παράλληλα, Η Στέλα Μπονασέρα και η Έινταν Μπερν αναλαμβάνουν να λύσουν το μυστήριο του θανάτου ενός ευσεβούς ορθοδόξου Εβραίου ο οποίος βρέθηκε δολοφονημένος και σταυρωμένος στο χώρο της συναγωγής του.
Ένα ικανοποιητικό police procedural βιβλίο, ιδανικό για κάποιον που ψάχνει ένα ελαφρύ ανάγνωσμα.
Διαβάστε αναλυτικά την άποψή μου στο blog μου.
September 11, 2025
When I read about the people in this book I start wondering if there are any normal people left in New York. Everyone one is either criminal or has different addictions or mental issues. However, the cases were quite interesting although they were presented in a bit messy way, sometimes overlapping and it was hard to say what was what. The cases turned out to be more complicated than they seemed. I was really surprised that the CIA spy knew that the police is onto him for some time and didn't try to disappear until it was too late.
June 20, 2023
Hab irgendwie ganz viel nicht verstanden, lag aber bestimmt auch daran, dass ich die anderen Teile nicht kenne.
September 3, 2025
The book definitely has a CSI feel to it, so that's a big plus. The problem is that the author tried to cram way too much into it. Two cases are a standard, but we also get whatever it is with Stella's stalker (which isn't resolved in a very satisfying manner) and whatever is going on with Danny (which isn't resolved at all). The cases themselves have quite a number of plot twists and are quite interesting, though I admit they aren't my favourite of murder mysteries as I prefer more 'rational' motives. Not a bad read for someone who enjoyed the series and quite a light and quick one.
August 13, 2009
Not bad. Kaminsky avoided what I consider to be the biggest problem with CSI tie-in novels - too many characters in one place and someone gets shortchanged. He was careful to split everyone up and make sure they were all working on something. We also got more glimpses than usual of the CSIs personal lives, compared to the episodes, which was enjoyable.
One major fault - I could care less about the criminal in the story. I don't want to know what they're doing or what they're thinking; the TV episodes don't do this, why would I want it in the books?
One major fault - I could care less about the criminal in the story. I don't want to know what they're doing or what they're thinking; the TV episodes don't do this, why would I want it in the books?
May 19, 2016
I enjoyed this book enough that I'll have to look for other ones in the series. On the positive side, I liked that the characters are the same as in the television series and I had to work my brain a little more by keeping track of two cases at the same time. On the negative side, there were a couple of places the forensics distracted me from the main plot line.
May 29, 2025
In some ways, Blood on the Sun is worse than Dead of Winter, which I also gave a 4/5. There are more moments of typographical errors. More moments where Kaminsky forgets who is talking and accidentally has Aiden answer Aiden. A moment where Mac Stands, sits and then floats across the room, apparently, to stand again.
But none of that really matters when Kaminsky is out here with his seemingly single episode of CSI:NY viewing information (it's the one where Mac goes to the dog show) writing original characters that have entire conversations with one another without any of the main cast even present, and it just keeps hitting. I love this book. It's dark, wild, morbid, bonkers, terrifying and sometimes even amusing. Everyone falls apart. Everyone builds back up.
And by God, Kaminsky even understands the dynamic between characters like Mac and Jane better than the showrunners ever truly did. I commend it. I can't wait to read Deluge, but I'm also sad that this fever dream crazy train is about to end.
But none of that really matters when Kaminsky is out here with his seemingly single episode of CSI:NY viewing information (it's the one where Mac goes to the dog show) writing original characters that have entire conversations with one another without any of the main cast even present, and it just keeps hitting. I love this book. It's dark, wild, morbid, bonkers, terrifying and sometimes even amusing. Everyone falls apart. Everyone builds back up.
And by God, Kaminsky even understands the dynamic between characters like Mac and Jane better than the showrunners ever truly did. I commend it. I can't wait to read Deluge, but I'm also sad that this fever dream crazy train is about to end.
May 30, 2024
Het is een goed verhaal, waarin alles goed uitgelegd, zodat dingen over het jodendom of hoe dingen binnen de csi werken duidelijk worden.
Echter kwam het verhaal op mij soms rommelig over met hoe de 3 verhaallijnen door elkaar liepen. Dat maakte dat ik soms dingen overnieuw moest lezen om het weer duidelijk voor mezelf te krijgen.
Echter kwam het verhaal op mij soms rommelig over met hoe de 3 verhaallijnen door elkaar liepen. Dat maakte dat ik soms dingen overnieuw moest lezen om het weer duidelijk voor mezelf te krijgen.
September 25, 2018
A story set during the first season of CSI: New York. Kaminsky excels at bringing out each character's personality. A couple of intertwining cases, as happens on TV. If you enjoy CSI: New York, you'll enjoy this book.
April 23, 2024
I have enjoy watching the NCIS and CSI shows. These books are a bonus. Having them gives you a better look at the characters and their mind. It gives you background on their choices. It also gives you a look into the aftermath. This book has three mysteries if you include trying to kill Stella.
September 12, 2022
Nice wrap-up, poor hogwash.
July 15, 2015
It was very nice to read about a horrible heat wave considering the cold snap that was happening while I read this book. I also got the feeling that the author, Mr. Kaminsky didn't really like the character of Stella, in the first book she got to suffer through a unique disease for most of the book and then she got an interesting subplot in this book too. Though, she also seems to get the short end of the stick on the TV show as well, so I guess the characterization could be considered canon.
Basically there were two main plots, one was the case of a murdered family except for the youngest son, the other the murder of an Orthodox Jew and a Messianic Jew (which I didn't know existed). The characters are written closely to the show and both Danny and Stella have their own subplots. What impressed me was how well the minor characters were written, succinct back stories that gave each of them life and made them unique from the other minor characters.
Basically there were two main plots, one was the case of a murdered family except for the youngest son, the other the murder of an Orthodox Jew and a Messianic Jew (which I didn't know existed). The characters are written closely to the show and both Danny and Stella have their own subplots. What impressed me was how well the minor characters were written, succinct back stories that gave each of them life and made them unique from the other minor characters.
November 13, 2012
This was a GREAT CSI: NY read, and I don't even like the show!
As always, there were two separate storylines:
Mac and Danny are working on the murder of a young teen and both her parents, along with the disappeareance of their young son.
Stella and Aidan are working on a case that seems to involve ritualistic murders -- while at the same time, someone is stalking Stella and wants her dead.
A great, fast read!
As always, there were two separate storylines:
Mac and Danny are working on the murder of a young teen and both her parents, along with the disappeareance of their young son.
Stella and Aidan are working on a case that seems to involve ritualistic murders -- while at the same time, someone is stalking Stella and wants her dead.
A great, fast read!
July 31, 2008
Probably the best of the CSI Novels that I have read. Gritty and intense like the first season and a half of the show. Definitely some cannon inconsistencies that are to be expected of an expanded universe some big and some such as character development and perspective that are okay. Pretty decent plot not too predictable which gives it the fourth star.
April 24, 2015
Blood on the Sun was better than Dead of Winter due to Mr. Kaminsky using a more active voice this time around. One crime is about a murdered family and missing boy, while the other is about a ritualistic murder of a Jewish man found in a Brooklyn Synagogue. It follows the classic A story/B story of the show. To me it was one of those reads that you gobble down in one sitting and move on.
January 20, 2010
This was a great book and I really enjoyed it.
It moved fast through the story with surprising results.
Though several cases were being handled andlots of characters it was easy to follow and definatly would pick up another
It moved fast through the story with surprising results.
Though several cases were being handled andlots of characters it was easy to follow and definatly would pick up another
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May 7, 2012Just saw the book one day and grabbed it...love the show and the books go right along with it...wish I would have known that there were more of them and read them in order, but hey I started somewhere...lol
January 9, 2011
It was ok. Nothing special.
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January 12, 2011This was a good book. The author really put what was in the the show into the book. Was really impressed by the story line.
July 6, 2011
It is a thriller book and if you want something challenging to figure out and if you want some horror put into your books this book depending on your age and what type of genres you like.
September 1, 2011
it wasn't bad, rather confusing, I have a hard time understanding
December 17, 2013
Loved the book. I loved the show and the book followed along the early season characters. With the show no longer on it was good to check back in with them.
July 8, 2015
While I wasn't expecting some of the plot twists in one of the cases, I found the other one to be rather predictable.
Review soon.
Review soon.
January 22, 2015
Even though I haven't finished This book yet, I thought I might add it to the collection.
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