Postmortem Site Agents was a really easy and quick read. Even though the subject matter is uncomfortable at times. He is quite graphic and detailed when describing the mess left behind when a corpse deteriorates over time. However, there are only so many times you can describe gore and smells before it gets repetitive and people get desensitised. The brilliant angle here, is there he acknowledges 3 things. 1. Empty rooms without their owners tell more about them. People lie out of nature and agendas, but inanimate objects don't. 2. The dead have unfinished business and intentions which should be respected - they should be heard and therefore helped to transition into eventual death. Basically, the demise of a body shell is one thing, however the sending off of a soul in peace is another. 3. Postmortem cleaning attracts people on the fringe of society, cleaning is hard work but cleansing of the soul for them as well.
The fact that the boss is a retired police detective, means he spots incongruencies while cleaning, that police officers might miss. While this might be perceived as criticism of the ineptitude of the police force, the reality is that sometimes investigations miss daily life details which others pick up on. A housekeeper would have noticed something odd, but would the police listen to her? The boss connects the dots in this case. I would definitely read a second book in this series.
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