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Jessica Russell
The Scene of the Crime
THE FIRST BOOK IN A BRAND NEW CRIME SERIES FOR 2025 FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING CREATOR OF DETECTIVE JANE TENNISON, LYNDA LA PLANTE.
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488 pages, Hardcover
First published July 31, 2025
About the author
Lynda La Plante
137 books1,889 followersLynda La Plante, CBE (born Lynda Titchmarsh) is a British author, screenwriter, and erstwhile actress (her performances in Rentaghost and other programmes were under her stage name of Lynda Marchal), best known for writing the Prime Suspect television crime series.
Her first TV series as a scriptwriter was the six part robbery series Widows, in 1983, in which the widows of four armed robbers carry out a heist planned by their deceased husbands.
In 1991 ITV released Prime Suspect which has now run to seven series and stars Helen Mirren as DCI Jane Tennison. (In the United States Prime Suspect airs on PBS as part of the anthology program Mystery!) In 1993 La Plante won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for her work on the series. In 1992 she wrote at TV movie called Seekers, starring Brenda Fricker and Josette Simon, produced by Sarah Lawson.
She formed her own television production company, La Plante Productions, in 1994 and as La Plante Productions she wrote and produced the sequel to Widows, the equally gutsy She's Out (ITV, 1995). The name "La Plante" comes from her marriage to writer Richard La Plante, author of the book Mantis and Hog Fever. La Plante divorced Lynda in the early 1990s.
Her output continued with The Governor (ITV 1995-96), a series focusing on the female governor of a high security prison, and was followed by a string of ratings pulling miniseries: the psycho killer nightmare events of Trial & Retribution (ITV 1997-), the widows' revenge of the murders of their husbands & children Bella Mafia (1997) (starring Vanessa Redgrave), the undercover police unit operations of Supply and Demand (ITV 1998), videogame/internet murder mystery Killer Net (Channel 4 1998) and the female criminal profiler cases of Mind Games (ITV 2001).
Two additions to the Trial and Retribution miniseries were broadcast during 2006.
Her first TV series as a scriptwriter was the six part robbery series Widows, in 1983, in which the widows of four armed robbers carry out a heist planned by their deceased husbands.
In 1991 ITV released Prime Suspect which has now run to seven series and stars Helen Mirren as DCI Jane Tennison. (In the United States Prime Suspect airs on PBS as part of the anthology program Mystery!) In 1993 La Plante won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for her work on the series. In 1992 she wrote at TV movie called Seekers, starring Brenda Fricker and Josette Simon, produced by Sarah Lawson.
She formed her own television production company, La Plante Productions, in 1994 and as La Plante Productions she wrote and produced the sequel to Widows, the equally gutsy She's Out (ITV, 1995). The name "La Plante" comes from her marriage to writer Richard La Plante, author of the book Mantis and Hog Fever. La Plante divorced Lynda in the early 1990s.
Her output continued with The Governor (ITV 1995-96), a series focusing on the female governor of a high security prison, and was followed by a string of ratings pulling miniseries: the psycho killer nightmare events of Trial & Retribution (ITV 1997-), the widows' revenge of the murders of their husbands & children Bella Mafia (1997) (starring Vanessa Redgrave), the undercover police unit operations of Supply and Demand (ITV 1998), videogame/internet murder mystery Killer Net (Channel 4 1998) and the female criminal profiler cases of Mind Games (ITV 2001).
Two additions to the Trial and Retribution miniseries were broadcast during 2006.
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August 14, 2025
I love Lynda La Plante
But I just couldn't relate to the Protagonist in the story. As good as it was I just couldn't warm to the character and it ruined it for me.
I will never ever forget the Lorraine Page books, amongst the best books that I have ever read. But unfortunately this book didn't do it for me 😔
But I just couldn't relate to the Protagonist in the story. As good as it was I just couldn't warm to the character and it ruined it for me.
I will never ever forget the Lorraine Page books, amongst the best books that I have ever read. But unfortunately this book didn't do it for me 😔
September 5, 2025
4.5 / 5.0
Solid book from start to finish, although it’s a mighty 500 pages book the minute you start reading the pages will start flying. I’m definitely going to keep my eye out on this series, the characters the plot, in particular meeting Jessica Russell. This book has everything, for the science nerds out there, you can tell by the heavy research how much effort La Plante has gone to make this a credible plot that stands true to the current policing standards. This book has everything you want from police procedural, hearty and fiesta main characters to policing gossip it’s a great read. I think this is the first book I’ve read from a crime scene POV which generally these books focus on the detective POV. My only bone to pick with this book is how ‘detective’ like Jessica is, maybe I’m being incredibly nit-picky but at times I’m like surely you want a detective to do this right? It probably comes from the lack of understanding, but also understanding of the role of a CSI but I do question at point where the line is drawn to her involvement borderlines a detective role. I also have to tie it down to the number of books I’ve read that only are from detective POV, so truth be told I am still learning about how Jessica's role is ever expanding. All in all it’s a great read from start to finish, I definitely know there’s some unfinished business and I’m already excited for the next book in this series.
The book centres around Jessica Russel is the new lead of MSCAN - the murder and serious crime analysis unit. Essentially for any serious murders/ bust up you call her up and her crew (which she hand selected) cover all crime forensic works. Her first case in this book involves a robbery and brutal assault of the husband of a prominent and infamously rightness barrister. As well as this we gain abit of insight into her personal life and struggles. For readers, just beware there is themes of SA and assault mentioned throughout the book (just be mindful).
It’s a great book from start to finish, I found reading this book literally took no time once you start you only want to finish the book to see how it all ends. It’s a great read, worth the time investment, excited for the next book in the series!
Solid book from start to finish, although it’s a mighty 500 pages book the minute you start reading the pages will start flying. I’m definitely going to keep my eye out on this series, the characters the plot, in particular meeting Jessica Russell. This book has everything, for the science nerds out there, you can tell by the heavy research how much effort La Plante has gone to make this a credible plot that stands true to the current policing standards. This book has everything you want from police procedural, hearty and fiesta main characters to policing gossip it’s a great read. I think this is the first book I’ve read from a crime scene POV which generally these books focus on the detective POV. My only bone to pick with this book is how ‘detective’ like Jessica is, maybe I’m being incredibly nit-picky but at times I’m like surely you want a detective to do this right? It probably comes from the lack of understanding, but also understanding of the role of a CSI but I do question at point where the line is drawn to her involvement borderlines a detective role. I also have to tie it down to the number of books I’ve read that only are from detective POV, so truth be told I am still learning about how Jessica's role is ever expanding. All in all it’s a great read from start to finish, I definitely know there’s some unfinished business and I’m already excited for the next book in this series.
The book centres around Jessica Russel is the new lead of MSCAN - the murder and serious crime analysis unit. Essentially for any serious murders/ bust up you call her up and her crew (which she hand selected) cover all crime forensic works. Her first case in this book involves a robbery and brutal assault of the husband of a prominent and infamously rightness barrister. As well as this we gain abit of insight into her personal life and struggles. For readers, just beware there is themes of SA and assault mentioned throughout the book (just be mindful).
It’s a great book from start to finish, I found reading this book literally took no time once you start you only want to finish the book to see how it all ends. It’s a great read, worth the time investment, excited for the next book in the series!
August 6, 2025
I hadn’t read a Lynda La Plante for a while and was excited because her early books I thoroughly enjoyed but this one I only got half way through. The characters are so sickly sweet and the dialogue incredibly superficial. There is no complexity to the characters and therefore felt like a complete fairy tale. The forensic aspect was clearly well researched and very detailed but quite monotonous and it was a bit of a drudge to get through. I didn’t care about the crime, victim or the reasons for the murder and this was at 50% through. It was making me angry to read it so I had to stop.
October 7, 2025
Audio version of this book 📕- normally love this author but just hated the main character! Was not likeable and thought rather a lot of herself so much that she ended up telling the Inspector on the case what to do ! Which had me rolling my eyes in places !! So DNF I’m afraid 😟
February 27, 2026
I was very disappointed in this new offering from Linda La Plante. I found all the details tedious and totally unrealistically revealed in character's discussions and conversations. It read to me like the author just had to show the breadth of research she'd done. No one in life talks like these characters do. The story moves along woodenly and predictably, enabling me at least to skip pages of boring input so the actual story can be returned to. The characters are stereotypical and sorry to say this new series has fallen flat at the first hurdle. La Plante's Tennyson and Prime Suspect days are firmly behind her.
August 28, 2025
I have always loved Linda La Plante books but I have to say this book I found to be really weak and dare I say unbelievable. It’s almost like the author couldn’t decide if Jessica was a scientist,detective ,admin wonder woman ….., the lines were blurred from the start and the characters were unrelatable . I don’t think I’ve read a book where all the characters remain distant anyway definitely a series I will not be following.
November 29, 2025
I was disappointed in this the first of a new series. I found the main character, Jessica, unlikable. She was very opinionated and thought a lot of herself. She was even telling the DCI in charge of the case what to do! The book was over long with far too much detail on the forensic side at the beginning so the story didn't really start until halfway into the book. Not sure I'll read the next one.
September 12, 2025
Not as good as her other series, but that might be because I’m less interested in the forensic side of investigations. Also felt like a bit of an information dump at times. Easy read, but not as gripping as her other books.
April 21, 2026
I have so many issues with this book.
The dialogue felt very unnatural and forced at times and the number of factual errors did my head in. For example, the line “forensic pathologists, unlike doctors…” ??? FPs are medical doctors by definition. There’s also a lot of fluff, and the pacing is far too slow; 200 pages in, and all that’s really happened is an assault/burglary.
The number of characters is excessive (easily over 12), and it constantly switches between first and last names, making it impossible to keep track of who’s who or why they matter. More issues with dialogue, on page 277 when Michelle says, “I know this has nothing to do with you, but you might know the answer,” and then doesn’t actually ask a question—she just says she’s upset no one told her about details going to the press. Jessica replies, “I don’t know how to answer your question”… but there was no question. Was this not proofread?
There are also multiple typos: “givev” instead of “give” on page 602, and on page 638 there are three words stuck together with missing spaces, plus another two instances where spaces are missing. Beyond that, there are entire sections that feel completely irrelevant—like the ~10 pages about Jessica’s brother going through the diagnosis and treatment of a rare but unserious disease. It adds nothing to the plot, and the whole “this won’t define me” angle is so cringe. Similarly, the dialogue often doesn’t sound like how real people speak—e.g., a girlfriend in her 20s telling her new boyfriend’s sister she “hopes they can have a long and lasting relationship.” No one talks like this????
Some of the plot logic is also incredibly flawed. Jessica noticing the water level in a bottle going down and concluding that Johan must be faking a coma is a huge leap—his wife was in the room and could easily have been drinking it. More importantly, someone can’t convincingly fake being unconscious while hooked up to monitors; their BP and heart rate would reflect that they’re awake, and any medical professional would pick up on it immediately. On top of that, Johan pretending to be asleep had no real impact on the case, and the DNA evidence pointing to multiple criminals wasn’t exactly groundbreaking detective work on Jessica’s part.
The medical inaccuracies are some of the worst parts. A supposedly healthy man in his 20s dying of a heart attack from being poked with the end of a lit cigar is not even remotely reasonable. Then there’s Johan—he’s having a heart attack and being defibrillated, but then he’s suddenly being wheeled to ICU in a chair?
Even smaller details feel off, like REPEATEDLY describing David and Donna’s relationship as a “whirlwind romance” when they’ve been dating for months?? and there’s literally nothing out of the ordinary about it.
Overall, the ending was AWFUL, and the combination of poor pacing, excessive characters, unrealistic dialogue, and major medical errors made it hard to stay engaged.
The dialogue felt very unnatural and forced at times and the number of factual errors did my head in. For example, the line “forensic pathologists, unlike doctors…” ??? FPs are medical doctors by definition. There’s also a lot of fluff, and the pacing is far too slow; 200 pages in, and all that’s really happened is an assault/burglary.
The number of characters is excessive (easily over 12), and it constantly switches between first and last names, making it impossible to keep track of who’s who or why they matter. More issues with dialogue, on page 277 when Michelle says, “I know this has nothing to do with you, but you might know the answer,” and then doesn’t actually ask a question—she just says she’s upset no one told her about details going to the press. Jessica replies, “I don’t know how to answer your question”… but there was no question. Was this not proofread?
There are also multiple typos: “givev” instead of “give” on page 602, and on page 638 there are three words stuck together with missing spaces, plus another two instances where spaces are missing. Beyond that, there are entire sections that feel completely irrelevant—like the ~10 pages about Jessica’s brother going through the diagnosis and treatment of a rare but unserious disease. It adds nothing to the plot, and the whole “this won’t define me” angle is so cringe. Similarly, the dialogue often doesn’t sound like how real people speak—e.g., a girlfriend in her 20s telling her new boyfriend’s sister she “hopes they can have a long and lasting relationship.” No one talks like this????
Some of the plot logic is also incredibly flawed. Jessica noticing the water level in a bottle going down and concluding that Johan must be faking a coma is a huge leap—his wife was in the room and could easily have been drinking it. More importantly, someone can’t convincingly fake being unconscious while hooked up to monitors; their BP and heart rate would reflect that they’re awake, and any medical professional would pick up on it immediately. On top of that, Johan pretending to be asleep had no real impact on the case, and the DNA evidence pointing to multiple criminals wasn’t exactly groundbreaking detective work on Jessica’s part.
The medical inaccuracies are some of the worst parts. A supposedly healthy man in his 20s dying of a heart attack from being poked with the end of a lit cigar is not even remotely reasonable. Then there’s Johan—he’s having a heart attack and being defibrillated, but then he’s suddenly being wheeled to ICU in a chair?
Even smaller details feel off, like REPEATEDLY describing David and Donna’s relationship as a “whirlwind romance” when they’ve been dating for months?? and there’s literally nothing out of the ordinary about it.
Overall, the ending was AWFUL, and the combination of poor pacing, excessive characters, unrealistic dialogue, and major medical errors made it hard to stay engaged.
May 5, 2026
This was quite a good read, I liked the detail of the crime scene investigation but other parts of the book were over explained and didn’t really need to be there. Overall it was good though!
January 2, 2026
I usually like anything I’ve read from Lynda La Plante but this was disappointing. I felt a disconnect from the new lead character Jessica Russell-for her first introduction, it felt formulaic in terms of setting out some background to her, and she lacks any depth or qualities that would have you invested in seeing her story or character progress. The storyline was a bit far-fetched and I felt there was too much artistic licence in the role Jessica was permitted to play in it all.
What annoyed me even more was the proliferation of errors that ought to have been rooted out by a proof reader in advance-so many basic mistakes of naming the wrong character in an exchange of dialogue, or a word missing or extra in sentences. It’s not something that I usually get exercised about-I know a couple can always slip through the net and my mind will correct it while I’m reading and move on….but these were too frequent and glaring, and really jarred when reading this.
What annoyed me even more was the proliferation of errors that ought to have been rooted out by a proof reader in advance-so many basic mistakes of naming the wrong character in an exchange of dialogue, or a word missing or extra in sentences. It’s not something that I usually get exercised about-I know a couple can always slip through the net and my mind will correct it while I’m reading and move on….but these were too frequent and glaring, and really jarred when reading this.
December 13, 2025
Although I appreciated all the well-researched forensic and police procedural aspects of the story, I found that the storyline/plot wasn't convincing enough to fully engage my interest for almost 500 pages. I think that to a large extent this was because I found the dialogue between colleagues far too stilted and was constantly distracted by imagining how I would have written it! I was also irritated by the main character's blurring of her role in relation to the ongoing investigation and too often had to suspend disbelief at some of her actions.
October 23, 2025
Did not enjoy this book. I learnt a lot of police and forensics procedural stuff, but I felt the style of writing was laboured (eg dialogue was overdone and unconvincing) and the outcome disappointing and unsatisfying.
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October 5, 2025DNF'd halfway through. Just really boring and not invested in characters or story.
March 20, 2026
Couldn't get further than 20%, the dialogue is so fake and I was so bored reading it I decided to give up. Not what I expected from Lynda La Plante!
June 1, 2026
A great read with a brilliant plot! Questions kept coming up during the investigation leading to twists and turns making the story very suspenseful. Even though I don't really like Jessica (she is too perfect!), and the fact that she experienced trauma years ago (I don't know why so many investigators have so many problems!), I really enjoyed the investigation seen from a forensic point of view . I will definitely read more of the series!
April 12, 2026
The Scene Of The Crime is a first book in a new series from Lynda La Plante introducing Jessica Russell. Russell is an experienced CSI and she gets tasked with leading a new unit of forensic experts helping police solve the most heinous crimes.
The story is well written, paced really well, we get to know not just Russell but also the other members of her team, it's such a great read and I cannot wait to see what's next for Russell and her team.
The story is well written, paced really well, we get to know not just Russell but also the other members of her team, it's such a great read and I cannot wait to see what's next for Russell and her team.
June 8, 2026
This was my first Lynda le Plante book and certainly my last. I really didn't enjoy it. There were far too many descriptive sections which seemed like inserts of researched techniques to fill out the story. The plot is weak and rediculous in places. The main character was very arrogant and self righteous and made the police force sound like newbies who had never met a criminal. There were several editorial errors which annoyed me and should have been identified. Johan turned into John in The later sections and back to Johan again a page later. Don't waste your time reading it; if you enjoy a good story, this isn't it!
July 1, 2025
My Review –
I must extend my gratitude to Nicola Mander for kindly sending me a proof copy of The Scene Of The Crime. I was honoured to receive it and read it for review.
I am a massive fan of Lynda La Plante’s work, and I feel like I’ve been a fan of her all my adult life from watching Widows and Trial & Retribution, to reading all her novels, and they have all been 5-star reads… I’ve absolutely no idea how she does it, but Lynda is an utter legend in my opinion!
So when I saw the blurb for The Scene Of The Crime, I was really interested, and boy, when I started reading, I knew from the first page I would LOVE this new series!
We are introduced to CSI Jessica Russell, who is a fiery redhead, and the best the Metropolitan Police have. Not only is she a very experienced CSI, but she is also a degree holder in psychology and criminology, where she excelled. After a horrific attack on the husband of one of the country’s most well-known ( and feared ) barristers, Jessica is asked to head up a new unit – the Metropolitan Police Serious Crime Analysis Unit or MSCAN for short, which she accepts. She brings together a small team whom she trusts implicitly, and who bring even more skills to the table, and together they have their first investigation.
I loved The Scene Of The Crime, Jessica Russell’s character had the right amount of background story to really bring her to life, and the plot is absolutely sensational ( How Lynda comes up with these plots every time I will never know! ), this is a really unique police procedural as its told directly from the point of view of Jessica and the forensic teams side which you might think is going to be a bit dry and heavy? NO its not its SO intrestiiong and this book is an absolute book-banging page turner. I would say this is my PERFECT crime fiction book, because the descriptions of the forensics investigations and tests are written so well, it was so engaging to read a plot from this point of view, and I think, utterly unique. And the thing that stood out for me is Lynda’s knowledge of forensics and her attention to detail…I mean, how she writes it, making every little test seem so interesting, is simply amazing! It is a love story to the teams of CSIs and forensic technicians who work tirelessly in supporting the police to gain convictions.
The plot is twisty and complicated, and kept me guessing, and the whole book is really marvellous. I would say that this is Lynda’s best work to date, and I suspect that it will be applauded by her peers! It may even encourage the younger members of the population to pursue a career in forensics, who knows!
For me personally, I loved The Scene Of The Crime, it really blew me away and as Ive said, it was like my perfect crime fiction novel ( other authors take note!) – having come from a police background myself, its always a joy to read correct and realistic novels, and its clear that Lynda takes great care over her research.
A fantastic start to another new series, I am totally hooked on CSI Jessica Russell and her team and cannot wait to read book two! A 5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️star read.
I must extend my gratitude to Nicola Mander for kindly sending me a proof copy of The Scene Of The Crime. I was honoured to receive it and read it for review.
I am a massive fan of Lynda La Plante’s work, and I feel like I’ve been a fan of her all my adult life from watching Widows and Trial & Retribution, to reading all her novels, and they have all been 5-star reads… I’ve absolutely no idea how she does it, but Lynda is an utter legend in my opinion!
So when I saw the blurb for The Scene Of The Crime, I was really interested, and boy, when I started reading, I knew from the first page I would LOVE this new series!
We are introduced to CSI Jessica Russell, who is a fiery redhead, and the best the Metropolitan Police have. Not only is she a very experienced CSI, but she is also a degree holder in psychology and criminology, where she excelled. After a horrific attack on the husband of one of the country’s most well-known ( and feared ) barristers, Jessica is asked to head up a new unit – the Metropolitan Police Serious Crime Analysis Unit or MSCAN for short, which she accepts. She brings together a small team whom she trusts implicitly, and who bring even more skills to the table, and together they have their first investigation.
I loved The Scene Of The Crime, Jessica Russell’s character had the right amount of background story to really bring her to life, and the plot is absolutely sensational ( How Lynda comes up with these plots every time I will never know! ), this is a really unique police procedural as its told directly from the point of view of Jessica and the forensic teams side which you might think is going to be a bit dry and heavy? NO its not its SO intrestiiong and this book is an absolute book-banging page turner. I would say this is my PERFECT crime fiction book, because the descriptions of the forensics investigations and tests are written so well, it was so engaging to read a plot from this point of view, and I think, utterly unique. And the thing that stood out for me is Lynda’s knowledge of forensics and her attention to detail…I mean, how she writes it, making every little test seem so interesting, is simply amazing! It is a love story to the teams of CSIs and forensic technicians who work tirelessly in supporting the police to gain convictions.
The plot is twisty and complicated, and kept me guessing, and the whole book is really marvellous. I would say that this is Lynda’s best work to date, and I suspect that it will be applauded by her peers! It may even encourage the younger members of the population to pursue a career in forensics, who knows!
For me personally, I loved The Scene Of The Crime, it really blew me away and as Ive said, it was like my perfect crime fiction novel ( other authors take note!) – having come from a police background myself, its always a joy to read correct and realistic novels, and its clear that Lynda takes great care over her research.
A fantastic start to another new series, I am totally hooked on CSI Jessica Russell and her team and cannot wait to read book two! A 5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️star read.
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August 3, 2025
Audiobook review- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Lynda La Plante is back with a brand new character and hopefully series. So interesting and LLP at her best.
Gemma Whelan is a wonderful narrator
Lynda La Plante is back with a brand new character and hopefully series. So interesting and LLP at her best.
Gemma Whelan is a wonderful narrator
November 29, 2025
DNF at 50% just so slow and boring.
February 22, 2026
Honestly picked it up at random and couldn’t put it down! The twists and turns had me reading at the most random times but ended up fairly disappointed with the ending - hence 4 stars. Very climatic build up to finding out who committed the main crime then fell off with the ending trying to tie up loose ends with no resolution and many unanswered questions about characters added in passing.
March 12, 2026
Good read as you would expect from Lynda la Plante. Detailed and a little slow moving at times, but compelling and easy to read. It's unusual to get a detective novel from the pov of a crime scene investigator. Let down slightly by the ending, which wrapped up very abruptly with an unsatisfactory result. Though tbf, this might be true to life.
March 29, 2026
I’ve read Linda La Plante books for years. This is a new series. Based around forensic experts. It was good with some twists and turns. Would recommend
April 4, 2026
brilliant!
April 26, 2026
Very disappointing, I expected better from this author. The main character was unbelievably smug and full of her own importance. It was far too long, with irrelevant bits put in, it seemed, to show off the authors research and/or knowledge of psychology analysing and diagnosing one individual on the flimsiest of evidence. This irritated and spoiled the story for me. Sad as it could have been so much better. Don't think I will be bothering with the rest of the series.
June 6, 2026
The plot was okay but this book was slow and boring. Too much information and back story was dumped in, slowing the pace of the crime investigation. There was also something strange about the writing style of this book. It felt simplistic and odd. The dialogue was unnatural and annoying. At times the style had a simple kind of dumbed down feel to it that I sometimes see in YA novels. At other times I wondered if she had used AI to help write it, or is she just old and past her best?
May 31, 2026
I don't think I've rated a book 1 star before but this was just really boring. Feel like the story could have been a bit more interesting and it was literally ALL dialogue. The author I feel focused on more getting the forensic language correct and by doing this lost the essence of the story. I thought some bits were quite cringe and rushed as well. I still enjoyed reading as I love a good crime but quite disappointing! TikTok recommended so maybe it's my fault!
May 24, 2026
Not her best book, but i still really enjoyed it
May 12, 2026
I only finished this because I don't like not finishing a book.
I found Jessica Russell's character to be incredibly two-dimentional and superficially flawed and other characters existed purely to bolster her existence.
The policing knowledge within the book was good, but its was ruined by the actions of a CSI who had no business or legality doing half of the things that she did which also ruined the reading for me.
Subplots were also concluded in such a fashion that they may as well not have been included at all.
Would gladly not read again.
I found Jessica Russell's character to be incredibly two-dimentional and superficially flawed and other characters existed purely to bolster her existence.
The policing knowledge within the book was good, but its was ruined by the actions of a CSI who had no business or legality doing half of the things that she did which also ruined the reading for me.
Subplots were also concluded in such a fashion that they may as well not have been included at all.
Would gladly not read again.
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