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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation #1

by Max Allan Collins, Невена Л. Касаветова (Translator), Макс Алън Колинс

Предстои поредната среща със забележителния екип от криминалисти, водени от ветерана Гил Грисъм. Работещи в сянка и често неразбрани, Катрин Уилоуз, Уорик Браун, Ник Стоукс и Сара Сайдьл от нощната смяна в бюрото по криминалистика към полицията в Лас Вегас се опитват чрез модерни научни технологии и стар полицейски нюх да разгадаят посланието на уликите, скрити зад жълтата полицейска лента. Докато Ник и Катрин разследват убийство, извършено преди петнайсет години, колегите им трябва да разкрият хладнокръвен престъпник, чийто почерк на убиване - два изстрела в главата - привлича вниманието и на агента на ФБР Рик Кълпепър.

Genres: Mystery, Crime, Fiction, Thriller, Mystery Thriller, Media Tie In, Detective

294 pages, Paperback

First published October 30, 2001

About the author

Received the Shamus Award, "The Eye" (Lifetime achievment award) in 2006.

He has also published under the name Patrick Culhane. He and his wife, Barbara Collins, have written several books together. Some of them are published under the name Barbara Allan.

Book Awards
Shamus Awards Best Novel winner (1984) : True Detective
Shamus Awards Best Novel winner (1992) : Stolen Away
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1995) : Carnal Hours
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1997) : Damned in Paradise
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1999) : Flying Blind: A Novel about Amelia Earhart
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (2002) : Angel in Black

Japanese: マックス・アラン・コリンズ
or マックス・アラン コリンズ

Reviews

[Mark · Rating 3 out of 5]

The original CSI TV series is somewhat the most watched TV show in our household, mostly because my oldest daughter really loves this show and generally re-watches this show constantly. She now has discovered Criminal Minds and somehow I find that show far more confrontational and really difficult to follow especially the mindsets of the culprits. So I prefer the lighter show CSI Las Vegas whose story-lines often do not contain serial killers but people who do really stupid stuff.

This is an early CSI story when Gil Grissom was still running CSI Las Vegas and the crew gets two cases one is a mummified corpse of person missing for more than 15 years and the other is a pure hit on a lawyer whose reputation is that of a mob lawyer. Pretty soon it is discovered that both dead persons have something in common which is they probably got killed by the same killer. So the chase is on and even the FBI does check in on this illusive assassin and where the investigation goes. But nobody likes Special Agent Culpepper as he finds out in this book.

This book is lighter and easier to read than the Deaver books where the CSI antics were shown first to the world and his writing does have some nifty twists in the stories. This tie-in book is not that complicated and does a lot of giving you the favorite characters from the TV show and they do is in a nice way. The book does not delve to far into the background of the leading characters they deliver the same depth as the episodes in the show do.

Fun and easy to read when you traveling and reading in the breaks.

[LARRY · Rating 4 out of 5]

As posted in [http://www.amazon.com].

*Double Dealer: CSI* was a fast-paced mystery that left you guessing who did these crimes. *Double Dealer* is an easy read that doesn't dwell forever on the technical aspects or jargon of forensic investigation.

A mummified body has been found at an abandoned building that used to be a casino. There are 2 bullet entries at the back of his head. Fingers are missing. This body had disappeared 15 years ago.

Another body has been found at a casino. 2 bullet entries are found at the back of his head.

Are the CSI dealing with a serial killer? The team seems to think so. However, Grissom, with his Vulcan-like mind and approach, tells the team to follow the evidence and leave out their feelings. The CSI finds more DNA than suspects. So, just how many people are involved?!?!

Meanwhile, the FBI are sniffing around for information. Just what exactly are their involvement with the case(s)?

Like I said, it's an easy read that will grip your attention to the end.

[Klara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ni tapravga dopusta brez ene prebrane kriminalke 🤭

[Yvonne (It's All About Books) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finished reading: March 5th 2023

"Search for the truth has no cure."

I remember reading this series in Dutch back when the books were first being published about twenty years ago, and apparently I liked them enough to keep buying each sequel as soon as they appeared in the bookstore. I was browsing for titles I read over ten years ago for the POPSUGAR challenge when an episode of CSI came up on TV, and I had that eureka moment. Why not rereading Double Dealer and see if the series is still as successful for me in the present? I've always been a CSI Las Vegas fan, and while this book might not be perfect, I had so much fun meeting up with the characters that I personally didn't care about its flaws at all. The case itself is interesting, with the two seemingly different crime scenes that show similarities that make you wonder if they might be connected... It had been so long that I had forgotten about how everything wrapped up, which was a bonus of course. The dialogues and banter were entertaining, and the plot read like one of the TV episodes (with even some references to some things that happened in the first season). I had so much fun rereading the first book that I've decided to continue with the rest of the series as well!


P.S. Find more of my reviews here.

[Tohkittipong · Rating 4 out of 5]

CSI: ไขปมคดีปริศนา ตอน ฆาตกรสองหน้า
เมื่อเหล่านักสืบแห่งลาสเวกัสต้องใช้กระบวนการทางวิทยาศาสตร์ผสมผสานเข้ากับไหวพริบ เพื่อเปิดเผยฆาตกรที่แท้จริง เมื่อฆาตกรท้าทายเหล่าเจ้าหน้าที่ซีเอสไอโดยการทิ้งสัญลักษณ์รอยกระสุน 2 นัด ไว้ให้ดูต่างหน้า
สนุกเหมือนดูซีรี่ย์ครับ อ่านไปนึกถึงหน้านักแสดงไปด้วยก็สนุกดีครับ

[Hannah · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5

[Mare Dannenburg · Rating 3 out of 5]

leuk

[Yerus · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's not bad, but it's just way too boring for me.

[Sherri F. · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 Definitely better than I expected. I watched CSI from the beginning (& really miss Grissom, so book helps a little) & watched all 3 cities over the years (& still miss CSI: Miami even though last yr I binge watched all 8 or 9 seasons on Hulu & still appear on A&E or some cable channel, BUT new ones would be great OR let some of the characters fr NY & Mia show up or short runs on the one that's left; I haven't watched weekly for a few yrs but watch On Demand/binge watch). OK, back to the book, this is the 1st in CSI series, as well as 1st one I'm reading & it definitely took me back to the beginning. I like the amount of technology they share and show that it takes a little time and not quite as fast as it appears on TV (but still faster than the real world). This is the 1st, true to the series, it didn't give us all their backgrounds in detail right away so I can see why some book-only fans can think it lacks some character development or they are too perfect, long-time watchers know that is not the case & I'm guessing, or at least hoping, that readers will learn more & see more of the personal sides as the series continues (I mean there's 18 in series, can't just dump everything out in #1) & they did give that little bit abt Warrick (oh I so miss him too & his beautiful eyes) & his gambling addiction. I did like that book was fast-paced and a decent length, not too short or long but a few more pages giving a little more character background would have been nice. I know w/the series being around so long & my watching so much & reading so much similar books, it's not going to be really mysterious w/overall storyline, but it could have been a little less obvious w/FBI Agent Culpepper only making 2 very brief appearances (& 2nd was so short you could blink & miss it) while they were supposedly working together. A few individual scenes were a little suspenseful, but really so much of that was in my head since most of the times, it didn't turn out to be much. Ahhh & it brought back fond memories I had w/ a friend when Catherine & Nick went to H.D. Cafe; funny thing, it was about the same time this book was published. I really enjoyed & look forward to working through the series.

[Moira]

Better than most tie-in books, altho that's not saying a lot. Not even half as good as the most middling fanfic....I continue to be bemused by the cash economy, which means good fanfic writers hide their work on the net under pseudonyms with elaborate disclaimers meaning "PLEASE DON'T SUE ME I HAVE MADE NO PROFIT FROM THIS WHATSOEVER," while "pro" writers take tie-in and spin-off and novelization hack jobs basically to eat, and those books are promoted with all the considerable force of the Hollywood/publishing entertainment industry. Could Dickens possibly have foreseen this?


(If you are wondering why on earth I read this: I got it for a dollar a while back. I was bored because I have a bad cold and can't really intellectually focus. I used to really enjoy the show ((quit after the Tarantino-directed ep)). I have some X-Files novelizations, also bought for a buck or less, but they look unreadable.)

[Shawn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I noticed some reviews panned this book for not going into the characters personal lives and personalities... those reviewers must not get that this is NOT a book that can be separated from the TV show it was based on.
That being said, this WAS a good literary episode of that series. I am a big fan of CSI (especially the first seasons), and this book captures the flavor of those first season episodes, in some ways it does even better because the book can span more time and give attention to some of the forensic details that the TV show must skip. I especially liked that the author obviously did research and found out what really is and is not possible in forensic science.

[Kristen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is my first TV tie-in book. I love all three "CSI" series. These books would hold you over during your summer vacation and during repeats. What a rush! Great suspense, good drama, and a nice cold case that's connected to a newer case to tie things up. Nice reading!

[Winona · Rating 3 out of 5]

The storyline is nice. I like the plot.
But the characters are a bit out of character for me. Especially Grissom.
Didn't really enjoy the book as much as the show.

[Blake · Rating 3 out of 5]

(FYI I tend to only review one book per series, unless I want to change my scoring by 0.50 or more of a star. -- I tend not to read reviews until after I read a book, so I go in with an open mind.)

I'm finally going through my tv, film etc. tie in library owned book list, to add more older basic reviews. If I liked a book enough to keep then they are at the least a 3 star.

I'm only adding one book per author and I'm not going to re-read every book to be more accurate, not when I have 1000s of new to me authors to try (I can't say no to free books....)


First time read the author's work?: Yes

Will you be reading more?: Yes

Would you recommend?: Yes


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How I rate Stars: 5* = I loved (must read all I can find by the author)
4* = I really enjoyed (got to read all the series and try other books by the author).
3* = I enjoyed (I will continue to read the series)
or
3* = Good book just not my thing (I realised I don't like the genre or picked up a kids book to review in error.)

All of the above scores means I would recommend them!
-
2* = it was okay (I might give the next book in the series a try, to see if that was better IMHO.)
1* = Disliked

Note: adding these basic 'reviews' after finding out that some people see the stars differently than I do - hoping this clarifies how I feel about the book. :-)

[Octavia Cade · Rating 3 out of 5]

The first of the tie-in CSI novels, and even if I've never cared much for mob stories, this one was leavened by science and so kept my interest. Although what with Grissom's specialty, I was a bit surprised that there wasn't anything on insects here, but maybe the author thought that was a little too obvious a focus to begin the tie-in series with. Given I'm a lot more interested in bugs than in bullets, however, maybe one of the later volumes will go that way.

I did like that there was a fairly even focus on all the characters, although Sara got a little less than the others, I think, which is a shame as she's my favourite by far. CSI is one of the few shows where I enjoy all the characters, though - none of them bore or irritate me (aka the Bran Stark effect) - so I'm happy with an even mix.

[Ravencrantz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Look, don't go into these books expecting the same story and characters as the tv show. The characters might share the same names, but that's it. The people in the book act nothing like those on screen and once you accept that and separate the two, it's actually pretty enjoyable.

Yes it's just as cheesy and outlandish as the tv show, and though it doesn't move as fast and the science is still questionable, it's engaging. I'm probably going to hate myself after reading eight of these in a row, but one every now and then won't hurt. Especially as a substitute for the show.

So putting aside the fact this is published fanfiction where all your faves are out of character, this was a fun read. It's not perfect, and it certainly isn't a favorite, but it was enjoyable enough.

[Wesley Brants · Rating 1 out of 5]

Aan alles is dit te merken dat dit een van de eerdere boeken is. Verderop in de reeks zijn ze beter.

Het plot is aardig, en zitten wat goede verrassingen in. Maar je kan er totaal niet van genieten omdat alle karakters uit je geliefde televisie-serie worden neergezet als betweterige workaholics, die nagenoeg alles perfect doen omdat iedereen waarmee ze werken minkukels zijn. Daarnaast zijn hele passages overbodig doordat ze niks toevoegen aan het verhaal, maar ook omdat het zinnen zijn die het karakter nooit zou zeggen.

Alleen lezen als je een medaille wil voor alle CSIboeken lezen.

[Kara Burnick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good tie-in to the show

I loved the show and since it has ended, I discovered the tie-in novels. I'm glad I found them because I can continue to get my CSI fix. LOL This book was a good read and was written close enough to how an episode plays out that you can visualize it as you read it and the characters sound true to their TV versions. I'm looking forward to reading even more of these tie-ins.

[Wendy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a really intriguing case. First case is a mummy found at a construction site, the other happens in an alcove in a hotel. Both are killed by a professional assassin with the same double-tap signature. There are many twists and turns as Grissom, Willows, Stokes, Sidle, Brown, and Brass work together to gather evidence, chase down leads, search for clues, until everything comes together in an explosive finale.

[Lara Vehar · Rating 1 out of 5]

Eh I didn't really like this one ... I wanted to but it was just so darn boring. The cases were boring, the characters seemed somewhat off to me and I just couldn't wait for this one to be over. I've read most of the CSI books when I was younger and I enjoyed most of them - this one was the worst of them all and I don't think that I will ever pick it up again. It's the first book in the series though, so they get better over time I guess. But this one just didn't do it for me.

[Rebecca Bronson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Discovered while cleaning that I had this whole book series from when I was a kid and thought might as well read them! 🤷‍♀️
Some of the characterizations/character details are slightly off from the show… but I forgave it once I realized it was written just after the first season, so the author didn’t have the amount of character building back then that there is now. Fun little nostalgic read. Reads just like an episode of the show.

[Matt B · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’ve never read a crime book, but for me this was a good book, the pace was kept throughout, good characters and the plot was consistent enough to keep my interest. Definitely going to read more of these.

[Mel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this. I like the tv show and this was just as good as watching tv.

[Chamyra R Washington · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fast pace. True to the show. I absolutely loved it.

[Ivana Richards · Rating 4 out of 5]

Recommended to fans of the show.

[Athornton · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm on a reading streak- finished one book this morning then read this one this afternoon.

Good read- I can totally see the characters from the show playing out this story.

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

Always enjoyed Max Allan Collins and he's produced a good CSI novel here, featuring Grissom and all the Las Vegas Crime Lab as they try to solve twin murders.

[Nathanja · Rating 3 out of 5]

Het is echt te lezen als een verhaal en niet als een script. Kijk uit naar meer van dit soort boeken

[Mariana Anaya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pedazo de libro buenísimo!

[Sandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed it. After watching this show for so many years, it was great fun to meet them again. Easy to read and well written investigation. Wish I had more.