Body Parts

Tally Whyte #1

by Vicki Stiefel

Counselor Tally White, the director of the Grief Assistance Program for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for Massachusetts, becomes involved in the search for a serial killer terrorizing Boston, a vicious murderer known as the "Harvester," who not only is keeping bloody souvenirs of his crimes but is also targeting people that Tally knows. Original.

Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Audiobook, Suspense, Adult

406 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2004

About the author

Author also writes under Sanna Brand

Award-winning author Vicki Stiefel now also writes as Sanna Brand, including Regency Romances, THE BOND (Book 1, The Secret Tales), THE DECEPTION, and now, THE SEER. Vicki’s s fantasy romance series, The Made Ones Saga, launched with ALTERED, continued with CHANGED, and climaxed with ASCENDANT.
Vicki continues work on her Afterworld Chronicles and her award-winning mystery/thrillers feature homicide counselor Tally Whyte.
Vicki tapped into her love of knitting to produce Chest of Bone The Knit Collection and co-write 10 Secrets of the LaidBack Knitters.
After running The Writers Studio with her late husband, William G. Tapply, Vicki taught fiction and modern media writing for six years at Clark University.
She grew up in professional theater and planned to become an actress. Instead, she slung hamburgers, managed a scuba shop, and became a college professor. She is a mom to two wonderful humans and a furry pack. Her passions for scuba diving, fly fishing, knitting, and horses pop up in her novels, as do chocolate, bourbon, and lobster. Currently, she's playing with her menagerie while working on THE UNSEEN (as SANNA BRAND) , the fourth book in The Secret Tales.

Reviews

[Heather · Rating 2 out of 5]

I listened to the entire thing because the plot was intriguing. I found it to be poorly written. The many character was narcissistic and infuriating. I think it would’ve been a better story if the main character had been a detective, as opposed to a psychologist who couldn’t believe she was wrong or doing something stupid.
I’m glad I finished it. The ending had a great twist I never would’ve expected.

[Paula · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting mystery but unfortunately I listened to it on audio and sorry, but I really didn't like the reader. She was too over the top for me.

The book itself was a good mystery that had a surprising ending. It did have a lot of characters to keep up with and I got lost a few times.

[Galen Johnson · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not believable, with a very far-fetched and gross conclusion. Not recommended.

[Debbie Mcnally · Rating 2 out of 5]

Did not enjoy this book

[Vultural · Rating 3 out of 5]

Stiefel, Vicki - Body Parts

Disposable travel read.
Grief counselor in Massachusetts gets involved with serial killer who collects ...
That's right, body parts! Trophies.

There were, say, 147 characters in this book, along with a fistful of red herrings and false trails.

The plot was OK, in a dumbed down way, though the idea that local cops and the FBI would permit a grief counselor to poke her nose into crime scenes was completely preposterous.

Many sloppy sections could have used an editor, though that is par for our era. "Do more with less" equates to slipping standards.

I read this while traveling. Cramped seats and terminals. Finished this in one terminal, left it behind for the next soul.
Already forgotten.

[Carri's endless TBR · Rating 3 out of 5]

I felt like this is a good disposable read for a vacation. Main character lacks depth and development and the plot is a little jumpy and lacks some cohesion. Ending was a plot twist I didn’t expect (+ 1 star). Not a bad first book to a series. Hopefully the author’s writing improves with each book.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this right up until the ending. The solution to the mystery was really far-fetched and unbelievable.

And Tally knows the murderer drugs people but she just eats random food the killer leaves out with no hesitation and gets drugged? Nothing else in the book would indicate she's that stupid.

[Joe O'Connor · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good; Continuing character: Tally White (first in series); a grief counselor finds herself in the middle of a serial killer case - and tries to keep from being a victim herself; some nice twists, but a confusing and broad cast of characters along with an overlong story keep this from being better

[Shaina · Rating 2 out of 5]

Completely lacking cohesion.

[The Reading Writing Puppet · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow, that ending, wasn't expecting that twist. I really liked that.

[Tricia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Story reminds me of a movie or tv show I've seen.....kill, take body parts and reconstruct a loved one.

[Kelly Stine · Rating 5 out of 5]

A real roller coaster ride of mystery and suspense, with twists and turns and an unexpected ending. I enjoyed it very much and couldn't put it down until I was done with it.

[Corinne · Rating 2 out of 5]

Dark and creepy story. Too much gore and sex. The likable characters were victims and the unpleasant ones survived.

[Ella87 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Spannung pur. Kann ich einfach nur empfehlen.

[Meggie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Story haute mich jetzt nicht vom Stuhl. Irgendwie verworren geschrieben

[Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

William G Tapply's wife's debut.....was a page turner.

[Chrisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Sherrell C · Rating 3 out of 5]

There were so many characters in this book that I had a hard time keeping up with their parts in the story. I could clearly tell where some of the characters were going and my suspicions proved right. This is a decent read that wasn't heavy. This was my first book by the author and although parts of the book lagged I will read the rest of the series. I've found that the first novel that a character appears in tends be a bit choppy and gets better as the character progresses. I hope that happens with this character.

[Mackenzie RM · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the first book I've read by Vicki Stiefel. Body Parts was an interesting book although I did find a couple spots that were dreadfully boring. In general though, Body Parts was a good read. I honestly never expected who the Harvester really was until they were unveiled.

I'm actually giving this book a 3.5, as it was an okay read but could have been better!

[Jenny · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty good mystery. Sometimes I'm not sure if I like a book more or less when I listen to it on audio. It is just different. I wanted to meet Tally Whyte (not sure of the spelling a dissadvantage of audio). She is trying to get to the bottom of some murders. Then her childhood friend is murdered and it is all connected.

[Kari · Rating 2 out of 5]

I almost gave up on this book. It was too long, with too many characters to keep straight. But I found myself wanting to know who the killer was and why he was doing it. I was definitely surprised! That twist was pretty cool. The reveal however wasn't enough to say I loved the book. I wasn't even all that crazy about the main character.

[Carmen Lang · Rating 3 out of 5]

Listened to the audiobook. Would have given 2 stars, because it didn't really hold my interest. But, the ending was great, total surprise and didn't see it coming. This was a first book in a series, hopefully the rest of the books are better. Not sure, If I want to read more in a new to me series, when there are so many I already like.

[Karen · Rating 2 out of 5]

As it was read by one of my favorite readers I plucked it off the shelf.
The book lagged in places but I continued to listen anyway.
The twist in the end was a good one. Didn't see that coming.. but getting there took a while.
Will try book 2 in the series to see if Vicki picks up her tempo anya

[Liz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Slow to get into this book... for the first half, I was planning on rating 2 stars. I had a hard time keeping characters (and victims) straight. The last half gained more momentum and kept me in suspense.

[Shiela · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this one a couple of weeks ago, and although I was entertained by the novel, it was just another run-the-mill serial killer thriller. There was an unpredictable ending although I've seen it done before.

[Jezika · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book. Right amount of intrigue and mystery! I really couldn't figure out who done it until the end! Some foul language toward the end so watch out. An enjoyable read or listen...

[Russeller · Rating 3 out of 5]

Story is okay; I listened to this on CD and the narrator's voice was terrible- tool away from the book itself.

[Karen Andulics ebert · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good suspense book. I couldn't put it down towards the end! Interesting to see what the outcome was. Quite a twist!

[Polly]

Audio book. Very good book but not for a weak stomach!

[Nancy]

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