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Blood Quantum (CSI)

by Jeff Mariotte

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The Las Vegas team of investigators has its hands full following a free-spending night at an exclusive nightclub which leaves the chairman of the Cloud Mountain Paiute Tribe dead. Already surrounded by controversy, the victim had a message scrawled in his own blood at the scene that would indicate a crime of revenge--and members of the chairman's inner circle aren't talking, which leads to a vicious cycle of violence and murder.... ?… (more)
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A decent effort to write within the television series timeline and not distort the space/time continuum (after all, that would be science fiction. The best thing about this novel is the time given to the "lab rats" instead of the usual second tier support roles.
I think the author tried to develop too many plot lines. The Greg/Catherine line was expanded to two cases and were brought to decent conclusions. The Nick/Ray/Brass line (the one the title was drawn from) however, was more disappointing. Nick's thread and Brass's thread again were decent, but Ray's thread was almost unacceptable.
It's still a good light read, though. ( )
  Hedgepeth | Dec 29, 2020 |
As usual there are two stories here. The first has to do with an apparently justified shooting by a security guard on the estate of the wife of a big Vegas mover and shaker that went missing years ago. The second is the murder of the Chairman of the Grey Rock Indian tribe, a man that had lots of supporters and lots of critics, both who have strong opinions about things like blood quantum laws (the laws that help people get defined as Native Americans or not). As evidenced by the title the blood quantum laws are a critical part of the story and they were nicely explained in it. I always like it when a book, even a media tie in like this can teach me something and it doesn't happen often.

There's not Sara or Grissom in this one, it takes place after Grissom has left, but before Sara comes back, but there is a lot of Greg as well as more of the lab techs and Doc Robbins. Characters that are usually woefully underused in the CSI novels (hey, they've done a CSI tech episode or two, they should do it in a book too!)

The plots and their end points aren't exactly wicked surprising, and actually are much simpler than a lot of the previous CSI novels which was unfortunate (though I guess it could also be that I've read wayy too many of these types of mysteries). Still, overall an enjoyable novel. ( )
  DanieXJ | Feb 24, 2014 |
Predictable bun fun to read. ( )
  knitwit2 | Feb 25, 2011 |
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This one's for Anita, who knows all about science.
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The Las Vegas team of investigators has its hands full following a free-spending night at an exclusive nightclub which leaves the chairman of the Cloud Mountain Paiute Tribe dead. Already surrounded by controversy, the victim had a message scrawled in his own blood at the scene that would indicate a crime of revenge--and members of the chairman's inner circle aren't talking, which leads to a vicious cycle of violence and murder.... ?

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Following a free-spending night at an exclusive Las Vegas nightclub, the chairman of the Grey Rock Paiute Tribe is found brutally murdered in his home, a cryptic message scrawled on a wall in his own blood. Soon, crime scene investigators Ray Langston and Nick Stokes have their hands full with a growing mystery--already surrounded by controversy, the victim appears to have met his end from a crime of revenge, but the chairman's inner circle isn't talking about who or why...quickly leading to an escalation of violent retribution....

At the same time, Catherine Willows and Greg Sanders investigate the mysterious shooting of a homeless man on the palatial estate of Helena Cameron--the widow of one of Sin City's first casino tycoons. At first, it seems like an open-and-shut case of trespassing and self-defense...but the CSIs soon uncover layer upon layer of heartbreak and tragedy in connection to a family keeping secrets as old as Las Vegas itself....
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