Body Of Evidence

I didn’t enjoy this book as much as other CSI novels that I’ve read in the past. It’s not bad, it’s just that the cases are average. First of all, I don't think that the characters were very in character. They could have been anybody. Also, the cases are quite fast, with a few predictable red herrings. While guessing who is guilty is not too easy, guessing who is innocent is not that difficult. The solving of both cases is very similar, even though the crimes are very different.

If you haven’t watched CSI before, it’s not a problem, because you can read this as any crime novel. It can be enjoyed and perfectly understood by anybody who has never watched the show, because any personal information about the characters that's show more relevant to understand their actions is explained. I don't know if it's supposed to take place at any specific point in the series, but there isn't any indication of were, just that it's after the first half of season two because of some information about Nick.

It’s not a bad crime story, but it was nothing special.

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Este libro no me gustó tanto como otras novelas the CSI que he leído. No está mal, pero los casos no son nada especial. No me pareció que los personajes estuvieran muy bien caracterizados. Podrían haber sido cualquiera. Los casos avanzan muy rápido y tienen pistas falsas predecibles. Aunque no es tan fácil adivinar quién es el culpable, adivinar quién es inocente no es tan difícil. Aparte de esto, la resolución de ambos casos es bastante parecida, aunque los crímenes son muy diferentes.

El no haber visto nunca CSI no es un problema, ya que este libro se puede leer como cualquier novela de crímenes. Cualquier persona que no haya visto nunca la serie la puede entender perfectamente porque toda la información personal de los personajes que es relevante para entender lo que hacen está explicada. No sé si se supone que tiene lugar en un punto específico de la serie, pero no hay indicación alguna de dónde, sólo que es después de la primera mitad de la segunda temporada por alguna cosa que se dice de Nick.

No es una mala novela de crímenes, pero no es nada del otro mundo. show less

Since I'm such a big fan of the show, I decided to try one of the novelizations. I got caught up in the story easily enough, and even finished the book quickly (a matter of one evening). Reading BODY OF EVIDENCE was a lot like watching an episode of CSI, and yet at the same time there were enough differences to keep it interesting--and, at the same time, irritating.

Character-development doesn't seem to be a big thing in these serial novelizations; nor, in fact, does a believable plot. And this book could have used some editing, as there are a LOT of grammatical errors that took away from my enjoyment of the story throughout the entire book.

But it is a quick read, and it DOES feel like I'm "watching" an episode of CSI. I enjoyed this one show more enough that I'm now reading a second, so I guess the author did his job! show less

Another CSI tie-in novel. Not one of the better ones, but gives the feel of the TV series. Involves indecent pictures of children and the usual crime scene investigation. Relies too heavily on computer technology.

Not likely to be appreciated by the average reader, TV show fans will enjoy having another "episode"

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