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Badwater (2011)

by Toni Dwiggins(Favorite Author)

3.66 of 5 Votes: 5

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English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Toni Dwiggins

series

Forensic Geology Series

review 1: Forensic Geology wasn’t a term I can remember coming across until I saw this book. The meaning seemed obvious: according to Wikipedia it is “the study of evidence relating to minerals, oil, petroleum, and other materials found in the Earth, used to answer questions raised by the legal system.” Just what I thought. Maybe if I watched more of the CSI TV series franchise I’d have been familiar with the term. The same Wikipedia article says this science goes back at least as far as the late 1800s when Sir Arthur Conan Doyle had Sherlock Holmes use some rudimentary forensic geology techniques (at least compared to what the primary characters, Cassie and Walter, use in Badwater) to catch the bad guys. With the popularity of forensic science in general on TV and in books ... more(both fictionalized and not), this specialty is an interesting variation on the theme.This story hooked me early and kept me interested throughout. Unlike many forensic types, the nature of their specialty means Cassie and Walter aren’t spending most of their time “back in the lab,” but are out in the field and at risk. They’re well developed characters with a unique relationship and history that adds to the story. Even though the reader knows who the culprit is fairly early and the main characters along with the FBI agents they’re supporting figure it out soon afterward, the whodunit isn’t the draw as much as “what’s he going to do next.” Then at the climax we discover that there’s more to the story than what we’d thought. A real page turner.**Originally written for "Books and Pals" book blog. May have received a free review copy. **
review 2: Because I am also an author, I hesitate to give 5 stars. People may think I am "helping" friends. Toni Dwiggins hardly knows me and did not ask me to buy or review her book. I did so because it sounded interesting and I am glad that I did. When a book really deserves 5 stars, would it be fair not to give them? No. Badwater earned every single one of those 5 stars. One for well-built, solid characters that I could picture in my mind. I really cared about several of them. The second star is for a professionally written, tight storyline that moves well and kept me interested. A third star goes to her for research and knowledge. The fourth star goes to the plot. Nothing seemed unbelievable in this book. I was immersed immediately and my attention captured. I loved the way she wove everything together. The suspense gathers speed and soon had me quite anxious about the outcome. The fifth star goes to the suspense and ending. It was unpredictable, which is rare in books. Also, when Cassie gets information and an update it brought tears to my eyes.I would recommend this book, and have done so to a few friends and on various facebook pages for readers. Thank you for a great read! less

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