Although this book features the change in the CSI dynamic - with Catherine, Nick and Warrick becoming swingshift, the introduction of Sofia Curtis and Greg become a CSI rather than a lab rat this book doesn’t feel all that different due to the two teams having to come together when two separate cases become one.
I enjoyed the fact that this novel offered some insight in to Grissom’s past through the rather interesting relationship that he is shown to have with Templeton. I also like the fact that this novel does focus a lot on the characters themselves allowing more of an insight in to them. I find that the author is able to capture the essence of the characters perfectly.
One thing I do find a little annoying in a sense is the fact that, rather than using to a greater degree the lab rat already in the CSI world, the author always seems to find a place for a computer tech he himself has invented. Tomas is ok and his relationship with Catherine can be amusing but I am getting a little bored of him now.
The actual case in this book was a little bit obvious from the beginning and didn’t really leave much guess work. I think as it follows on from the very strong Binding Ties its weaknesses show up in a bigger way. The plot was a bit slow to get going and was almost blindingly obvious from very early in the book which I found disappointing. I suppose this book was more about the character development and the changes which came with the team being separated.
Also not so much related to the story but my copy of the book has several pages which are printed far lighter than the rest of the text for no reason what so ever. This made reading the novel quite difficult as the lighter text hurt my eyes.
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