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Dead Secret (Diane Fallon #3)
When forensic anthropologist Diane Fallon discovers a trio of decades-old skeletons, she also unearths the key to a mystery that reaches back seventy years in a legacy of love, greed, and murder-and an unearthed family secret that still holds the power to kill.
Paperback, 400 pages
Published
December 6th 2005
by Onyx
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Connor has two mystery series with forensic anthropologists. I said in a review of the other series that the emotional life of the main character is unsatisfactory because it is merely reported on rather than experienced. This series with museum-and-crime-lab-director, Diane Fallon, does the same thing but is much more successful. Probably because Fallon herself is very work oriented in a way to control her complex feelings and relationships.
Diane and a couple of co-workers are exploring an unma...more
Diane and a couple of co-workers are exploring an unma...more
4.0 out of 5 stars Great series for those interested less in gore and more in science,, January 22, 2009
This review is from: Dead Secret (Diane Fallon Forensic Investigation, No. 3) (Paperback)
These are great mysteries with not much gore or grisly murders. Diane is smart (she knows everything and can do everything) and the details about so many different subjects make the novels very interesting. We learn tidbits about forensics, archeology, paleontology, osteology, botany, entomology, anthropo...more
This review is from: Dead Secret (Diane Fallon Forensic Investigation, No. 3) (Paperback)
These are great mysteries with not much gore or grisly murders. Diane is smart (she knows everything and can do everything) and the details about so many different subjects make the novels very interesting. We learn tidbits about forensics, archeology, paleontology, osteology, botany, entomology, anthropo...more
There's that fine line that forensic mystery writers walk and tend to stomp the reader to just about tears of boredom with the in-the-weeds forensic medical speak.
Beverly Connor has mastered the tightwire and not a bored tear to be found while reading this pretty exciting quick-turn-the-page-see-what's-going-to-happen-next kind of suspense.
I liked the mixture of getting to see Diane Fallon's life outside the labs and museum while she went caving with friends. Granted going caving and finding a...more
Beverly Connor has mastered the tightwire and not a bored tear to be found while reading this pretty exciting quick-turn-the-page-see-what's-going-to-happen-next kind of suspense.
I liked the mixture of getting to see Diane Fallon's life outside the labs and museum while she went caving with friends. Granted going caving and finding a...more
While exploring a rather dangerous cave, forensic anthropologist Diane Fallon discovers a mummified skeleton. More skeletons, recent and ancient follow. The bones of a reputed witch are delivered from England. Diane is stabbed and her mother wrongly imprisoned. The museum and crime lab that she directs are threatened. All this action makes for a frantic pace interspersed with various lectures by Diane. The book is entertaining but not satisfying.
The forensics and various data bases (e.g., buttons, fabrics) that help solve crimes these days are amazing, as always, as is Diane Fallon's other job, the natural history museum. What keeps this book from being a 4-star, IMHO, is the extraneous serial killer tossed in near the end. The central set of murders is complex and interesting enough without this strange extra.
Thoroughly enjoyed this book. When I first started reading it I thought I might not like it too much because it is very detailed about caving, forensic anthropology, etc. It surprised me. It wasn't too much detail, and it helped to explain for a better understanding of the story. Several twists in the book-loved the one at the end! Gotta get the next one!
up to **** 1/2
I've read all three of the Dian Fallon series - this is my favorite. The mystery held my interest better than the second book. The author weaves combination of caving, crime scene investigation and detective work together very well.
All around good read... looking forward to the next.
I've read all three of the Dian Fallon series - this is my favorite. The mystery held my interest better than the second book. The author weaves combination of caving, crime scene investigation and detective work together very well.
All around good read... looking forward to the next.
This series just keeps getting better. I really like the elaborate back stories that are present and how the mystery is unraveled bit by bit. I like that the solutions aren't obvious but are at least believable. I highly recommend this series to anyone who enjoys mysteries.
Can you tell that I am into this series?? This book blends caving (the heroine's hobby) with the discovery of a body dead many years.
Wow, twists and turns throughout the book and she still manages to keep the outcome a secret until the end. Great series.
Recommend starting from the beginning of the series.
Recommend starting from the beginning of the series.
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I love these books. I do not understand why she is not at the top of the list for forensic science detectives, which is my favorite.
Excellent really enjoyed it so much going all the time there is no time to get bored. Love all the different characters it isn't all Diane Fallon she doesn't tackle the investigations single handed she has a team and they all work together.
These are really good books.
My mother recently turned me on to the works of Beverly Connor, since she knows I am interested in forensic science. So far, I have read two of hers, and own two more. Fans of Cornwell's "Body Farm" series and Kay Scarpetta will love Diane Fallon. The characters are approachable, the science interesting, and the plot takes numerous twists and turns, expertly weaving in subplots, side plots, and outright red herrings. Definitely recommended for fans of the Crime Network.
I really enjoyed the book. The plot was great and entertained me throughout. Still not too sure of Frank. Still not seeing much of him imo. I liked how it was all tied neatly in the end and I can't wait to see what happens in the next book.
The first book was so good, I'm reading the entire series!
Excellent book. I need to find these books to purchase. I have read the whole series, but now I need to by them so I can read them again, they are so good.
Very good book...Not as good as the other two but I did enjoy it...I loved the end of it. I still love the characters and I will be continuing with this series...
ok mystery book. ending was a bit rushed and the subplot of the "rabbit fan" could have been better used in another book, imo.
What can I say, I love this series. Great story line, enough mystery and intrigue to keep you reading page after page.
Another excellent book in the Diane Fallon series.
Another good read in the Diane Fallon series.
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I'm Beverly Connor and I love archaeology. I worked in Georgia and South Carolina as an archaeologist doing both fieldwork and analyzing artifacts. I also love mysteries. I combined these two loves and now write mysteries in which I weave my professional experience as an archaeologist into stories of murder and intrigue in both my Diane Fallon Forensic Investigation series and Lindsay Chamberlain...more
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