The Angel of Death (Forensic Mystery, Book 2)

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Being a coroner’s assistant means that Cameryn has seen more gore than your average seventeen-year-old. But even Cammie is shocked when Kyle O’Neil, the most popular guy in school, discovers the gruesome corpse of their English teacher murdered in his own bed. As Cammie gets involved in the case, she finds herself drawn to Kyle, and considers trusting him with the secret t...more

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Published February 28th 2008 by Puffin (first published September 21st 2006)

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Apr 13, 2009 Lucy rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: people who like crappy mysteries

Shelves: 2009, mystery, teen

Cameryn Mahoney has an unusual side job--she's assistant to the county coroner--who happens to be her father. But she didn't get the job through nepotism--Cammie is good at death.

But this time, the case may be too gruesome for even Cammie to handle. When her teacher is found dead in his bed, discovered by Kyle O'Neil, one of his Eagle Scouts, Cammie is horrified to discover that his eyes are burned out--indeed, Mr. Oaks has been cooked from the inside out.

The case is mysterious, and the trail i...more

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Nov 08, 2008 Greta rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: ya, mystery

I had the suspects narrowed down to two pretty early in the book and had figured out how the person was killed pretty close to the start. There wasn't enough focus on the forensics in this book and I would have liked the M.E. and the coroner folks, Cammie included, to discuss more about how the murder could have been done. Instead, we get a hint at it towards the end of the book with a vague reference to a microwave mess, like we haven't made that connection already, or at least I had. I just di...more I had the suspects narrowed down to two pretty early in the book and had figured out how the person was killed pretty close to the start. There wasn't enough focus on the forensics in this book and I would have liked the M.E. and the coroner folks, Cammie included, to discuss more about how the murder could have been done. Instead, we get a hint at it towards the end of the book with a vague reference to a microwave mess, like we haven't made that connection already, or at least I had. I just didn't know the technical description or it would have been a no brainer to figure out completely.

The author makes reference to "how much Cammie has changed" throughout the whole book, but we, the readers, don't really see it. It's told to us, but we don't have enough of a picture of who Cameryn really is from the previous book to see how she's different in this book. A huge part of the story focused on everyone noticing "this change", but there is a lot of telling, not showing this change.

I also thought this Kyle kid would never realistically "go for" a girl like Cameryn. There were too many incongruencies with his interest in her, that she should have figured out. We, the readers, can make sense of it all at the conclusion of the book, but throughout, we are suspect to his motives, and her stupidity, but she is after all, only a teenager inexperienced with life and relationships. It will be interesting to see how Camryn reacts to this experience as she moves forward in the next book.

Hannah is a huge character in terms of how her "presence" affects Cammie, but we wait and wait and wait for the interaction throughout the whole book. Hannah is the reason Cammie has changed, but there are too many holes in this section of the plot to understand why the big impact. Cammie seems smarter than this. Okay, so she's a brainiac when it comes to science, but a doofus when it comes to relationships. That is believable, but the author needs to tighten this portion of the story or do more to show and describe Cameryn's inexperience.

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Mar 06, 2008 Nian rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: mysteries, forensics

Shelves: 2008

The next big case for Cameryn Mahoney comes in the most disturbing death anyone has ever seen. When Kyle O’Neil finds the body of beloved teacher Mr. Oakes, everyone is troubled by the way he is killed—the insides of his body seems like he’s been cooked alive, but there isn’t proof. Now that Cameryn’s mother is about to make an appearance in her life, and she’s trying to juggle her fast-paced relationship with Kyle, it’s going to take a lot of effort for her to crack this case.

Harsh to say, but...more The next big case for Cameryn Mahoney comes in the most disturbing death anyone has ever seen. When Kyle O’Neil finds the body of beloved teacher Mr. Oakes, everyone is troubled by the way he is killed—the insides of his body seems like he’s been cooked alive, but there isn’t proof. Now that Cameryn’s mother is about to make an appearance in her life, and she’s trying to juggle her fast-paced relationship with Kyle, it’s going to take a lot of effort for her to crack this case.

Harsh to say, but if wasn't for the fact that I like forensics, I would have never picked this up. It’s the same choppy writing that just sounds very under-developed. The author doesn’t pay too much to dialogue, because like last time, it’s still awkward and most lines don’t offer that basic flow.

Besides the writing, the 2nd mystery doesn’t pull me in. I like the reasoning behind Mr. Oakes death and what’s been done to him, but I still don’t see Kyle’s motive. Much is left unanswered, and not in a good way either. In a mystery, you have to dissect the clues and point out the explanations. When you don’t know who the murderer is, it’s okay to guess, but once you find out, don’t you have to reveal some stuff? Besides, how hard is it to guess that Kyle is behind it all? At one point, Dwayne’s the scapegoat, but that’s hardly enough to draw my attention from the way Kyle wants to attach himself to Cam’s side. It’s just so obvious.

And what’s the point of calling this a forensics mystery if it’s not even that heavily focused on the subject? It annoys me that forensics stuff is mentioned in passing almost, only when they examine the body, and that’s like what? Two chapters maximum? The main character wants to be a forensics pathologist—the least the author can do is put more effort into discussing dead bodies and how the subject spikes up Cam’s interest.

Of course, it won’t bug me as much if Cam spends the remainder of the time looking for clues, but no, the pages speeds to Cameryn dating Kyle and practically telling the readers in every other chapter that she’s the “assistant to the coroner.” Every single time. Necessary much? Why not just say assistant, why have to stress the word coroner to the point where I’m like, “Jesus Christ. Just shut up already.”

Finally, this is something that I absolutely CANNOT get out of my head. It’s like this: the first book leaves the reader wondering what’s going to happen between Cam and her mother Hannah. And then the 2nd book still ends that way. How much can I handle with this pointless storyline dragging anymore? It’s like watching a badly written movie whose hero/heroine has to face all these flaky obstacles that make no sense whatsoever. Only at the last page that Cam finally meets her mother and even then, Hannah doesn’t have any dialogue. I spent my time reading this just so I could go back to square one? I get that the author’s trying to incorporate some teenage issues into the novel but it’s not working at all.

I guess I’m not done complaining after all, because I suddenly just remember something else. Just about every character has said that Cam’s changed into someone else but I don’t SEE it. I know I’m not missing anything either. It’s just that the author missed an important lesson in writing school: SHOW, DON’T TELL. Both Justin and Patrick say, “Oh Cam, you’ve changed so much,” but how did it happen? Even the most basic books follow a certain step-by-step outline and that’s what this author needs: to get from Point A to Point B, showing changes either through Cam’s actions and/or dialogue. But then again, her dialogue is so poorly written that I’m not sure it’ll make any difference. (less)

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Mar 23, 2013 Grace rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book, “The Angel of Death” by Alane Ferguson, was a book that I flew through. In saying that, I mean that once I started reading it, I simply couldn’t stop. It is the second book in “The Forensic Mysteries”, which is a series following Cameryn Mahoney and her adventures as a coroner’s daughter.

This book begins with Cameryn and a police officer, Justin, going to look at a dog carcass that was found on the side of the road. As the book progresses, a strange thing happens in Cameryn’s hometown...more This book, “The Angel of Death” by Alane Ferguson, was a book that I flew through. In saying that, I mean that once I started reading it, I simply couldn’t stop. It is the second book in “The Forensic Mysteries”, which is a series following Cameryn Mahoney and her adventures as a coroner’s daughter.

This book begins with Cameryn and a police officer, Justin, going to look at a dog carcass that was found on the side of the road. As the book progresses, a strange thing happens in Cameryn’s hometown: her English teacher is found dead in his bed. Now, one may think, “Why is that so strange?”. The strange part about it is that the English teacher is cooked. All of his organs show signs of being cooked. But there is no evidence of any burns on his skin, or of any fires that could have happened in his home. According to Dr. Moore, the head coroner, this poor English teacher had been, “baked from the inside out”.(98) Kyle O’Neil was the young man to find the English teacher dead, and he becomes very shaken up about it. Cameryn comforts him, and eventually the two become a couple. But at the end of the story, this relationship comes into question.

The conclusion of the book leaves you somewhat satisfied. The murder has been solved, Cameryn is okay, and she finally gets to meet her long lost mother. But there is something that isn’t quite right. Kyle is on the loose. After allowing Cameryn to live, he runs into the forest saying, “One, they’ll never ever find me. And two, one day, when you least expect it, I’ll be back”. (243) This is almost a guarantee that in the rest of the series, Kyle will be popping up again. Why do I think that Kyle let Cameryn live? I believe that Kyle truly had feelings of some kind for her. Until she went into the chicken coop, their relationship was perfect. She was there when he needed her, and vice versa. I think that Kyle was looking for someone that he could truly talk to, someone that would understand at least some of his pain. And he found that person in Cameryn.

The theme of this book, I believe, is emptiness. Kyle feels empty inside from the loss of his mother to suicide, so he becomes a killer. It was a way to escape the pain of knowing that his mother was gone forever or that his father was constantly gone and never home. Cameryn feels empty when she finds out that her father has been lying to her all of these years about her mother. And once Cameryn starts lying back to her father, it makes her feel all the more hollow. Cameryn is also feeling empty due to the fact that she is an assistant to the coroner. She must detach from all of her emotions during autopsies, and I feel that this attitude sometimes follows her into her everyday life.

This book was an awesome story. Alane Ferguson managed to incorporate crime, mystery, and romance into one 256 page book. It all flowed really well, and the end was quite a thriller. I enjoyed being able to try to solve the death throughout the book, and I was glad to know that in the end my predictions had been pretty spot on. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading books that are a little dark at times, or to someone that does not have a weak stomach.
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Apr 25, 2012 Sydney rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: forensic fanatics and murder mystery lovers

Real-life problems, check. Reasonable actions, check. Danger, check. A mystery that you have to discover with the character, check. Most murder mystery novels have a checklist that decides if it will be any good. The Angel of Death by Alane Ferguson, published by Penguin Group in 2006, was no exception and it passed with flying colors. Cameryn Mahoney is the assistant to the small Colorado town coroner who happens to also be her father. Being 17 and still in high school makes it hard for anyone...more Real-life problems, check. Reasonable actions, check. Danger, check. A mystery that you have to discover with the character, check. Most murder mystery novels have a checklist that decides if it will be any good. The Angel of Death by Alane Ferguson, published by Penguin Group in 2006, was no exception and it passed with flying colors. Cameryn Mahoney is the assistant to the small Colorado town coroner who happens to also be her father. Being 17 and still in high school makes it hard for anyone to take her seriously, but unfortunately this is the least of her problems. There has been a strange death in the community and even though she knows the victim she tries to stay professional and solve it before it's too late. This novel makes the reader feel they have a personal connection to the characters, creates a setting that makes you think 'What perfect timing', and a plot that, even though a bit predictable, creates a realistic and satisfying read.
The protagonist of this story is the strong-willed and intelligent Cameryn, known to her friends as "Cammie". The author makes Cammie identify with almost, if not all, her readers. In the story she is dealing with a single dad and is going through high school. It seems as though her world is shifting when her mom who has been gone for 14 years wants to come meet her, she has secrets and emotions she is bottling up inside, her friends are growing up, and nothing seems to stay the way it was. I certainly discovered that I have felt the same way; the world spinning out of control, threatening to overwhelm me with the exams, sports, homework, and just being a teen. As you grow up things change and Cameryn works through her insecurities and complicated feeling for her mom and young love (of course there is some romance). Even through this she someone how can detach herself from her personal problems and focus on solving a murder. She watches her dead teacher's autopsy by reminding herself that he is not there anymore and the last thing she can do for him is find his killer. She is a strong independent female role-model that I look up to, flaws and all. Besides with all that she goes through, if she had no flaws, I would think she was crazy.
The small town in Silverton Colorado, population 700, is the perfect place for this novel to take place. The mountain and wood terrain create a beautiful but secluded home. The small population creates a tight-nit community where everybody knows everybody and rumor spreads like wildfire. When a beloved teacher shows up cooked inside out, it not only leaves the town in heartache, but also means that the killer has to be among them. This creates conflict in Cameryn and with other personal issues going on only stresses her further and makes some of her actions impetuous. Even though they may be reasonable they create consequences that are significant to the effects of the story. Everyone has one of those days that seem like everything that can go wrong has, and at the end you aren't your practical self. You may have made some rash decisions, like yelling at your mom or ignoring the rules and doing what you shouldn't. It may vary in degree, but everyone has done it. Alane was a genius to for picking such impacting and comparative surroundings.
The story fit the book perfectly, meaning Alane did not bore us with too many details but enough to hide the clues. She used realistic forensic procedures and gruesome scenes, but not enough to sicken or weary the reader. She knows enough that it seems like you could be an assistant coroner and experience the same thing Cammie did. I, myself, once dabbled in the idea that I could be a forensic anthropologist; of course I didn't think it was all solving crimes and adventure, but I could never fully understand that it could get very horrid. This book glimpsed at that idea and showed real reactions to a dead body. Even though the first book truly had me wondering who did it and fooling me multiple times by leading me in different directions (which is not usually that easy since I have read more than a few mystery novels), this second book was a little more obvious. Even though I guessed fairly early who it was, it was very enjoyable to watch how Cammie would figure it out. The way the victim was killed was very perplexing and only figured it out when the character did. The emotional rollercoaster didn't make me sick with impracticality, but seemed very sensible for the situation. At the end when Cameryn learns who the killer it is and how they did it, she is put into danger. You may know in the back of your mind what's going to happen, but the way it will is a mystery. In the end, this novel gave a fresh angle on an old genre, which successful attempts are hard to come by.
This book was a delightful surprise. It had all the right components to create a great mystery; personal and likable characters that I could easily relate to, setting that took my breath away and made sense to the story, and finally a innovative look that created emotional and physical danger to a standard story. Since this is only the second in the series I will definitely be reading the next one and will recommend these to anyone who loves murder mysteries. The end of the book left me satisfied, but leaves unanswered questions and hidden dangers for the reader to discover next time. I sped through this book and I hope to speed through the next, but until I can get my hands on the next installment of the Forensic Mysteries, I will have to be satisfied with savoring The Angel of Death by Alane Ferguson and try to guess what will come next.
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Aug 14, 2011 Tara rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Apr 10, 2011 Shirley Truong rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

An intricately written novel, Alane Ferguson keeps you guessing the twists and turns of "The Angel of
Death." The story is told in the perspective of seventeen-year-old Cameryn Mahoney as the daughter of her coroner father. Her being the daughter she is means that she has seen more gore than your average teenager. Cammie is plunged into the world where she must distinguish which is reality and which is fantasy when her pupil, Kyle O'Neil, finds the remaining corpse of her English teacher in his...more

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Mar 03, 2011 John rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Oh, my: the YA version of Kay Scarpetta. Teenage Cameryn helps her dad with autopsies (would this be legal? I wonder), because she wants to be Scarpetta when she grows up. When high school heartthrob Kyle discovers a popular teacher grotesquely murdered and then seems to want to make geeky Cameryn his number one squeeze, it doesn't take a Sherlock Holmes to work out what's going on. It takes Cameryn the best part of 250 pages, though. I was annoyed that the author was sufficiently irresponsible...more

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Aug 15, 2010 Sandra Stiles rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery, young-adult

Cameryn (Cammie) Mahoney is like any seventeen year old girl in high school. She keeps secrets from her family, has some bumps in her relationship with her father and her best friend, and she is starting a new relationship, while someone is waiting in the wings for her. What makes Cammie unlike most seventeen year olds is she is a paid assistant to the county coroner, who just happens to be her father.
In this sequel to the Christopher Killer, Cammie is once again involved with a murder. This ti...more

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Jul 15, 2010 Jennifer rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Snapshot: Cammeryn Mahony is a seventeen-year-old girl with an unusual job; she works for her father as the assistant coroner. Cammie, as her friends call her, has seen more gore than the average person. However, she wasn’t prepared for this latest mystery. Her English teacher has been murdered in his own house, his corpse found on his bed with no sort of forced entry or clue of who and how he was killed. Kyle O’neil, the most popular guy in the school found the corpse. Although Cammie didn’t wa...more

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Apr 13, 2009 Dianna rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Apr 28, 2011 Brook Baker rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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In "Angel of Death." Cameryn is once face-to-face with death. Except this time, it's not just your regular "natural" it's her English teacher, Mr. Oaks. Upon finding a dead dog earlier that day with Deputy Crowley that attained the same condition as Mr. Oaks, she and Justin bring it up. But being the man of coincidence, Sheriff dismissed the idea immediately. Both the dog and the human being seem to have been cooked from the inside out - literally. Seeing as there is no outside da...more

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Oct 11, 2011 Karen Simental rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The Angel of Death isn't one of my favorite books. Its about this girls who's name is Cameryn Mahoney. She has seen more gore than the average seventeen-year-old. But even she is shocked when Kyle, the most popular guy in school finds the gruesome corpse of their English teacher murdered in his own bed. Cameryn working closely with the medical examiner, looks for clues as to what might have cause this unusual death. But her personal life threatens to distract her. Kyle is clearly attracted to C...more

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Jun 14, 2012 Linda rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I read this several years ago and am only reviewing it now because I just finished reading and reviewing book #3. In this book #2 17 year-old Cammie, the forensic detective, continues to assist her coroner father. But this case really has Cammie rattled- her favorite teacher has been burned to death in his bed but there are no signs of fire! His body was discovered by Kyle, a classmate of Cammie's. Cammie becomes quite close to Kyle but is also attracted to Justin, the sheriff's Deputy. There ar...more

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Jan 04, 2012 Karin rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery, youngadult

Angel of Death is the second book in the Forensic Mystery series written by Alane Ferguson. This one picks up where The Christopher Killer left off. Cameryn is back on the case of the latest mysterious death in Silverton, Colorado. Deputy Justin Crowley is trying to get closer to her, but she continues to pull away, allowing the stress of seeing her mother for the first time in fourteen years or so to change her. She basically pulls away from everyone in her life; even her father and best friend...more

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Mar 21, 2010 Kat rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery, ya

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May 25, 2009 Thomas rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

"The Angel of Death" is about seventeen year-old Cameryn Mahoney, who is her dad's assistant coroner. She is basically a split personality, where part of her is the fun-loving teenager, while the other half is the intellectual brain that knows many facts about death. Thus she is given the nickname, the "Angel of Death". In this book (which is my first Alane Ferguson book) a popular guy named Kyle finds their former English teacher dead. Mr. Oakes, the english teacher, was everyone's favorite tea...more

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Jun 15, 2009 Douglas rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, mystery

In this sequel to The Christopher Killer, Cameryn Mahoney is taken down to size. All of the great elements of the previous book are here (good characterization, romance, mystery, suspense). In fact, there is even more romance than previously in the form of Kyle, Cameryn's peer, but the book was not as compelling for me because Cameryn was a victim who needed to be rescued.

I can see, however, why this book was important to the series. Through the eyes of Cameryn the reader learns about the truly...more

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Dec 05, 2010 Michelle. Tsunami. rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I really liked this book. The whole thriller part of it was soooooo good. The whole mystery of it was so ingenious! It was amazing! The plot had lots of twists and turns and was really surprising. Awesome! Let's move on to all the other parts of the book.

The whole relationship between Cameryn and Kyle, Cameryn and Lyric, Cameryn and Hannah, Lyric and Adam, Adam and Cameryn, Adam and Kyle, Kyle and Justin, Cameryn and Mammaw, Cameryn and Dad, Kyle and Mr.Oaks, etc,etc,etc pretty much kinda sucked...more

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Oct 21, 2010 Mikayla P rated it 4 of 5 stars

The Angel of Death by Alane Ferguson is an encasing murder mystery solved by 17 year old Cameryn Mahoney. Cameryn is an assistant coroner to her father and an aspiring forensic pathologist. During the story, Cameryn dates Kyle O’Neil, a boy scout and the person who discovered the murdered victim. Also, while all of this chaos is happening in Cameryn’s life, her mother (who abandoned her) is searching for her, and Cameryn isn’t sure she’s ready for her mom to come into her life.
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Jul 18, 2012 Sarai rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult-fiction, suspense, mystery

There were few surprises in this book save for the method employed for murder. However, there were lots of tidbits about forensics and the action was good.

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Publication Date: February 28, 2008 | Series: Forensic Mystery
Being a coroner's assistant means that Cameryn has seen more gore than your average seventeen-year-old. But even Cammie is shocked when Kyle O'Neil, the most popular guy in school, discovers the gruesome corpse of their English teacher murdered in his own bed. As Cam...more

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May 08, 2013 Cassa M. rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The Angel of Death
by Alane Ferguson
fiction
mystery
258 pages

The Angel of Death is about a girls named Cameryn Mahoney who is assistant to the coroner who is her father. Cameryn is only seventeen and looks at dead bodies almost everyday of her life. One day Cameryn and her dad get a call that a guy has been found dead in his house by a seventeen year old boy named Kyle O'neil who goes to Cameryns school. The dead guy turns out to be Cameryns english teacher Brad Oakes. There is something weird abo...more

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Jan 17, 2012 Debbie rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I give kudos to Alane Ferguson for her painstaking research that allowed her to describe an autopsy in such a graphic way that I felt I was standing in the room with the main characters. I question the responsibility of putting such graphic material in books geared toward young adult readers. This is the 2nd book in the series. I did not read the first one: The Christopher Killer, so perhaps I was at a disadvantage because of that. The primary plot of the story revolved around main character Cam...more

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Mar 04, 2010 Katie rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

hmm... to talk about this book... what to say.. okay. Cammie is back and this time she is really messed up about her mom and then she finds out that her mom is coming to see and talk to her. At the same time she is trying to solve the murder of one of her teachers Brad Oakes, which seems like the best theory at he was zapped by aliens. At the same time she is having problems with Lyric thanks to her keeping secrets from her Dad and worrying about her mom and what really happened in the past that...more

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Feb 07, 2012 Shannon Howard rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I enjoyed this book although I think it ends too abruptly and leaves the story hanging. Of course I know it was done this way on purpose to force the next book, but an unfinished storyline doesn't make me want to pick up what will likely be just another unfinished storyline. There is an art to actually finishing a book completely and leaving the audience hungry for more. This book misses that mark entirely, but it is an easy enjoyable read regardless. Not sure I would really recommend it to kids...more

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May 08, 2011 Maggie Hargrave rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: action-adventure, mystery, romance, ya

Similar to the first, a nice murder mystery, but I felt that Cameryn's relationship with her mother and Cameryn's new boyfriend overshadowed the mystery aspect of the book. It also bothered me that Cameryn didn't seem as independent, and let her boyfriend overly influence her. However, the how of the murder was a wonderful twist (I did guess the who, but not the why or how). I also would have liked to see more Colorado weather (snow and super cold temps in November are more realistic, than flurr...more

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Dec 11, 2011 Dayna Smith rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The second book in the Forensic Mystery series. Cameryn is still struggling with the new information she has learned about her long absent mother who now wants to meet her. Has everything she has believed about her family all these years been a lie? Her mother seems to indicate that it has. Now she discovers her father, the coroner for whom she works as an assistant, has a girlfriend. Then, if all this isn't enough, the most popular boy in school discovers their English teacher dead - in particu...more

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Jul 28, 2011 Lauren added it · review of another edition

Even though the characters and the plot were predictable, it had me pulled in. It was quite easy to figure out who it was by what they said, but I had no clue how they did it. It took me a little bit to get into the book as the beginning was a bit long and dry. But once I was into it, I was hooked.
I like these books, and I am going to read the next book. I like her style of writing and the books are intriguing. Especially all the forensic lingo and the in-depth look. It's nothing like I have rea...more

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Sep 02, 2009 Sandra Strange rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mysteries, young-adult

(see The Christopher Killer, the first in this series)
Cameryn continues her adventures as a forensic scientist in training, though she’s still in high school. When a dog is found dead, looking as though it exploded from the inside, no one will pay attention to Cameryn and her young deputy sheriff friend. When a popular teacher is found similarly murdered, others begin to pay attention, but is their attention too late and too dismissive to save others’ lives? Who is the killer, and can Cameryn,...more

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Jun 10, 2012 foo4luv rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery-thriller-suspense, young-adult

Cameryn has earned herself the nickname "Angel of Death" for her work with her coroner father, but perhaps not all of her peers are ready to dismiss her as being too weird to associate with. After discovering their teacher's dead body, popular Kyle O'Neil has now developed an interest in our young forensics expert. A new boyfriend and the sudden reappearance of a mother she once believed dead are confusing enough without a mysterious death to solve. Can Cameryn handle it all?

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Alane Ferguson was born in Cumberland, Maryland, in 1957. She attended the University of Utah and Westminster College where she studied journalism. Later, Alane became interested in writing for children, mostly, she says, to follow the example of her mother, successful author Gloria Skurzynski. Her mother has written over fifty-seven books for children, while Alane is currently completing her thir...more

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