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Malicious Intent (Dr Anya Crichton #1)
by
Kathryn Fox (Goodreads Author)
A gripping and powerful new thriller -- the debut of a stunning new voice in suspense fiction -- and the first appearance of a tough and remarkable investigator, pathologist, and forensic physician, Dr. Anya Crichton.
The only female freelancer in the male-dominated field, pathologist Dr. Anya Crichton will take any work she can find to pay child support and her mortgage, g...more
The only female freelancer in the male-dominated field, pathologist Dr. Anya Crichton will take any work she can find to pay child support and her mortgage, g...more
Paperback, 352 pages
Published
April 25th 2006
by William Morrow Paperbacks
(first published January 1st 2005)
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In her debut novel Kathryn Fox who is a medical practitioner with a special interest in forensic medicine introduces her readers to the world of forensic pathology, medicine and murder.
Dr. Anya Crichton has recently decided to go into practice for herself by offering her services as a expert witness, but work coming in has been slow. So she is forced to take an investigation from a brother whose sister who had OD and believed to have committed suicide in a bathroom stall. He does not see to car...more
Dr. Anya Crichton has recently decided to go into practice for herself by offering her services as a expert witness, but work coming in has been slow. So she is forced to take an investigation from a brother whose sister who had OD and believed to have committed suicide in a bathroom stall. He does not see to car...more
Patricia Cornwell war eine Vorreiterin auf dem Gebiet der Gerichtsmedizinerinnen-Thriller und auf dieser Welle versucht Kathryn Fox hinterherzupaddeln, was misslingt.
"Malicious Intent" ("Nachts, wenn du nicht schlafen kannst") ist der erste Roman einer Reihe mit der australischen Pathologin Anya Crichton. Die Einführung der Protagonistin ist auch ganz im Stile Cornwells: eine Gerichtsszene, in der ihr die Gelegenheit gegeben wird, ihre Reputation aufzuführen mit Frau Doktor hier und da.
Diesen Ru...more
"Malicious Intent" ("Nachts, wenn du nicht schlafen kannst") ist der erste Roman einer Reihe mit der australischen Pathologin Anya Crichton. Die Einführung der Protagonistin ist auch ganz im Stile Cornwells: eine Gerichtsszene, in der ihr die Gelegenheit gegeben wird, ihre Reputation aufzuführen mit Frau Doktor hier und da.
Diesen Ru...more
Dr Anya Chrichton has just started freelancing in the male dominated field of forensic pathology, but work is sparse - until she is asked to look into the seemingly non-suspicious death of a teenage girl from a Lebanese background. A few minor details from the case are disturbingly similar to another case she is working on....then another and another. Too bizarre to be a conincidence, Anya realises she has uncovered some kind of sinister plot and more frighteningly, that a serial killer is on th...more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Good start!, August 21, 2008
This review is from: Malicious Intent: A Novel (Paperback)
This was a pretty good first novel. It got a little bogged down with TMI sometimes, lots of detail and then all of a sudden, lots of action. I had already figured out who "done it" midway through the book, probably because so many thrillers are so formulaic and you know it's someone you have `met' or who is close to the character or on the periphery so you just mentally start detecting them...more
This review is from: Malicious Intent: A Novel (Paperback)
This was a pretty good first novel. It got a little bogged down with TMI sometimes, lots of detail and then all of a sudden, lots of action. I had already figured out who "done it" midway through the book, probably because so many thrillers are so formulaic and you know it's someone you have `met' or who is close to the character or on the periphery so you just mentally start detecting them...more
This is an Australian medical thriller, and one could be suspicious of another author jumping onto the forensic band-wagon, but why shouldn't she?! After all, if you can do something well, you should do it. And this author does it well.
I was hooked in right from the start - a good opening (much better than the last book I read (the Colleen McCullough murder)). And it continued to insert little pieces that the reader knows are going to add into the whole eventually, but are intriguingly (uh oh, t...more
I was hooked in right from the start - a good opening (much better than the last book I read (the Colleen McCullough murder)). And it continued to insert little pieces that the reader knows are going to add into the whole eventually, but are intriguingly (uh oh, t...more
The first of Fox's three mysteries and what a debut novel.Again it is set in my local area...I always thought Seven Hills station carpark was a creepy place and now I have verification.
When three girls from vastly different backgrounds are found dead from apparent suicide after being missing for a period of time the links between their deaths ssem tenuous at best. But the tenacity of Dr Anya Chrichton in uncovering forensic clues soon links the deaths. The mystery is sustained well and she leave...more
When three girls from vastly different backgrounds are found dead from apparent suicide after being missing for a period of time the links between their deaths ssem tenuous at best. But the tenacity of Dr Anya Chrichton in uncovering forensic clues soon links the deaths. The mystery is sustained well and she leave...more
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If you love forensic thrillers, you'll love this one from debut Australian author, Kathryn Fox. Dr. Anya Creichton is a forensic pathologist, who gets embroiled into a mystery, when someone asked her to look into the death of one girl. Later on, the conspiracy broils, when more links shows up in past and present cases--the same link of a mysterious fiber in their bodies and a trace of herpes. While she finds the connection, she's also dealing with custody battles with her ex on her son, and the...more
I thought this book was good. I liked Anya and how she was struggling in her life. The issues she faced made her seem like a real person. I thought the way she went through to help solve the crime was an interesting one. I loved the play between Anya and Kate, and Anya and Dan. I had a bad feeling about half way through about who the bad guy was and hated to be right about it. His way of brutalizing these women was horrible.
Although I liked the book I did get lost in the Aussie slang, while I co...more
Although I liked the book I did get lost in the Aussie slang, while I co...more
This was an OK thriller/mystery novel. It contained actually little mystery (the killer being somewhat obvious mid-way though the book) and simply contained too many plot elements. Hopefully as Fox progresses the series, she will cut some of the excess. Had she just picked one or two of the ten or eleven ideas she brought up it would have been much better.
However, it was relatively well written, not offensive (ie the sex politics were good and the lead character engaging and intelligent). And it...more
However, it was relatively well written, not offensive (ie the sex politics were good and the lead character engaging and intelligent). And it...more
Review originally published at BookThing!
Malicious Intent is a novel set in Australia and focuses on Forensic Physician Dr. Anya Crichton. I found her interesting and she was easily the most well rounded and likeable character in the story. Her own struggles throughout her life made her seem more believable.
The subject matter she has to deal with, especially when she is called to assess and collect evidence of rape victims is quite traumatic and I couldn’t quite engage with it. Perhaps because F...more
Started 12/29/09 - Finished 1/6/10
This was a good read in that I enjoyed the forensic aspect of it, but I did not feel pulled into it and found that I could put the book down for a few days without feeling like I had to pick it up.
I think because it was set in Australia and some of the wording was a bit different, it took away from the book for me.
Anya, who was divorced from her husband and fighting for time with her son, struck out on her own in the forsenic arena. She is involved in one murder...more
This was a good read in that I enjoyed the forensic aspect of it, but I did not feel pulled into it and found that I could put the book down for a few days without feeling like I had to pick it up.
I think because it was set in Australia and some of the wording was a bit different, it took away from the book for me.
Anya, who was divorced from her husband and fighting for time with her son, struck out on her own in the forsenic arena. She is involved in one murder...more
I love forensics and was anxious to find a new one. What I enjoyed about the book, is it encompassed the whole feel of the working world of forensics. We had different cases being worked on, personal issues mentioned and real life scenarios in play. The killings involved mental manipulation and psychological terror. This made the book a 5 in my ratings UNTIL the ending where the killer was revealed. I still don't get why he was the killer and nothing I can find in the plot supported it. I will...more
Jul 18, 2011
Carol/Bonadie
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
fans of Karin Slaughter, other forensic thrillers
Recommended to Carol/Bonadie by:
TheresainOhio
This was an interesting first novel in a series about a forensic scientist who testifies in court, counsels rape victims, and otherwise aids the police. The mystery was interesting if a bit technical in parts; the resolution not one of my favorite types (to say more would be a spoiler). I may read another but not right away. Read on my Kindle.
Dr. Anya Crichton is trying to build a private forensic business to support herself and pay child support to her ex-husband who has custody of their 3 yr. old son. Her friend Kate Farrer is kidnapped and she has to find her before she is killed like several other women.
Not a bad debut, however I clued on to who the killer was very early on. Anya Crichton is a great protagonist, incredibly real and believable, and I will definitely be reading another of Fox's novels, considering this was her first effort. A great read.
This book was a solid 4 stars for the first 3/4 of the book. After that, I found it tedious, and didn't even care "whodunnit." I was also dissatisfied with the ending, although it seems like there is room to follow this one up.
Much better than the last Kathy Reichs I read. Well plotted, and though she included a lot of medical terms, it wasn't intrusive or beyond the average reader's comprehension.
This book was a gripping page turner until......What the hell happened at the end? For me the ending seemed rushed and unsatisfactory. Way too many unanswered questions.
A great first book by Katherine Fox. Lots of strong characters and a good storyline. I didn't guess 'whodunnit' until quite near the end. An enjoyable thriller.
Dr.Anya Chrichton is smart, poised and attractive--but her foolish ex-husband and a wave of suicides complicate her hectic life as a forensic pathologist. I didn't like Anya and I didn't like this book. It's a very basic plot, with unrealistic dialog rife with infodumps. Seriously, the whole book is one long uninteresting infodump. I say uninteresting because, although the author works in forensics herself, there was nothing I didn't already know. This book would have been intriguing, if not enj...more
Easy to read, enjoyable crime thriller. Nothing more to say, looking forward to reading the rest of them in the series.
I was drawn into the the different character style of Anya compared to other forensic investigator characters I've read, like Kay Scarpetta and Tempe Brennan. And, I liked the use of the setting being in Australia; it lended itself to make the storyline unique. My only fault was I felt there was too much detail given on particular topics that then never had any relevance with the storyline. Overall, I felt like something was missing. I didn't see the killer being developed until the end and even...more
Great debut novel. A little predictable in parts, but good character/plot development and tension build.
Good story. Set in Australia, so some of their Lingo was hard to get used to. Good ending with a twist.
I had a hard time getting into this book. Once I did I really enjoyed it. The ending was something I did not see coming.
great book, really gritty. the forensic stuff is very interesting.
Great writing and characters, but the plot was just too farfetched. Averaging out to a 3.
Really enjoyed this, I'll definitely read more of them
A face paced story that had me hooked in the first chapter.
Quick read, decent mystery. My version of a "beach read."
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Kathryn Fox is a medical practitioner with a special interest in forensic medicine who currently lives in Sydney, Australia.
She has worked as a freelance medical journalist and written regularly for publications including Australian Doctor, The Sun Herald and CLEO magazine. Her debut novel, MALICIOUS INTENT, received international acclaim and won the 2005 Davitt award for adult fiction.
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