Right to Die

CSI: Miami #8

by Jeffrey J. Mariotte, Jeff Mariotte

A young man is killed in Miami's Bicentennial Park. Two shots -- one a through-and-through -- and on his body a quantity of coke is found. It would be easy to mark down his killing as gang related or a drug deal gone bad. While the simplest explanation may be the best, it does not follow that it is always true. There is something about the angles of the bullets that killed him that are off...and why take his gun and money, and leave the drugs? And who would have the skill to carry all of this out without leaving a path in the grass? A serial bomber has been spreading terror across the western states. The FBI has been on his trail for years, but always one day too late, leaving frustrated agents to sweep through bombed sites, looking for leads. A search of an Albuquerque motel and its Dumpsters has led the agent-in-charge to Miami, hoping this time he will not need the services of the Miami-Dade Crime Lab. A bomb set in a house kills a doctor and all of his family. If this is the same bomber, he has changed his pattern. Why? Does he feel more comfortable here in Miami? Lieutenant Horatio Caine is going to find him, and make sure the only comfort the bomber finds is offered by the state -- in jail.

Genres: Fiction, Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Media Tie In

320 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published August 26, 2008

About the author

Also writes as Jeff Mariotte

Jeffrey J. Mariotte is the bestselling, award-winning author of more than 70 novels, including the Cody Cavanaugh western series, historical western epic Blood and Gold: The Legend of Joaquin Murrieta (with Peter Murrieta), thrillers Empty Rooms and The Devil's Bait, supernatural thrillers Season of the Wolf, Missing White Girl, River Runs Red, and Cold Black Hearts, horror epic The Slab, and the Dark Vengeance teen horror quartet. With wife and writing partner Marsheila (Marcy) Rockwell, he wrote the sf/horror/thriller 7 SYKOS and Mafia III: Plain of Jars, the authorized prequel to the bestselling video game. as a publisher and partner in Silverado Press, he won a Spur Award from the Western Writers of America for his anthology Silverado Press Presents: Western Stories by Today's Top Writers, Volume 1. His most recent releases are the novella Billy the Kid: Cheat the Hangman, and the dark thriller Flesh of All Sorrows.

He also writes occasional nonfiction, short fiction (some of which is collected in Nine Frights), and comic books, including the long-running horror/Western comic book series Desperadoes and graphic novels Fade to Black and Zombie Cop. With Marsheila Rockwell, he has published several short stories and is working on more. He has worked in virtually every aspect of the book business, as a writer, editor, marketing executive, and bookseller.

Learn more at www.jeffmariotte.com, and follow him at https://www.facebook.com/JeffreyJMari... and @JeffMariotte on Twitter.

Also writes as Jeff Mariotte

Reviews

[Athina Demon · Rating 4 out of 5]

A typical CSI Miami episode in the form of a book 📚 I truly love these books they're perfect to just read something and not scroll on social media.

It's chill, interesting but not too complicated for a reader to be stressed and you already know the characters 🥹

[Brigitte · Rating 4 out of 5]

In dit laatste boek van de serie lijkt het of er meer over de karakters verteld wordt dan in de vorige delen. Ze hebben ook net wat meer vriendschappelijk contact met elkaar lijkt het.

Er worden 3 zaken behandelt en ook wordt er weer veel uitgelegd hoe de apparaten werken om bijvoorbeeld een dna-uitslag te krijgen. Een leuk aspect vind ik dit altijd.

Het verhaal las goed weg. Op een gegeven moment (rond bladzijde 170 denk ik zo), werd het een beetje voorspelbaar vond ik maar het bleef een goed verhaal.

[Valerio Pastore · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ugh! Onestamente? Speravo che l'ultimo libro di questa serie fosse qualcosa col botto, coinvolgente, tosto!
Invece? Un continuo disperdere la trama tra mille minuzie, ricordi, nostalgia. C'è tutto un elenco delle tragedie personali di mezzo staff, i casi diventano un contorno invece che il focus. 'Un si capisce dove voglia andare.
Noia noia noia!
Non finisce col botto, finisce col petardo!

[Danie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a really busy book, at least three cases and four stories going on at the same time. For the most part Mariotte manages to keep all the stories moving forward, interweaving them into a rich tapestry. After all, that's what most people do at work, they don't have the luxury of working one thing until it's done and then moving to something new, but work on multiple things at once.

One of the smaller stories did get a bit lost in the shuffle unfortunately, not to mention the ending seemed a bit rushed. After all the complex setting up everything fell into place within a couple of pages. It wasn't a bad idea for an ending, just could have been spaced out more like the rest of the book.

All in all an okay book that stayed pretty true to the TV series (though as usual, it needed more Calleigh and Natalia). A quick, enjoyable read for someone looking for something while waiting for their next favorite author's book release.

[Vidya · Rating 1 out of 5]

They say save the best for the last. But this had been saving the worst for the last. Probably the worst CSI Miami book I've read and I thought the Cortez one was bad
All the characters except to an extent Calliegh and mind you there wasn't much of her were OOC. The timeline was confusing at best. If Marisol was dead then so was Raymond and this author talks as if he is alive
Also Ryan is spoken of having just joined the lab in one of the scenes but again he joined in season 3 Marisol died at the end of season 4. This looks like it's somewhere at S5
And the scene where Horatio did not want to interview that kid's murderer. I can't think of a single scene where Horatio would act like that. The whole series revolves around his compassion for the victims. There is no way after having made a promise to the victim's sister would Horatio have put a case on the back burner like this
Honestly this is one book I wish I hadn't read

[Holly]

Well, I said I was going to read 52 books this year. What I didn't say is that I would read 52 good books. Most unintentionally unfortunate moment: Horatio promises the family of a Latino victim that he cares, and will definitely follow through. Then some high profile white people get killed and we don't hear a thing about the first victim for close to 100 pages. Whoops, not even the author cared.

[Afsana · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was an ok book. A bit too much jargon

I gussed who had been behind the bombings though was surprised how the cases linked.

It was good to read about Horatio's feelings for Marisol as sometimes he can comeout flat

[Karleigh · Rating 5 out of 5]

its really good if u like csi its the best!!!!!!!

[Fairytale · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book introduced me with CSI Miami characters long before I watched the TV Series. A good book with precise details. Love it!!

Recommended.

[Monica Willyard Moen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is fast-paced and well plotted, with characters that are interesting and engaging.