CSI: Miami Collection I

CSI: Miami graphic novels #1-3

by Jeffrey J. Mariotte, Jeff Mariotte (Editor / Contributor), Ashley Wood (Illustrator)

In Miami, the sun is hot and the crime is hotter with this trio of hard-hitting tales of crime scene investigation in the steamy setting of palm trees, bronzed bodies and hot lead. Miami-Dade police Lt. Horatio Caine and his crew of CSIs deal with stray bullets, wayward spouses, and counterfeiters as they examine the clues and bring the guilty to justice.

Genres: Media Tie In, Graphic Novels

128 pages, Paperback

First published March 15, 2005

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. His most recent release is the short story collection Byrd's Luck & Other Stories, comprising five "traditional" Western tales and five horror-Western stories, two of them brand-new for this edition.

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

[Robert · Rating 3 out of 5]

Brevity improves the tales greatly compared to those set in the desert and the big city. Three unconnected stories each told in a brisk 40 pages or so. And after 10 tales one of these has the first black murderer in CSI graphic novel history, so that's worth a little something.

[Sohxpie · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fairly interesting collection of stories. I did find these stories particularly predictable, though that is probably down to the amount of CSI media I have consumed. I would like to say the first story was clever but I did see the twist coming, it was a bit too obvious. I think the story would have been better if the killer was someone else but obviously there isn't the time frame to have several suspects. I liked the second story, it was a clever link of two murders, I think there was more CSI-ing in this story which made it more interesting. The third story felt a bit too short for me, there wasn't a big explanation of the crime at the end which didn't help. Overall, I enjoyed reading this collection.

[Andrew Beet · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good stories and quick to read true to the tv series as well