The Law of Falling Bodies: A Novel

by Ed DeJesus

The Law of Falling BodiesA professor is murdered. An eyewitness sees the whole thing. The only suspect confesses. So, what's the problem? It is physically impossible for the suspect to have committed the murder that way! To unravel this mystery, it will take a naïve young scientist who is no one's idea of a hero. Sure, Mark is a wizard at solving puzzles, but he hardly knows one end of a gun from the other. At first, the murder is an enticing riddle, with the added spice of a beautiful but single-minded police detective. But soon he'll have to face a belligerent FBI agent with his own ideas about right and wrong, not to mention a shadowy killer who'll stop at nothing to eliminate him. Mark may have a lot to learn about life, but he already knows enough about... The Law of Falling BodiesLove and hate. Life and death. Math and physics.

336 pages, Paperback

First published October 23, 2001

Reviews

[Barbara ★ · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Law of Falling Bodies uses physics so a lot of technical jargon in the beginning chapters which is boring and slows down the reading. The books takes place on campus in a college town. A hated physics professor is murdered. The police have no suspects and no motive. Grad student Mark sees the chalk outline and realizes the m urder couldn't have happned the way a witness described it and gets sucked into the investigation. Of course, Mark's romantic interest in the lead investigator, Rachel, has nothing to do with this. The action heats up once the murder occurs.

The only problem I had with this book was the whole Nazi concentration camp / Nazi war criminal back story. Definitely not my kinda reading material. It made for an interesting twist to the plot though. Honestly, the only reason I read this book is because the authors name has an X in it...needed it for an A-Z author reading challenge.

[Samantha · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had a really hard time getting into this book at first. I read the first 50 to 70 pages and then let it sit for a couple weeks before continuing. I finally decided to plow through because I know someone who knows the author and he asked me to read it. In case you didn’t read the back of the book, there is a murder. Once that happens, the book speeds up and becomes much more interesting and easier to read. Some twists I predicted, but others I did not. I definitely did not see the end of the book coming. Overall, I think the author did a great job creating a puzzle for us to put together.