As Good As Dead (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #3)

by Holly Jackson

There are three main mortis factors used to determine the estimated time of death, and some of these tests are performed at the crime scene itself, as soon as possible after the victim is found.

Immediately after death, all the muscles in the body relax. Then, typically around two hours postmortem, the body starts to stiffen due to a buildup of acid in the muscle tissues.[2]

Warm temperatures will increase the rate of rigor, whereas cold temperatures will slow it down.[4]

Also known as “lividity,” livor mortis is the settling of the blood inside the body due to gravity and the loss of blood pressure.[5]

But this process can be affected by factors such as temperature and changing body position.

Algor mortis refers to the temperature of a body. After death, the body starts to cool until it reaches equilibrium with the ambient temperature (wherever the body is discovered).[9]

Who will look for you when you’re the one who disappears? Ps. remember to always kill two birds with one stone.

Echoing five times,