{"id":1594,"date":"2010-01-30T13:55:46","date_gmt":"2010-01-30T18:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=1594"},"modified":"2021-05-30T21:43:06","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T01:43:06","slug":"at-the-scene-of-the-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/1594","title":{"rendered":"At the Scene of the Crime"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the Scene of the Crime<\/em> (2008) edited by Dana Stabenow<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I first stumbled across Dana Stabenow when I picked up a fantasy\/mystery anthology she edited. After a second anthology, I discovered she was primarily a mystery write, and so picked up her Kate Shugak series. Which I absolutely loved. So I found myself interested when I discovered a forensic crime anthology.<\/p>\n

I actually am not familiar with most of the writers, which caused me to put this on my wishlist instead of buying it outright. However, when I ended up getting two copies for Christmas, I decided it was a sign I should read the anthology.<\/p>\n

As with all anthologies, I liked some stories better than others. Unlike some anthologies, there were not any stories I hated, so that’s always good.<\/p>\n

The main character in Brendan Dubois’s story “A Trace of a Trace” is newly retired, but the detective in a perplexing case asks him to help out on a case where they think someone has gotten away with murder. I found the mystery and murder quite interesting–perhaps the perfect murder, so I was curious to see how they thought they might catch the murderer.<\/p>\n

“Five Sorrowful Mysteries” by Julie Hyzy was another story I particularly liked. The story begins with a woman doing an autopsy, and ends with her husband the detective making the arrest, but I particularly enjoyed how their putting together of the evidence was almost accidental.<\/p>\n

“The Retired Arsonist” by Edward D. Hoch was a good story, and although I didn’t necessarily buy the resolution of the mystery, I enjoyed the characters andthe story nevertheless.<\/p>\n

“Occam’s Razor” by Maynard F. Thompson was another particularly good story. The murder is related to a somewhat indifferent reporter, who is interviewing the retired medical examiner, and gets the case that started him on his path in police work.<\/p>\n

All in all, it’s an interesting collection.
\nRating: 7\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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