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A review by doomkittiekhan
The Bones Remember by Sara E. Johnson
3.0
Many thanks to the NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for an ARC of this title in exchange for an honest review.
The Bones Remember by Sara E. Johnson is the second book in her Alexa Glock series. However, if you have not read her first book, Molten Mud Murder, you may find yourself a bit thrown into the world of Alexa Glock. In this way, The Bones Remember doesn't act as a standalone story as other crime novels can despite being part of a series. Regardless, the casual genre reader will find plenty within to keep them entertained.
Alexa Glock, a forensic investigator, travels to a remote pocket of New Zealand to investigate the death of a hunter. When the evidence reveals that there is more to the case than meets the eye, Alexa finds herself caught up in local politics that could wreck the local ecology and tourism which keeps the community afloat.
Johnson clearly did an immense amount of research for this book to establish authenticity and verism. Yet, I found the work bogged down by the technical forensic jargon that was not always explained. Another clunky bit was the irregular reminders that Alexa was in New Zealand and had phonetic hangups when conversing with the locals. This came forward in odd moments like "beast practices" vs. "best practices", etc...It seemed unnecessary and instead of establishing more atmosphere for the story, these minor distractions added up and took me out of it.
Johnson clearly has an eye for detail and an ability to conjure interesting crime stories, but I do not think she has mastered the ability to be objective about which details she chooses to include and why. I would like to see more from her when she has more throughly cut her teeth.
The Bones Remember by Sara E. Johnson is the second book in her Alexa Glock series. However, if you have not read her first book, Molten Mud Murder, you may find yourself a bit thrown into the world of Alexa Glock. In this way, The Bones Remember doesn't act as a standalone story as other crime novels can despite being part of a series. Regardless, the casual genre reader will find plenty within to keep them entertained.
Alexa Glock, a forensic investigator, travels to a remote pocket of New Zealand to investigate the death of a hunter. When the evidence reveals that there is more to the case than meets the eye, Alexa finds herself caught up in local politics that could wreck the local ecology and tourism which keeps the community afloat.
Johnson clearly did an immense amount of research for this book to establish authenticity and verism. Yet, I found the work bogged down by the technical forensic jargon that was not always explained. Another clunky bit was the irregular reminders that Alexa was in New Zealand and had phonetic hangups when conversing with the locals. This came forward in odd moments like "beast practices" vs. "best practices", etc...It seemed unnecessary and instead of establishing more atmosphere for the story, these minor distractions added up and took me out of it.
Johnson clearly has an eye for detail and an ability to conjure interesting crime stories, but I do not think she has mastered the ability to be objective about which details she chooses to include and why. I would like to see more from her when she has more throughly cut her teeth.