Riptide (CSI: Miami) [Kindle Edition]

Donn Cortez (Author)

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Product Description

The Miami Dade Crime Lab is called in to examine the body of a young woman who has washed ashore on an island in Florida Bay. Lieutenant Horatio Caine is quick to identify the probable murder weapon: a shark dart used by the navy as part of an experimental program to kill enemy divers. However, during the autopsy, Doctor Alexx Woods finds that the true cause of death was drowning; the dart was used postmortem.

When another mangled body of a woman is discovered, Caine begins to suspect the worst. The unusual and violent nature of the crimes bears all the hallmarks of an organized serial killer -- sexual predation, a great deal of preparation and a disturbingly distorted worldview. Now, the lieutenant and his team must race to piece together all the clues to stop the murderer before they can strike again.

About the Author

Donn Cortez is the pseudonym for Don DeBrandt, who has authored several novels. He lives in Vancouver, Canada.

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 498 KB
• Print Length: 356 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0743480589
• Publisher: Pocket Books (August 1, 2006)
• Sold by: Simon and Schuster Digital Sales Inc
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000NY12T6
• Text-to-Speech: Not enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #178,594 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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4.0 out of 5 stars This has has a little of everything......, August 6, 2011

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Donald Hunt "K-9 1" (Fayetteville, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Riptide (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) (Mass Market Paperback)

Just like Miami, this story has a little of everything, scuba, dolphins,
pools,paintball,sharkguns,movie fanatics,a "sea monster",fetish clubs,
a peeping Tom and the Miami Crime Lab has to deal with them all and then
some. I finished this book in 2 days, it would have been faster, but I
was also reading another. Enjoy the Miami heat and be surprised at the
ending.

5.0 out of 5 stars Facinating Read, August 4, 2010

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Rocky Oberlin "rachel_oberlin" (Stanton, Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Riptide (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) (Mass Market Paperback)

After reading this book, I find that the author has tried to explain the relationships in the original series. He did a good job explaining what different equipment was and how it worked while making it a nice addition to the story line. The author did a very nice job and kept me guessing through the whole story about who-dun-it.

4.0 out of 5 stars It's Hot in Miami, December 2, 2007

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Jennifer Wardrip (Bloomington, Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Riptide (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is the first CSI: MIAMI title I've read by author Donn Cortez, and I truly enjoyed it. In my opinion, Mr. Cortez does a much better job than author Max Allan Collins at characterization and getting inside the minds of both the CSI players and the people involved in the particular case.

The plot line of RIPTIDE is strange but believable, with a perpetrator who is obsessed with a merman from an old film. The only thing that kept this book from being a 5-star read was the ending, which, although plausable, was too quickly wrapped up in only a few sentences.