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Soul Survivor (Body of Evidence)

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I've read 2 of the Body of Evidence books and I cant wait to start the 3rd! Jenna is very realistic and so are the rest of the characters and the setting too. I am hooked on these books! It really opened the world of college and pathology up to me! At first I was skeptical about the books because of their names and what they were about, so they sat on the shelf for a month, but when I opened the book "Body Bags" I couldn't put it down! As soon as I finished that I went right on to "Theif of Hearts". All I can say is Keep em' comin Chris!

I like Christopher Golden's pace and style. His characters (except for the professor and her roommate)are solid and his descriptions are realistic. There are some weaknesses to the plot of this thriller,though. One is his treatment of the laitmotif. Although Golden did research on cults and rituals,he mixes them up and his confusion is noticeable. His concept of transmigration of the soul is too superficial. Explanations of the killer's motifs are very sketchy,caricaturesque at best. Then it's the unexpected twist he gives to the end. Not too convincing. It leaves you hanging, less surprised than annoyed at the mediocre resolution. I still recommend the book for aspiring writers to keep a open eye on what works and what doesn't in literature.

Another set of weird murders have hit Somerset. In each of the crime scenes, the killer leaves obvious markings that have to do with ancient rituals. M.E. assistant Jenna Blake helps police solve this new puzzle. Can she piece together clues and imformation from her research in time to identify and find the killer before the killer finds another victim?
There are many twist and turns thourghout this book, but it all eventually comes together and the ending makes sense. The discriptions are clear and vivid and they bring us back to the reality of murders. It starts with a bang and leaves you hanging at the end of every chapter. I've always liked how Chistopher Golden depicts his charaters and their thoughts and opinions. At the moment I can't think of anything bad about the book. I enjoyed reading this book. It is a nice edition to the "A Body of Evidence" series. I recomand it to anyone who has enjoyed any of the previous books in this series and anyone who just likes a good mystery.

Still grieving over the murder of her best friend, Melody, Jenna Blake returns to work assisting her boss, Dr. Slikowski, in the Medical Examiner's Office. This time there's a new killer, who is performing strange, ritualistic murders on innocent people. Hindu magick, Japanese mysticism, etc. Jenna starts boning up on research about the strange rituals, and finds out some very weird information. But between school, work, and a new twist in the Jenna Blake, student at Somerset University, and Danny Mariano, detective for the Somerset PD, "romance," Jenna is finding it hard to focus. And if she doesn't begin focusing soon, she may not survive her first semester of college.

I've never read a series whose sequels are just as good, if not better, than the first book. But Christoper Golden's A BODY OF EVIDENCE series has proved me wrong. Each book is better than the last. Filled with murder, intrigue, mystery, science, etc. Jenna Blake is an enjoyable chracter whom you are always rooting for, and you feel much the same about her friends. Fans of BODY BAGS and THIEF OF HEARTS have to read SOUL SURVIVOR. You will NOT be disappointed.

Erika Sorocco

A series of weird murders have accured in Somerset. All of which involved ancient rituals. Just what does this killer have in mind? M.E. asistant Jenna Blake helps police again with this new puzzle. Through her reasearch she must piece together clues and find the killer in time before he or she finds another victim.
The book was very intriguing and suspenseful. It has nice descriptions that bring you back to the reality of murders. The ending is unexpected, but it all fits together and makes sense. The charaters and their thoughts are portrayed nicely.There isn't anything I can think of that I didn't like in the book. This book is a nice edition to the Body of Evidence series. For anyone who has enjoyed the previous Body of Evidence books or just enjoys mysteries, this would be a good book to read.

The third book in the Body of Evidence Series, SOUL SURVIVOR, proves that sequels can be as good, if not better, than the original!

Jenna Blake is fighting to regain her balance at Somerset University. In only a few weeks, her world has been turned upside down: her best friend, Melody, was murdered; her father, a Professor, started dating; her half-brother, Pierce, was accused of murder; and her two good friends, roommate Yoshiko and Melody's brother, Hunter, have started going out. Her job with the M.E.'s office has been going well, but she still doesn't feel as if life is in perfect balance. She's feeling depressed, a little sorry for herself, and out of sorts.

Then weird murders start happening in Somerset and the neighboring town with overtones of ancient Hindu and mythological sacrifices. Dr. Slikowski asks Jenna to accompany him to murder scene, where he's been asked for his opinion, and Jenna is thrilled to be in the inner circle. Thrilled, that is, until the cops on the case make her out to be an imcompetent kid, someone to baby-sit the M.E., who's confined to a wheelchair. Dr. Slick puts them in their place, but Jenna is left with the feeling that as long as she's only eighteen, no one will take her seriously in this profession she's chosen to make her own.

As the murders progress, Jenna starts doing her own research into the rituals that the killings seem to be based on, and comes up with some of her own conclusions: the murderer is probably a woman, she's probably dying, and she's probably trying to take over another human body.

As Jenna works with Dr. Slikowski, M.E. employee Dyson, and Somerset detectives Audrey Gaines and Danny Mariano to figure out who is behind the murders, Jenna is once again put into a position where she's in danger. Add to that the fact that her crush on Detective Mariano is growing stronger while at the same time her feelings for fellow college student Damon are mixing themselves up, and Jenna's personal life is as tumultuous as her professional one.

SOUL SURVIVOR is another winner in Christopher Golden's Body of Evidence Series. I can't wait to see what happens next in Jenna's life, especially if she's going to leave the M.E.'s office, as the ending of this book implies.

A real winner!

After having read the first two books in the series, I could hardly wait to get this one. Once I finally got it and started reading, I couldn't put it down. Although I was slightly disappointed with the way it ended, it left me anticipating the next book in the series.It is truly the best series I have read in a long time.

I have read all of the Body of Evidence books. These books were so great because Jenna seemed so real. Her realationship with danny was excelent (just the way a real teen feels in a crush). I was very disapointed with the end and hope the next book is just as good if not better.