Freezer Burn: A C.S.U. Investigation (Paperback)

by D.H. Dublin (Author)

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Product Description
From the author of Blood Poison comes a new forensics case in the C.S.U. Investigations.

The Crime Scene Unit knows that even the most cold-blooded killers leave clues.

A bag full of body parts. A man thrown from a car. A shriveled corpse. A gangster, tortured and killed. Besides the fact that the C.S.U. found them on the same day, it seems the cases have nothing in common. But, when interwoven, they point to a plot more elaborate than anything C.S.U. newbie Madison Cross has seen. To investigate, she’ll have to descend into Philly’s underworld of gang brutality, then rise to the highest echelon of organized crime. But both the gang and the killer hope to see her eliminated, once and for all.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Berkley (June 3, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425221946
• ISBN-13: 978-0425221945
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #775,062 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Exhilarating C.S.U. Investigation Experience!, June 7, 2008

By	C. A. Hopkins (The gorgeous Rockies) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Freezer Burn, the third installment in the C.S.U. Investigation series, leaves little doubt that D.H. Dublin (nom de plume of Jon McGoran) has perfected the method of immediately sucking the reader in and making the reader hang on for dear life until the final page is turned. What a roller-coaster ride!

Madison Cross, rookie crime scene technician, and the Philadelphia P.D. seem to be in the midst of a vicious gang war, with bodies piling up faster than even the efficient Spoons can handle. As if that isn't enough, Madison finds herself loaned out to another county to process a crime scene far more extensive (and sinister) than anyone imagines. The discovery of a dead "alien" in a tenement house further complicates things! The Organized Crime Task Force has the opportunity to flex its muscles, but it's Maddy who really shows off her investigative prowess and manages to ruffle more than a few feathers along the way. In the end, she's the one who solves the cases, with little help from the actual investigators.

While the ending of Freezer Burn was quite satisfactory, I'll admit that it didn't give me goosebumps like the previous two books - and I was more than a little disappointed that there wasn't an appearance by Maddy's father (perhaps due in part to the fact that I read the book on my own dad's Angel Anniversary). Even so, Freezer Burn is a 5-star reading experience, and I'll be awaiting anxiously the fourth installment! If you enjoy hardboiled police procedurals, you'll love the C.S.U. Investigation series!

Carol Ann Hopkins 6/7/2008

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Chilling!, June 14, 2008

By	Susan Whitfield "author of Genesis Beach, Jus... (NC, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Dublin's Freezer Burn was a remarkable forensics masterpiece. I was stumped many times but Madison Cross, the fearless, highly intelligent technician, led me through many weird cases to a satisfying climax. I'm declaring Dublin the best forensics writer I've ever read. Okay, so where' the next one?

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delivers realistic crime scenes, June 3, 2008

By	Mary Menzel "Reviewer - www.AllTheseBooks.com" (North Carolina) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you are tired of all the unrealistic CSI shows and books and are looking for an author that delivers realistic crime scene and investigative procedures, the D.H. Dublin is the author you are seeking. In his third novel, "Freezer Burn", we delve into multiple homicides in multiple jurisdictions and watch how such diverse and seemingly unrelated evidence is worked and reworked until the crimes are solved. The book is better forensically than any book I've read by Kathy Reichs or Patricia Cornwell. There are 2 previous books in this series and I hope there are many more to come.