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Scattered Graves (Diane Fallon, Bk 6)
Scattered Graves - Diane Fallon, Bk 6
Author: Beverly Connor
Local politics get nasty when Rosewood, Georgia, elects a new mayor -- and Diane Fallon is replaced with an incompetent crony as head of the crime lab. But just as she's adjusting to life without murder, the newly appointed chief of police and the mayor are shot dead. Back on the job, Diane realizes that no one is safe -- least of all her.
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ISBN-13: 9780451226143
ISBN-10: 0451226143
Publication Date: 2/3/2009
Pages: 368
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4.2 stars, based on 53 ratings
Publisher: Signet
Book Type: Paperback
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reviewed Scattered Graves (Diane Fallon, Bk 6) on + 175 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Interesting forensic series..., January 25, 2010
By Denise "DC" (Missouri, USA) - See all my reviews


This sixth in the series is another entertaining and educational read. The author, pedigreed herself, has written a character who is smart and spunky. Diane Fallon is the director of a museum of natural history (RiverTrail) and also heads another division housed in the same large building - a crime lab that has everything from an osteology laboratory (her own specialty) to DNA analysis. In addition to being an expert in many of the forensic sciences, she is a caver and is physically fit as well. This happens to be a good thing for Diane because she is nearly murdered, kidnapped, or imprisoned in every novel! Despite all the bruises and injuries she suffers as she escapes these attempts on her life, she usually manages to help the FBI or the local police solve the mystery.

In this investigation, Diane deals with a corrupt city government determined to take away her crime lab and a complicated identity theft scheme involving computer programmers and hackers -- and murders of course. Lots of murders including another attempt on Diane's life. This book in the series wasn't as interesting as some of the others have been.

Because of the combination of the natural history museum and the crime lab, the reader learns many interesting facts about different subjects in each book. The one thing that does irritate me about Diane is that she is a bit of a "know it all" and even manages to lecture her staff about John Locke's social contract.

Although these are not what I consider heart stopping, suspenseful thrillers, I think most readers will enjoy the science and also develop a fondness for Diane and the other recurring characters in this series and won't want to miss this one. I'm looking forward to Dust to Dust (Diane Fallon Forensic Investigation, No. 7)

I also think it's a series that should be read in order, so start with One Grave Too Many (Diane Fallon Forensic Investigation, No. 1) so you can get the full background on Diane Fallon and how all this came about.
sharrona avatar reviewed Scattered Graves (Diane Fallon, Bk 6) on + 207 more book reviews
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This was a page-turner from the start. The folks I'm coming to know as continuing characters are interesting, and clearly drawn. Even minor characters have some zing and add depth to the story. The mystery plot was strong, but the villains' motivation a bit thin. Nevertheless, a great addition to this series.
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carmih avatar reviewed Scattered Graves (Diane Fallon, Bk 6) on + 4 more book reviews
This is a great series by Beverly Connor that I have thoroughly enjoyed. I am always kept guessing till the very end.
ATraveler avatar reviewed Scattered Graves (Diane Fallon, Bk 6) on + 193 more book reviews
Another great book by Connor. This one surprised me and the skeleton found at the beginning, although tied in to the very end of the story, was barely mentioned in this story. It was a lot more about daily events then solving the initial murder. Yet it still had all the forensics you want when reading this genre.

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