City of the Dead by Herbert Lieberman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
CITY OF THE DEAD is an interesting read. It’s a typical crime investigation novel, but it takes place in the 1970s, so instead of the high-tech DNA sequencing and facial recognition we’re all familiar with through tv shows, this is tough, boots on the ground grunt work. Paul Koenig is the chief medical examiner in New York, and he deals with gritty, dirty death every day. He’s out of shape and over-stressed, and in this story, he comes up against a murder that he may not be able to solve, while dealing with some shady dealings with the members of his staff, and his daughter has run off and may or may not still be alive. I’m glad I got a chance to read this author, and I’m surprised there aren’t more reviews. I’m glad Open Road Media is bringing it back, so hopefully more people will get a chance to read some real forensic fiction. If you’re a fan of crime novels, give this one a shot.
Received as a free digital ARC via Netgalley and the publisher.