From School Library Journal Grade 9 Up–Cameryn Mahoney, the teenaged forensic detective from The Christopher Killer (Viking, 2006), continues her adventures as assistant to her father, the county coroner of Silverton, CO. Her latest case involves the death of a favorite teacher, whose body is found by her classmate Kyle. Brad Oakes has seemingly been burned, but there are no signs of fire in his bedroom. Cammie is also dealing with an upcoming visit from her mother, who left long ago. On top of that, she finds herself attracted to Kyle and Deputy Justin. As she gets closer and closer to discovering the killers identity, she puts her life in danger. The forensic details are intriguing and will definitely attract all of the CSI fans out there. The author doesnt shy away from the gorier details, and she seems to have done her homework about the ins and outs of being a county coroner. Reluctant readers looking for a mystery will enjoy the fast pace and page-turning suspense.–Lynn Evarts, Sauk Prairie High School, Prairie du Sac, WI Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Product Description As assistant to her father, the county coroner of Silverton, Colorado, Cameryn Mahoney has seen more gore than the average seventeen-yearold. But even Cameryn is shocked when Kyle O?Neil, the most popular guy in school, discovers the gruesome corpse of their English teacher murdered in his own bed. Kyle is drawn to Cameryn, who wonders if she can trust him with the secret she can?t tell her father?that her vanished mother is back in her life. As her relationship with Kyle speeds into romance, Cameryn struggles to unravel her teacher?s bizarre death?but is she too preoccupied to identify the killer in time? From Booklist This follow-up to The Christopher Killer (2006) finds high-school-senior Cameryn Mahoney, forensic pathologist in the making, worrying about secretly communicating with her estranged mother, fielding the attentions of a new boy, and again working in the autopsy suite, where she's examining the body of her high-school English teacher. The macabre and the melodramatic run neck and neck here, and mystery devotees will suss out the killer before Cameryn does. This is still a page-turner, though. Just don't give it to squeamish readers; it's even more grisly than the previous book. Stephanie ZvirinCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved About the Author Alane Ferguson is also the author of The Christopher Killer. She won an Edgar award for Show Me the Evidence, and has mystery writing in her blood, having written many mysteries with her mother, Gloria Skurzynski. Ms. Ferguson and her family live in Elizabeth, Colorado.