Practicing Buddhist and retired forensic pathologist Bodhi King seeks peace. Unfortunately, death keeps finding him.After solving a series of unexplained deaths and exposing a sordid political scandal, Bodhi retreated from the limelight. But he’s called out of early retirement to help investigate a death cluster on a private island in the Florida Keys.Healthy residents of a ritzy assisted living … Keys.
Healthy residents of a ritzy assisted living facility are dying in the middle of the night … their faces frozen in terror.
Bodhi arrives on Golden Island to find a community gripped by fear. And beneath the surface, conflict simmers, threatening to boil over. The charismatic leader of the Golden Island Church, the dying Cuban-Americans, and the local Catholic priest all have secrets to protect.
It’s up to Bodhi to bring the truth to light … before another resident dies.
Dark Path is the first book in an intriguing, engrossing new forensic thriller series by USA Today bestseller Melissa F. Miller. Lonely Path (Book 2), Hidden Path (Book 3), and Twisted Path (Book 4) are available now!
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“[A] very enjoyable read–a forensic thriller crossed with cozy mystery, with a cast of entertaining characters confined in a remote location. … [I]n Miller’s books there are always interesting themes alongside the thrill of a fast-paced plot, and ‘Dark Path’ is no exception.”
“I fervently enjoyed the twists and turns as one by one, the clues to the puzzle are discovered.”
“[A]n excellent, tightly woven tale that hooked me quickly and kept me reading until the conclusion.”
“Melissa Miller’s writing is strong, with good character development, lots of action and a mystery that keeps you guessing until the end.”
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The clash of religions, good forensics: SUD, SUNDS, and Black Swans.
Great new knowledge.
Well research and well written book. In addition to being an interesting story also gave some in sights into other cultures. And finally, don’t forget the possibility of a black swan.
Melissa F. Miller tells a very interesting story about folks dying and the Pathologist who is asked to help discover why. The deaths are all of the same ethic group. Dr. Bodhi King is asked to come out of retirement. (He retired because he solved a similiar case and the publicity was more than he could handle.) Pastor Bryce Scott leads a very wealthy group of believers. He also owns the island and the facility where the deaths are occuring. The Dr. and the local M.E. have little to go on. The biggest commonality is the frozen face of fear on each person. This is safe reading for all ages and very interesting, even though very cerebral.
This is my first story by this author but I thoroughly enjoyed it so it will not be my last. This brought Bohdi King, a Buddhist pathologist who had retired after too much publicity to the Florida keys and a retirement community that is a supposed non-denominational church run facility has too many deaths and they are determined to be a “cluster.” All are Cuban and Catholic and not of the “faith” that runs the facility. They are all found with “terror” on their face in the morning. Explain that one! Along with the feisty Cuban-American Felicia Williams, who her superiors think cannot solve this mystery, she and Bodhi set out to figure out what is happening on this island retirement community. I really enjoyed this one and hope to grab more of this author’s releases in the future.
I loved the juxtaposition of the quotes–Buddhist and Bible, the guidance of the inner peace compared to the explosion of anger, the hope for the future contrasting with the fear in death. Thank you for inspiring me!
A very quick, interesting read.
Good spin off from other series by this author
This author has an amazing talent to successfully convey in story-form an otherwise confusing & scary culture. I read this book just before Christmas (during a pandemic, of all things); and, in spite of being a murder mystery, I loved how the human dynamics & personalities were so believable. The writer showed convincingly how each person responded to what life was throwing at them and whether they became stronger, weaker, etc….
I really did not like this book on several levels. The story seemed to just tread water through 85% of the book during which time a couple of more bodies are added to the count, but no progress is made in solving the case. It was boring. A lot of time was spent expounding on various religious sects, their less than mainstream practices, and the suggestion that people had to hide their belief systems or suffer retribution. As far as I could tell, people were free to leave the assisted living facility where the story takes place so why not just leave? Another major flaw for me was the final solution to the cluster of “sudden unexplained deaths” that is at the center of the story. I won’t spoil the ending with specifics, but from a medical perspective, the solution just isn’t plausible. Nor can a facility legally obstruct a medical examiner’s access to the body of a person who has suffered a sudden unexplained death. They would never jeopardize their operating license with such nonsense. The ME would just get a quick court order and show up with the police to claim the body. The details of this book just didn’t seem to come together. I did not find the main character particular interesting either. He seemed to be caught up in his own personal commune with nature and mystic pondering rather than in taking the reader along on the intricacies of solving the case. I don’t plan on reading any other books in this series.
A Retired Buddhist forensic pathologist is asked to come to the Florida Keys to solve a series of sudden unexplained deaths. Working with the local police he soon finds out that everyone has secrets. A nursing home located on an island owned by a religious company is the scene. Bodhi has to examine everything and everyone to determine what was happening. A very engaging cast of characters, lots of mystery/intrigue and an extremely well written story line will keep you reading late into the night.
This book made me think twice about retirement villages! You will understand why when you find yourself in the pages! The characters are realistic and (for the most part) likeable. I wasn’t too surprised at who the culprit was, but the mode this person used to bump off the victims was definitely one I had never in a million years heard of! I had a hard time putting this book down–even though it was 1:00 a.m. I’m sure you will like it as well!
good book
A great series as is the other series that preceeded this series. Ii have read all the books in both series by this author.
I couldn’t put it down. Stayed up most of the night to finish it. Couldn’t wait to see what would happen next. Writer’s style kept me interested.
I was surprised by the guilty party
This is a nothing book as far as a story goes. The author does know a lot about religions however.
well written
I really liked this book. It’s got a great cast of characters and I enjoyed the learning about the physical location of the story and the differences in their beliefs. The reason for only 3 stars was the ending. Can’t quite explain what is was about it, but I was just disappointed in the way it wrapped up. I would still give the next book a try though.
Loved the main character but think I need to go back and read the series from the beginning. Don’t feel like I got to know Bodhi well enough and that there’s a whole lot more to him though not in this book.