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!
What Readers Are Saying:
“[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.”
Other Thriller/Mystery Series by Melissa F. Miller:
The Sasha McCandless Legal Thriller Series
The Aroostine Higgins Thriller Series
The We Sisters Three Mystery Series
more
Cuban American residents at Golden Shores nursing home are dying. Upon death they had a look of horror on their faces. Dr Ashland, medical examiner of the Keys, cannot find any reason for their deaths. There are just too many dying in a short period of time. Dr Bodhi King is asked to come to the Keys to help. At first he says no, but then he felt if he did not go, he would be helping more to die. This novel will keep your interest to find out what is the cause of the people dying.
Another procedural, but liked the characters
I liked that it kept me wondering who done it, so I had to keep reading!
Tale of a brilliant man
The plot is about Bodhi King, a retired superstar forensic anthropologist, being requested to come back from retirement to solve the mystery of a string of sudden deaths in a private island facility for the assisted living of older people.
This is a very entertaining and well-researched book. There are detailed and relatable explanations of the methods used to understand and solve the crime. Bodhi King is smart and uses relatable methods to get to the answer. In my opinion, Bodhi’s past could be an untapped gold mine for more interesting stories.
I have read many crime fiction books and this is definitely one of the good ones.
For a full review please visit kittylishareviews.blogspot.com.
Great characters and plot, very difficult to put down!
Although I was not particularly impressed with the storyline in this book, senior citizens and weird religions, I did like the Bodhi King character. I would read another book just to determine whether to follow this series.
This author is great!
I enjoyed this book. I love the author and will read other books by her.
Easy to read quickly.
As i read Dark Path i had to wonder what would take a normal person to be influenced to do something like mulder. Their were many examples of power, money, greed many other examples touched upon. This is a very interesting story. Well told i couldn’t put it down.
Loved the characters. Cant wait to read the next one!!
You can’t go wrong with a Melissa Miller book. Every one of her different series of books has great characters, twisted plots and are thoroughly enjoyable!
Intellectually stimulating and interesting
The main character reveals his internal struggle to be the calm, compassionate, peaceful person his Budhism calls him to be as he deals with a situation that is emotionally charged and anything but peaceful. The reader picks up his rational outlook on life along the way. The story may be about murder, but it’s also about life.
It kept me interested and entertain on my vacation thank you
A good easy read, with some good one liners, so quite funny in places. Well written
What a refreshing primary character. Bodhi King is unlike any hero in any book I have ever read. He has a well established moral compass, and he adheres to it. He is not driven by typical motivations, and he is not going to be swayed by others. I look forward to continuing to read about Bodhi King.
A delightful mix of mystery and religio-philosophy with really interesting characters. I want to spend more time with Bodhi!
Great mystery, interesing twists, guessing til the very end; characters are realistic and entertaining. I absolutely plan to read more from this author!