Murder Lust: A gripping medical thriller (The Dr Callie Hughes crime scene investigations)

Literature & Fiction

Denman, Candy

Genre Fiction

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Bones of Contention: A police doctor is out on a limb (The Dr Callie Hughes crime scene investigations)

Dead Pretty: A police doctor gets embroiled in a murder investigation (The Dr Callie Hughes crime scene investigations)

Medical crime fiction by Candy Denman, Britain’s answer to Patricia CornwellWhen police doctor Callie Hughes is called to a crime scene, pronouncing death isn’t difficult. More difficult will be determining the age and sex of the victim. The charred body found inside a burned-out car is so badly damaged, it will be a challenge for forensics to identify.The question facing the police will be whether this was an unfortunate accident or foul play. From an initial examination of the scene, Dr Hughes has formed her own conclusions. The car was parked in such a way as to make exit difficult, and the position of the body indicated the victim struggled to escape.As further evidence emerges, the investigating detectives agree with her hunch that it is murder. And when another death occurs in similar circumstances, she becomes convinced they are dealing with a serial killer.Certain characteristics of the crime bear the hallmarks of a known arsonist. Yet Hughes becomes further embroiled in the case when she is asked to act as a responsible adult for the suspect, a juvenile with a history of mental illness.But when the heavy-handed tactics of the police begin to grate with her, she decides to do some investigating of her own. Will her curiosity get the better of her and put her at risk from the very person she hopes to protect?BODY HEAT is the second murder mystery to feature Dr Callie Hughes. It can be enjoyed entirely as a standalone but readers may also enjoy the first book, DEAD PRETTY and the subsequent books, GUILTY PARTY, VITAL SIGNS, DEADLY REMEDIES, and MURDER LUST. They will appeal to fans of forensic crime fiction like Kendra Elliot’s Bone Secrets series, and anyone who likes a good mystery to solve.

Body Heat: Doctor Hughes hunts a deadly arsonist in this murder mystery (The Dr Callie Hughes crime scene investigations)

Guilty Party: A forensic physician seeks answers after two lawyers are murdered (The Dr Callie Hughes crime scene investigations)

A forensic physician fuels political uproar when she sticks to her findings\nWhen bodies of immigrants begin to wash up on a Hastings beach, no one would envy police doctor Callie Hughes’ sad job of checking for vital signs or pronouncing death.\nHughes works alongside detectives DI Miller and DS Jeffries, slowly cataloguing some dozen deaths from a boat suspected to have capsized during an illegal crossing from France to England.\nBut one victim stands out to Hughes. Body number nine. It has several characteristics that mark it as different from the others. Could it be the body of a people smuggler?\nDespite Dr Hughes having supplied crucial information about previous homicides, Miller and Jeffries are quick to dismiss her theories.\nBut without their backup, will her desire to get to the bottom of the case land her in deep trouble?\nVITAL SIGNS is the fourth book in a gripping series of medical mysteries by Candy Denman. All of these books can be enjoyed as standalones. They are all on Kindle Unlimited and available in paperback. The full list is as follows:\n1. DEAD PRETTY 
2. BODY HEAT 
3. GUILTY PARTY 
4. VITAL SIGNS 
5. DEADLY REMEDIES 
6. MURDER LUST

Vital Signs: Bodies in the English Channel spell trouble for the stubborn doctor (The Dr Callie Hughes crime scene investigations)

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