Alexa Glock Mysteries: Molten Mud Murder (Series #1) (Hardcover)

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The scene for the first Alexa Glock mystery fascinates. A body discovered in a New Zealand mud pot, similar to the ones found in Yellowstone National Park, provides an opportunity for North Carolina forensics expert Alexa Glock to assist the local police with their investigation. Although the boi...

from cathyskye

Sara E. Johnson's first Alexa Glock mystery has a superb setting. New Zealand is visually stunning to begin with, and Johnson does a fantastic job of weaving Maori culture and Kiwi slang into her story. In fact, the setting was my favorite part of the book. However, other parts of Molten Mud Murd...

from juniperSun

A standard mystery, with the advantage of an exotic locale and sprinkling of Maori words and customs. Alexa has found a temporary stint as forensic investigator, a good excuse to prolong her stay in New Zealand, based on her specialty of identifying people based on their teeth. This comes in hand...

from jetangen4571

procedural, law-enforcement, New Zealand, cultural-exploration, culture-shock, forensics, romantic, murder-investigation, Maori ***** As an exploratory into Maori customs and the lack of respect from non-Maori locals and tourists I found it to be quite well done. As an introduction to forensic sc...

from jetangen4571

procedural, law-enforcement, New Zealand, cultural-exploration, culture-shock, forensics, romantic, murder-investigation, Maori ***** As an exploratory into Maori customs and the lack of respect from non-Maori locals and tourists I found it to be quite well done. As an introduction to forensic sc...