crazyforlatin Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Dd is really into this series as well as medicine/anatomy/forensic science in general. She wants to go into medicine, so I introduced this series to make the idea more tangible to her. Any recommendation for books along the same vein? I read a few of the Scarpetta books long time ago and can't remember whether it's cookie cutter throughout the series, but at least DD is off the phone/computer and reading books again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amateur Actress Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 (edited) Kathy Reichs has a similar series, with a forensic anthropologist, Temperance Brennan. The TV series, "Bones", is based off these books. Oh, and Kathy Reichs also has a YA series, "Virals", with Temperance Brennan's niece, Tory. Edited August 14, 2019 by Amateur Actress 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyforlatin Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 3 minutes ago, Amateur Actress said: Kathy Reichs has a similar series, with a forensic anthropologist, Temperance Brennan. The TV series, "Bones", is based off these books. Oh, and Kathy Reichs also has a YA series, "Virals", with Temperance Brennan's niece, Tory. I've watched a few episodes and forgot that it's based on the books. Thank you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyforlatin Posted August 15, 2019 Author Share Posted August 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Æthelthryth the Texan said: I second the Reichs series. I felt like the Scarpetta series got sort of dark - on the protagonist’s end- as the series progressed and I had to stop reading it. Maybe Jeffrey Deaver- I cant remember how good those were. I just know in high school and early college I had similar interest to your daughter and those were all authors I read! 1 hour ago, Æthelthryth the Texan said: Not forensics exactly , but she might like Ann Rule too. Thanks for the warning and the recommendation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clemsondana Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 I agree about the Scarpetta books getting weird, although I enjoyed the first several, and Kathy Reichs is also good. The Rizzoli and Isles TV show is also based on books - in the books by Tess Gerritsen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 SHe might also like Jonathan Kellerman-it's more on the psychological side of forensics, but has a similar feel to the earlier Cornwell books (I had to stop reading the later ones. I assume the author had a turn for the worst in her everyday life or something, because they really got bad-and for a series that takes place heavily in morgues, that's saying something). Faye Kellerman also writes mysteries, although hers are more the "police procedural/amateur sleuth" variety. Hers talk quite a bit about Orthodox Judaism, which makes them really interesting on another level. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 I haven't read the Scarpetta series, but how about some non-fiction? I've not read any of these but have heard good things about them ~ Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach A Not Entirely Benign Procedure: Four Years As A Medical Student by Perri Klass Regards, Kareni 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyforlatin Posted August 23, 2019 Author Share Posted August 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Kareni said: I haven't read the Scarpetta series, but how about some non-fiction? I've not read any of these but have heard good things about them ~ Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach A Not Entirely Benign Procedure: Four Years As A Medical Student by Perri Klass Regards, Kareni Actually I should have asked for non -fiction as well. Funny enough Dd borrowed Stiff during the same time as the Scarpetta marathon and has really enjoyed it. Thanks for the other books, I'm going to see if our library carries them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumto2 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 On 8/14/2019 at 7:49 PM, Æthelthryth the Texan said: I second the Reichs series. I felt like the Scarpetta series got sort of dark - on the protagonist’s end- as the series progressed and I had to stop reading it. Maybe Jeffrey Deaver- I cant remember how good those were. I just know in high school and early college I had similar interest to your daughter and those were all authors I read! Like everyone else I loved the first few Scarpetta books then they got sort of sad and dark. I used to really enjoy the Deaver books also. On 8/16/2019 at 11:33 AM, dmmetler said: SHe might also like Jonathan Kellerman-it's more on the psychological side of forensics, but has a similar feel to the earlier Cornwell books (I had to stop reading the later ones. I assume the author had a turn for the worst in her everyday life or something, because they really got bad-and for a series that takes place heavily in morgues, that's saying something). Faye Kellerman also writes mysteries, although hers are more the "police procedural/amateur sleuth" variety. Hers talk quite a bit about Orthodox Judaism, which makes them really interesting on another level. I recently went back I caught up on the Alex Delaware series and I never stopped reading Faye Kellerman’s Decker. Both series have actually held up quite well.......I love Faye Kellerman’s books and have reread the first few several times. fwiw.....another Reich’s fan. Another series I really enjoyed is Stephen White’s Dr. Alex Gregory. It’s another psychologist series which has now ended after like 20 books. The series became darker but nothing comparable to Scarpetta.😉 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1241240.Privileged_Information?ac=1&from_search=true 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanna1949 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 I loved the Scarpetta books, but it was probably more because of the Italian food references! I even bought the Patricia Cornwell's recipe book. However, I wouldn't recommend the books for teens. They were pretty gruesome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwik Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 I wouldn't recommend Cathy Reich's for younger teens either. Be aware Bones is very loosely based and as usual the TV version is pretty bad compared with the books. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumto2 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 I thought of another forensic mystery series which is far gentler than any of the ones we have been talking about so far. Sharyn McCrumb wrote a series of books about a forensic anthropologist back in the 90’s https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/135104.Sick_of_Shadows?from_search=true which I really enjoyed. No where near the detail as these are cozy mysteries. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 On 8/16/2019 at 8:25 AM, ClemsonDana said: I agree about the Scarpetta books getting weird, although I enjoyed the first several, and Kathy Reichs is also good. The Rizzoli and Isles TV show is also based on books - in the books by Tess Gerritsen. I enjoyed the first several Gerritsen books (and love the show), but I have not read the last few. Some of the ones I read I am not sure I'd be okay with for a teen, although it has been several years. Then again, several of the Scarpetta ones in recent years have been pretty dark and gruesome too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Books I loved in high school (and beyond): A Not Entirely Benign Procedure by Perri Klass Medical Detectives by Bernard Roueche ( true stories of investigations of outbreaks/public health mysteries) The Deadly Dinner Party (similar medical mysteries) by Jonathan Edlow Every Patient Tells a Story by Lisa Sanders Anything by Atul Gawande, especially Complications and Better. Anything by Oliver Sacks about Neurology...An Anthropologist on Mars, Awakenings, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat are three really good ones, all clinical neurology tales Similar to Sacks...books by Harold Klawans, Toscanini’s Fumble is one Jerome Groopman’s How Doctors Think Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies and the Making of a Medical Examiner by Judy Melinek The Making of a Woman Surgeon by Elizabeth Morgan (interesting from the perspective of a woman who was one of the first in her field) Fiction: Robin Cook’s medical thriller’s: Coma is the classic but there are a bunch The Andromeda Strain by Michael CrichtonThe Chemistry of Death and others in the series by Simon Beckett (forensic series set in the UK....pretty graphic but really really good) The Body Farm series by Jefferson Bass (series of mysteries by a William Bass and Jon Jefferson...Bass was the real life doctor in charge of the Body Farm in Tennessee which is the premier lab for forensic research, Jefferson is a journalist who he teamed with to write the books). (FYI, I’m a pediatrician. These were all favorites of mine in high school or since high school. A warning is that my Mom pretty much let me read anything so I don’t really remember if all of these are typically high school appropriate.) 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyforlatin Posted August 28, 2019 Author Share Posted August 28, 2019 Thanks so much, Alice, this will definitely keep her busy! I let Dd decide what she's comfortable reading, so I'm not too worried about what's appropriate for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumto2 Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 This week’s topic on the Book a Week thread happens to be Medical and Legal Thrillers. I thought I would put a link here because a couple of the links @Robin M provided are particularly helpful imo https://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/691514-book-a-week-2019-bw37-52-books-bingo-medicallegal-thrillers/ 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambam Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 On 8/14/2019 at 6:49 PM, Æthelthryth the Texan said: I felt like the Scarpetta series got sort of dark - on the protagonist’s end- as the series progressed and I had to stop reading it. I agree with this. I would definitely pre-read some of her latest books. Several of them were dark and disturbing. It might bother a teen. I stopped reading hers because of this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madteaparty Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Since non fiction has been suggested, a few years ago I read out loud with DS Do No Harm, a British neurosurgeon’s memoirs (I believe last name is Marsh). I recommend though it’s dark and sad. It’s clear a US doctor could not have written that book 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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