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CSI: Miami #4
Riptide
The Miami Dade Crime Lab is called in to examine the body of a young woman who has washed ashore on an island in Florida Bay. Lieutenant Horatio Caine is quick to identify the probable murder weapon: a shark dart used by the navy as part of an experimental program to kill enemy divers. However, during the autopsy, Doctor Alexx Woods finds that the true cause of death was drowning; the dart was used postmortem. When another mangled body of a woman is discovered, Caine begins to suspect the worst. The unusual and violent nature of the crimes bears all the hallmarks of an organized serial killer -- sexual predation, a great deal of preparation and a disturbingly distorted worldview. Now, the lieutenant and his team must race to piece together all the clues to stop the murderer before they can strike again.
343 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published July 25, 2006
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About the author
Donn Cortez
37 books18 followersPseudonyms: Don DeBrandt & DD Barant
Donn Cortez is a pseudonym for Canadian author Don DeBrandt. Born in Saskatchewan, he currently lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. In addition to North America, his books have been published in Germany, France, Italy, and Russia. His influences include Spider Robinson and John D. MacDonald, among others.
He took a darker turn for The Closer, a hard-edged story about a serial killer hunting other serial killers.
His follow-up, The Man Burns Tonight (set at Burning Man) was more of a classic mystery. This was followed in rapid succession by five CSI: Miami tie-in novels and two CSI: Vegas novels.He has also contributed numerous pop-culture essays to BenBella’s SmartPop anthologies, on subjects such as Angel, Firefly, The Golden Compass, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, King Kong, the X-Men, Star Wars, and Star Trek.
He was the guest editor (as well as a contributor) to the essay anthology Investigating CSI.
Donn Cortez is a pseudonym for Canadian author Don DeBrandt. Born in Saskatchewan, he currently lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. In addition to North America, his books have been published in Germany, France, Italy, and Russia. His influences include Spider Robinson and John D. MacDonald, among others.
He took a darker turn for The Closer, a hard-edged story about a serial killer hunting other serial killers.
His follow-up, The Man Burns Tonight (set at Burning Man) was more of a classic mystery. This was followed in rapid succession by five CSI: Miami tie-in novels and two CSI: Vegas novels.He has also contributed numerous pop-culture essays to BenBella’s SmartPop anthologies, on subjects such as Angel, Firefly, The Golden Compass, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, King Kong, the X-Men, Star Wars, and Star Trek.
He was the guest editor (as well as a contributor) to the essay anthology Investigating CSI.
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June 24, 2018
This is really good, but really blunt. This goes deeeeeeep into what investigators have to do/ask and wow it can get personal. Brace yourself.
I can't speak for the accuracy of the science but it's at least thought out (unlike a lot of the show with a lot of lens flares and jump cuts).
I didn't like how this kind of made Wolfe and Calleigh mean/unthoughtful at times. Yes, Wolfe had problems but was always trying to grow. What show was the author watching? (This coming from the person who likes Wolfe the least.)
Finally Horatio is the greatest and no one can tell me otherwise.
Recommended 17+ for rape, death, sex clubs (non graphic), personal investiagions, and language. (I told you to brace yourself.)
I can't speak for the accuracy of the science but it's at least thought out (unlike a lot of the show with a lot of lens flares and jump cuts).
I didn't like how this kind of made Wolfe and Calleigh mean/unthoughtful at times. Yes, Wolfe had problems but was always trying to grow. What show was the author watching? (This coming from the person who likes Wolfe the least.)
Finally Horatio is the greatest and no one can tell me otherwise.
Recommended 17+ for rape, death, sex clubs (non graphic), personal investiagions, and language. (I told you to brace yourself.)
February 15, 2022
This is book 4 in the CSI: Miami tie in by Donn Cortez and in it Lt. Caine and his team face a very determined twisted killer. It starts with a young woman's body on a strip of land in the Everglades and sends Horatio and the team on a search for the truly bizarre...Latex, fetish wear, old movie costumes, dolphins trained for war, are just a few of the things Horatio, Eric, Calleigh, and Ryan become involved with to solve this case and stop a monster before he kills again.....
November 30, 2019
This was a pretty good story. I liked the ending.
May 5, 2024
Het team zoekt uit wie de mensen vermoord heeft die gevonden worden door mensen die aan het zwemmen waren.
Is dit het werk van een mens of een dier of mogelijk een monster?
Ik werd meegesleept in het verhaal en vond het moeilijk om dit boek weg te leggen.
Is dit het werk van een mens of een dier of mogelijk een monster?
Ik werd meegesleept in het verhaal en vond het moeilijk om dit boek weg te leggen.
October 20, 2017
talk about being a sociopath 🐟
November 13, 2021
I liked it, but it's like the show, but it a different perspective.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 18, 2012
Gestaltung:
Dem üblichen Layout der Buchreihe nachempfunden, ist auch dieses Cover mit einem Bild in der Mitte versehen. Das Logo prangt, wie man es von der Serie her kennt, wie ein Wiedererkennungsmerkmal über diesem.
Im Roman selbst findet man leider keine gestalterischen Besonderheiten.
Meinung:
Der Autor versteht es den Leser in ein für CSI Miami typisches Szenario zu werfen und alle Elemente der Serie auf das Buch anzupassen!
Auch dieser Fall war sehr vielschichtig und ich liebe es wie eine Ermittlung bei CSI immer in die unterschiedlichsten Richtungen führt, bevor man auf die Spur des Täters kommt. So weiß selbst der Leser schon vorher nicht, wer es ist, aber Vermutungen stellt man ohnehin andauernd an.
Besonders gut gelungen ist, dass auch wenn das Team bereits den Namen des Täters hat, man im CSI-Stil noch einen drauf setzt. Der übliche Showdown stand am Ende an und ich liebte ihn.
Die Hauptcharakter hat der Autor gut getroffen, so konnte man sich die Geschichte beim Lesen wie eine TV-Folge vor Augen führen. Kopfkino vom Feinsten für alle CSI:Miami Fans.
Dieses CSI-Buch ist auf jeden Fall gut gelungen, denn auch der Schreibstil war angemessen. Es wurde nichts ausgelassen, meine geliebten Untersuchungen wurden nämlich auch beschrieben.
Dieser Fall war definitiv anders und besonders spannend.
Fazit:
Gänsehaut pur. Der Fall war auf höchster Ebene ekelhaft, die armen Opfer. Dafür aber auch von Anfang bis Ende so mitreißend und die Ermittler haben einen nach dem anderen rausgehauen. Einfach köstlich!
Dem üblichen Layout der Buchreihe nachempfunden, ist auch dieses Cover mit einem Bild in der Mitte versehen. Das Logo prangt, wie man es von der Serie her kennt, wie ein Wiedererkennungsmerkmal über diesem.
Im Roman selbst findet man leider keine gestalterischen Besonderheiten.
Meinung:
Der Autor versteht es den Leser in ein für CSI Miami typisches Szenario zu werfen und alle Elemente der Serie auf das Buch anzupassen!
Auch dieser Fall war sehr vielschichtig und ich liebe es wie eine Ermittlung bei CSI immer in die unterschiedlichsten Richtungen führt, bevor man auf die Spur des Täters kommt. So weiß selbst der Leser schon vorher nicht, wer es ist, aber Vermutungen stellt man ohnehin andauernd an.
Besonders gut gelungen ist, dass auch wenn das Team bereits den Namen des Täters hat, man im CSI-Stil noch einen drauf setzt. Der übliche Showdown stand am Ende an und ich liebte ihn.
Die Hauptcharakter hat der Autor gut getroffen, so konnte man sich die Geschichte beim Lesen wie eine TV-Folge vor Augen führen. Kopfkino vom Feinsten für alle CSI:Miami Fans.
Dieses CSI-Buch ist auf jeden Fall gut gelungen, denn auch der Schreibstil war angemessen. Es wurde nichts ausgelassen, meine geliebten Untersuchungen wurden nämlich auch beschrieben.
Dieser Fall war definitiv anders und besonders spannend.
Fazit:
Gänsehaut pur. Der Fall war auf höchster Ebene ekelhaft, die armen Opfer. Dafür aber auch von Anfang bis Ende so mitreißend und die Ermittler haben einen nach dem anderen rausgehauen. Einfach köstlich!
May 14, 2008
I am currently reading CSI Miami: Riptide by Donn Cortez.
CSI Miami: Riptide
Donn Cortez
Mystery
343 pages
The Miami Dade Crime Lab is called in to examine the body of a young woman who has washed ashore on an island in Florida Bay. Lieutenant Horatio Caine is quick to identify the probable murder weapon: a shark dart used by the navy as part of an experimental program to kill enemy divers. However, during the autopsy, Doctor Alexx Woods finds that the true cause of death was drowning; the dart was used postmortem.
When another mangled body of a woman is discovered, Caine begins to suspect the worst. The unusual and violent nature of the crimes bears all the hallmarks of an organized serial killer -- sexual predation, a great deal of preparation and a disturbingly distorted worldview. Now, the lieutenant and his team must race to piece together all the clues to stop the murderer before they can strike again.
CSI Miami: Riptide
Donn Cortez
Mystery
343 pages
The Miami Dade Crime Lab is called in to examine the body of a young woman who has washed ashore on an island in Florida Bay. Lieutenant Horatio Caine is quick to identify the probable murder weapon: a shark dart used by the navy as part of an experimental program to kill enemy divers. However, during the autopsy, Doctor Alexx Woods finds that the true cause of death was drowning; the dart was used postmortem.
When another mangled body of a woman is discovered, Caine begins to suspect the worst. The unusual and violent nature of the crimes bears all the hallmarks of an organized serial killer -- sexual predation, a great deal of preparation and a disturbingly distorted worldview. Now, the lieutenant and his team must race to piece together all the clues to stop the murderer before they can strike again.
September 5, 2015
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Myslím, že nejsem jediná, kdo propadl kouzlu televizního seriálu Kriminálka Miami. Je to chytré, zábavné a sexy. Přesně to, co v dnešní době prodává a pokud se podíváme na počet odvysílaných dílů, je očividné, že stvořitelé seriálu jsou mistři.
Není jednoduché získat knihu a pak podle ní vytvářet reálný svět, který se hemží vědeckými mantrami a také nezapomenutelnými hláškami. Když se k vám dostane kniha, jejíž námět vás zaujal a vy byste ji rádi představili i širšímu publiku, berete si velký kus koláče. Zažila jsem ten pocit, když jsem na střední škole společně s kamarády předváděla moderní verzi Romea a Julie od Shakespeara.
Asi před měsícem jsem se konečně dostala do knihkupectví a objevila tam právě tu knihu, která odstartovala televizní show. Knížka Smrt pod hladinou od Donna Corteze, je nezapomenutelným zážitkem! Nebudu nic přikrášlovat, takže vám povím, že při čtení popisu napadení oběti, jsem si myslela, že to neustojím. Světlou stránku jsem objevila v Horatiových myšlenkách, které podtrhovaly silnou stránku jeho osobnosti.
Myslím, že nejsem jediná, kdo propadl kouzlu televizního seriálu Kriminálka Miami. Je to chytré, zábavné a sexy. Přesně to, co v dnešní době prodává a pokud se podíváme na počet odvysílaných dílů, je očividné, že stvořitelé seriálu jsou mistři.
Není jednoduché získat knihu a pak podle ní vytvářet reálný svět, který se hemží vědeckými mantrami a také nezapomenutelnými hláškami. Když se k vám dostane kniha, jejíž námět vás zaujal a vy byste ji rádi představili i širšímu publiku, berete si velký kus koláče. Zažila jsem ten pocit, když jsem na střední škole společně s kamarády předváděla moderní verzi Romea a Julie od Shakespeara.
Asi před měsícem jsem se konečně dostala do knihkupectví a objevila tam právě tu knihu, která odstartovala televizní show. Knížka Smrt pod hladinou od Donna Corteze, je nezapomenutelným zážitkem! Nebudu nic přikrášlovat, takže vám povím, že při čtení popisu napadení oběti, jsem si myslela, že to neustojím. Světlou stránku jsem objevila v Horatiových myšlenkách, které podtrhovaly silnou stránku jeho osobnosti.
November 8, 2012
This is the first CSI: MIAMI title I've read by author Donn Cortez, and I truly enjoyed it. In my opinion, Mr. Cortez does a much better job than author Max Allan Collins at characterization and getting inside the minds of both the CSI players and the people involved in the particular case.
The plot line of RIPTIDE is strange but believable, with a perpetrator who is obsessed with a merman from an old film. The only thing that kept this book from being a 5-star read was the ending, which, although plausable, was too quickly wrapped up in only a few sentences.
The plot line of RIPTIDE is strange but believable, with a perpetrator who is obsessed with a merman from an old film. The only thing that kept this book from being a 5-star read was the ending, which, although plausable, was too quickly wrapped up in only a few sentences.
April 28, 2013
This is the first CSI adventure I have read rather than watched and I really enjoyed it. The story had me hooked from the start (excuse the pun!!) and I read it in two sittings. The characters seemed really true to the ones on TV and I could imagine the story unfolding on the screen. Plenty of red herrings and just enough clues to keep you on the trail.
March 23, 2008
This is a really good book, but I warn you it is kind of gruesome. I read it in 4 days over Spring Break and I loved it, It is about 350 pages or less, so it is pretty long, but it is good! After you read it you can watch some of the CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) Miami episodes!
May 18, 2022
The best out of the lot Cortez has written. I still don't like the part where Calleigh calls Horatio H, or Horatio calls Eric by his last name. The names are very specific on the show (Yes I am obsessed). But the case in itself was nice.
It's the little things that annoyed me
It's the little things that annoyed me
February 21, 2009
As always, I'm addicted to the TV show and the books! It's horrible !!! Had me on the edge of my seat the whole time.
September 7, 2009
Really fun read! Creature from the Black Lagoon fans will get a kick out of it. Just as good as any episode, but more "adult" - many of the scenes just couldn't be aired on tv.
May 20, 2010
I enjoyed this as a light read though i think some of the dialogue between the characters are strange and maybe works better in the series then the books.
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February 6, 2011very good 5 stars
September 21, 2011
so far is great...
January 30, 2015
A fun read, good for fans of the tv show. Sometimes I think I actually prefer the cases they come up with for the books than the telly, as I don't tend to be able to solve them as quickly!
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