The Angel of Death (YA)

The Angel of Death by Alane Ferguson

This book continues the adventures of Cameryn Mahoney, a teenager who is also the assistant to the local coroner. In this episode, Cammie is determined to get to the bottom of her English teacher's enigmatic death. The first book was The Christopher Killer, which was a great name in my opinion. Regardless of title quality, this is a new great Nancy Drew series for the CSI set.

Cameryn Mahoney ... Nancy Drew
Assistant to Coroner ... Detective
Single Dad ... Widowed Father
Dad is the Coroner ... Dad is a lawyer whose clients often have mysteries
Grandmother ... Hannah, the Drew housekeeper
Lyric, best friend ... George and Bess
Deputy Justin Crowley ... Ned Nickerson
Some sexual tension ... Ned was a basketball player & Nancy and Ned were obviously only interested in holding hands.

These are fun and fast reads, although I would love it if they came with a bit more science and forensics than they currently do. At times the language can be a bit heavy-handed with the metaphors.
"She knew folks in Silverton whispered about her all the time, under their breaths, their words falling like snowflakes only to melt beneath her resolve." (3)
"She tried to swallow down the hot broth of anxiety rising from her stomach." (208)

Grade: A-