There was a lot going on in this book, as we have mysteries but these were also wrapped up alongside Cassie and Flyte’s day to day which got a bit much to keep straight in my head but didn’t spoil my enjoyment of the story overall. The pair together was the perfect foil for each other, and I really warmed to both characters (although it took me a little longer to warm to Flyte!). Flyte on the other hand has just moved to London and is finding it a little hard to fit in. She’s also a bit of a free spirit, not letting anyone or anything hold her down. Cassie is a little Gothic with tattoos, piercings and a habit of talking to the dead bodies she looks after.

Then the author added a bit of the supernatural, in the form of the dead speaking to Cassie, which made it a unique and memorable read.Ĭassie and Flyte are fantastic characters who on the surface you think are very different. First, we have our sleuth Cassie Raven, who’s a mortuary assistant rather than the usual either pathologist or police officer. I saw so many fantastic reviews for this book at the end of last year when I saw it was on loan through my library app, (because you know I don’t have enough books to review), I thought I had to read that!īody Language is an unusual crime thriller with a paranormal twist. Is her grief making her see things that aren’t there, or is her intuition right, and there’s something more sinister to her friend’s death than the ME thinks? Harbouring an innate distrust of the police, Cassie sets out to investigate and deliver justice to the woman who saved her life.įor fans of Elly Griffiths’ Ruth Galloway series and Kathy Reichs’ Temperance Brennan, Cassie Raven is the edgy new forensic sleuth on the block. Her friend and mentor, Mrs E.ĭeeply intuitive and convinced that she can pick up the last thoughts of the dead, Cassie senses that there must be more to the ruling of an accidental death. But this is the first time she’s come face to face with someone she knows on the slab. Ĭamden mortuary assistant Cassie Raven has pretty much seen it all. THE DEAD CAN TALK – WE JUST NEED TO LISTEN.

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