Product Description
Lieutenant Horatio Caine leads a crack team of forensic scientists who investigate crimes amid the tropical surroundings and cultural crossroads of Miami. Together, they collect and analyze the evidence to expose the truth and to bring justice to those who often cannot speak for themselves: the victims.

Crime boss Kurt Wallace was fighting to hold his vast crime empire together -- until a few well-placed bullets ended the struggle. As a host of dangerous "business interests" move in to seize control of Wallace's piece of the Miami underworld, Caine's CSIs must piece together the evidence to discover who was responsible for the crime that all of Miami had a motive to commit.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 7 reviews)

pottymouth

I haaven't quite finished the book yet, but it so far is quite interesting. What disappoints me, is that the characters in the book don't connect very well to the characters the show has created. And in the show, no one hardly ever cusses. I am on page 64 and there have already been way too many cuss words......there are more in the first 60 pages than there is in the whole CSI:Miami series!!!! I am going to finish the book and hopefully I won't be disappointed.
May 04, 2008

Summer in the City (Which Means Murder)

One of my favorite CSI: MIAMI reads! When the leaders of a number of gangs in Miami start dying, it's up to Horatio and the CSI crew to figure out who's behind the deaths -- and the answer will surprise you! Another great, quick CSI read.
December 02, 2007

Mistakes again...

First of all, I really like the CSI series, even though I'm a bit concerned about how many spin-offs they'll produce. When I first looked into the novels and graphic novels, I was quite eager, since so much of the things I like about the series are to be found there. Yet, as I went through most of these books, most of them by Collins, I found again and again certain mistakes in the conclusions. As in this one, and not to spoil too much, additional information about an unknown DNA sample - the person is African-American - gets without any reason or explanaition conveniently transferred onto another unknown DNA sample, making a crucial connection. When I read that, I was stopped reading right there, went back in the book to check, then checked it again, but it still didn't add up.

I guess, it's possible that maybe I didn't understand everything right, or skipped these ultimately essential details. If that is so, and someone reads this and knows, please post something here and tell me. Otherwise, mistakes like that ruin the otherwise enjoyable reading experience
October 20, 2005

Weak book in Collins' CSI series

I have become a fan a Collins' CSI books. This one is by far the weakest of the lot. The plot is extremely far-fetched and not written in a way to make it at all believable. The ending is both predictable and laughable.

I was also disappointed in the character development. What has impressed me with Collins' other CSI books is the way he is able to further develop the characters that the television series has brought to life. He does nothing to add to any of the characters in this book and does little to show the personalities that the television series has developed.

I do recommend reading Collins' other CSI books if you enjoy either of the CSI television shows (or even to read them if you are not a fan of the shows because the books are decent stand-alone reads). But this one can be missed. It does not even come close to living up the standards set in his other books.
September 10, 2004

one of the best CSI books

I think Max Allan Collins has much more a feel of the Miami characters than he does for the Vegas ones. This book is very well written, and is very true to the series.
September 08, 2004

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