New Orleans Requiem by DJ Donaldson

This is the second book that I read based on a pamphlet I picked up at Medford Public Library, "Dead Men Do Tell Tales," which was a topical booklist on forensic science.

I liked this better than the fabulously named A World the Color of Salt, which was by a different author and more of a cop book than a forensic one, in my opinion. I liked the relationships between the characters and their uncertainties about how to proceed versus the confident front they show the public and even each other. I liked the detail-oriented setting and character descriptions, although some details seemed lacking. One of the main characters has a dog, which is mentioned many times in the book, but we never find out what kind of dog it is or even what it looks like, except that it's "little." Little like a terrier? Little like a chihuahua? Little like a miniature mop mutt? It makes me think the author has never owned a pet personally.

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Edit: I just found the motherload of forensic fiction. Check it out at http://www.lcl.lib.ne.us/depts/bookguide/lists/forensicfiction.htm