Apparently this book is part of a series, which i didnt know at the time of buying. 
I've owned a copy of Black Notice for a short while and finally got around to reading it. 

The minute I started reading it struggled to get into it. 

I doubt this was its intention but it reads very YA. The over descriptions. I don't need to know the details of someone getting ready to have a shower or what soap they use. I don't need to know what draws they go into to find their undies. I don't need a break down of crime scene items (e.g this name brand torch perfect to find blood, urine and poo. I connected it too this cord that's connected to that.. ) 

The book feels quite sexist. The FMC thinks "they judge me cause I'm the only woman who can do this crime scene job" or im not like other girls mentality. She's supposed to be what.. 30..40 years old and she reads as a highschooler. Bruh..no. 

I got 49 pages in and aboustely hated it. But I forced myself to read the book. 

I get that i don't know cop talk/rules but woah..almost two pages of talking about being undercover, names, details and your witness/victim being undercover. I thought all that was supposed to be hush hush that not even your own mother knew you were undercover and here's two UCs blowing their whole covering in the front yard of their aunts house. 🤦‍♀️ 

Also..i get certain countries are notoriously known for being drug zones BUT my God.. where some of those remarks aboustely needed about those places? That kinda felt a bit problematic. 

I'm sorry what!? Since when do MEs take pieces of a dead body to a tattoo artist and say "identify this for me." The fk!? Isn't there rules about that!? 

And the assumption that those with tattoos are drug addicts or criminals! 🤦‍♀️ I get this book was released in the late 90s but fk me. That stereotype is so bad. 

The biggest thing I don't understand how this book is why is an ME playing cop and doing all the heavy lifting? There's a throw away line that says "i was a cop than a lawyer and now a medical examiner" doesnt it takes time to be one, let alone three. Look, i get it im not in the law field but like..I highly doubt a Chief medical examiner would go cross country to solve a case especially one that 99% takes place in her local area.