I finished A Whispered Name the other night and thought it was a really good read. Not what I would normally select but it's nice to have a change. Althought the story was ficticious (sp?) it brought to life how things were during WW1 including being shot for desertion, without being too graffic. The story slipped easily between the past and the present without being confusing and has left a lasting impression.
Now on to Keeping The Dead by Tess Gerritsen.
She's Pilgrim Hospital's most unusual patient, and on this Saturday night a media circus is gathered to record every minute of her visit to the X-ray department. Crammed into the small CT scan room are reporters, TV cameras, a select group of mediacal technicians - and forensic pathologist Maura Isles.
Maura is there because the patient being scanned tonight isn't alive. She's probably been dead for centuries. She is, in fact, a mummy.
As the CT scan proceeds, everyone in the room leans in close - and gasps in horror as an image of a bullet is revealed. Maura declares it a possible homicide and call in Detective Jane Rizzoli.
When the preserved body of a second victim is found - and then a third - it becomes all too clear that not only is a maniac at large but he is taunting them. And that, unless Maura and Jane can find and stop him, he will soon be adding yet another chilling piece to his monstrous collection...