Alane Ferguson

On the payroll as an assistant to her coroner father, seventeen-year-old Cameryn Mahoney uses her knowledge of forensic medicine to catch the killer of a friend while putting herself in terrible danger.

A Forensic Mystery

The Christopher Killer

Amy Grieve

Cameryn's father is the coroner of their little town of Silverton, Colorado, a place where murder just doesn't happen. Cameryn wants a career in forensic pathology, so she asks her father if she can be his assistant to gain some experience, this seems like a good idea at first. 

Then, the Christopher Killer strikes again! And this time it's Cameryn's friend, Rachel, who is killed. Cameryn must now use all her forensic knowledge and quick thinking to find the killer... because the famous Physic, Dr Jewel is predicting that the killer's getting ready to strike again. Soon. And he has never been wrong so far... 

This book had me guessing from the very beginning and at some points the suspense was killing me. I even got some chills up my spine a couple of times. Lately I have been getting into the whole forensic science genre and I have been really enjoying it all. It keeps you stuck to the pages. This book would be good for someone who is just getting into the whole genre. Another great thing about this book is that it's the first in the series of a new collection. Well worth the read.

Lynn Braden

In The Christopher Killer, Cameryn Mahoney is hired by her father to become his assistant county coroner because of her interest in forensics and pathology. She proves herself quickly, but finds that this job may be more than she bargained for. When one of her friends is killed by a serial killer who leaves St. Christopher medals behind as his calling card, Cameryn realizes that the last thing she can do for her friend is to help find out who killed her. The suspects are many including a so-called psychic who has been tracking the case and the new county deputy who seems to have some kind of connection to Cameryn's estranged mother. Secrets upon secrets make this an interesting mystery, but it is not for the faint of heart. The forensic details presented in the story seem accurate but are also graphic. This is the first of a series of books by Alane Ferguson, and overall, is a very good middle grade mystery.

Celia Adams

Despite really not being into detective fiction and this whole science/forensic theme, I really didn't think this books was half bad. It wasn't torturous to get through and I was able to sit and enjoy myself with it.

The Christopher Killer A Forensic Mystery

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