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Christopher just needed a job to kill time the summer after high school graduation. He didn’t expect it to be in the morgue. Or that he would accidentally discover a murder cover-up. Or that his discovery would lead him to a full-blown investigation involving bribery, kidnappings, more murders . . . and his best friend. And he certainly could never have predicted that Tina—loud, insanely hot, ambitious newspaper reporter Tina—would be his partner. But all of that did happen. And Christopher’s life will never be the same.
With plenty of plot twists, red herrings, and dry wit, The Morgue and Me is a page-turning modern take on the classic detective genre. (from Goodreads)
This is the first of the YA books I have read for the summer. It is a nominee for this year’s Georgia Peach Award and definitely a good start.
Christopher (not Chris) is a classic example of “curiosity killed the cat” and “being in the wrong place at the wrong time.” He took the job in the morgue because he wanted to be a spy when he grew up. He figured he could learn something about forensic pathology while he was there.
When the first dead body arrives, he sneaks a look at the corpse after everyone has left and discovers that there is no way the guy died by suicide. So why did the coroner write up the death certificate that way . . . and where did all the money come from?
There are numerous possible suspects and I did not figure out all the twists and turns until the end. To me, that makes a good mystery.
Elaine Reads . . . constantly! 