Some readers are aware of the Italian book known as The Comedy, The Divine Comedy, and/or Dante's Inferno written by Dante Alighieri. If you follow the link, you'll get all the information you need that isn't provided in Casey Hill's second book in the CSI Reilly Steel Thriller Series. (It should be noted that Torn is the Irish title with a different cover used for this novel.)
Reilly Steel, the American CSI in Ireland, must solve some gory murders with little to no evidence left behind. What do some spicy food remnants and some horse feed found in a footprint plus a strong definitive smell lingering at each scene indicate? There is a drowning in a septic tank to start things off and it only gets murkier from there.
The two homicide detectives Reilly works with feel stymied and frustrated as their boss continues to apply pressure to their investigation. The Dublin media nicknames the killer "The Punisher", and it isn't until the flamboyant London profiler arrives to set off the insults to the detectives while applying a meaningful method to the killer's madness that Reilly begins to piece together a few nuances to the search. One of her lab techs takes the investigation to a new level but is reprimanded and thanked at the same time.
Chris, the detective who helped Reilly in the first book, is again experiencing severe symptoms from a mysterious "disease". They're becoming more debilitating to the point where his job is affected. Reilly suspects they've come back, but there's also something else plaguing the detective and giving him a sharp edge to this investigation once they realize the defining reason for all the killings.
Although the Kindle copy of Inferno/Torn is fairly riddled with typos, namely missing or repeated words, it's a good story with unique subplots and plenty of forensic yuck and cool examination - if you like that sort of thing. I enjoy Reilly's personality which inhabits bold and vulnerable in equal doses. The reader senses and appreciates her commitment and determination to go beyond the borders of each case, to not give in to doubts or failures, and her attempts to keep peace in conflict. The writing duo of "Casey Hill" keeps peripheral characters interesting and brings compelling suspicions to the mystery along the way.
I recommend this series for those readers who enjoy good mysteries with forensic emphasis. Some profanity.
Father, please continue to bless Kevin and Melissa Hill for their efforts and may they know the source of all creativity. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.