Good story and narrator.. I liked the main characters, and would be interested in reading more about this pair.

Dark Path by Melissa F. Miller pulled me in from the beginning. I enjoyed the character of Bodhi King from previous books and was excited to one featuring him as the primary character. Andrew Tell did a great job bringing the characters to life in this book. He added the right emotions and was easy to decipher which character was speaking. Thank you #NetGalley and #Orange Sky Audio for letting me listen to this book.

An excellent start to a new series. The story was interesting enough to hold my attention while the narrator did an excellent job of portraying characters and emotions. There are so many forensic pathologist series that I was not sure about starting a new one, but Melissa Miller has developed Bohdi King into a series to be followed.

This is my first story by this author but I thoroughly enjoyed it so it will not be my last. This brought Bohdi King, a Buddhist pathologist who had retired after too much publicity to the Florida keys and a retirement community that is a supposed non-denominational church run facility has too many deaths and they are determined to be a "cluster." All are Cuban and Catholic and not of the "faith" that runs the facility. They are all found with "terror" on their face in the morning. Explain that one! Along with the feisty Cuban-American Felicia Williams, who her superiors think cannot solve this mystery, she and Bodhi set out to figure out what is happening on this island retirement community. I really enjoyed this one and hope to grab more of this author's releases in the future.

**Received this ARC for review in audio form from the publisher via NetGalley**

Melissa F. Miller is a skillful writer. She created an atmosphere that was all encompassing. However, halfway through the book I realized that I just wasn't interested in where this story was going. I continued reading and found the conclusion to be satisfying.

Really enjoyed listening to the audio book of Dark Path. I love to read and and now trying out audio books for more variety. The narrator was excellent and brought the story alive. I hope to have more Bodhi King novels to listen to in the future. Thanks to NetGalley, Melissa F. Miller and her publisher for letting me listen to the audio book Dark Path!

Dark Path by Melissa F. Miller introduces the reclusive, forensic pathologist Bodhi King. Bodhi retired after a high profile case but is pulled out of retirement to help investigate a cluster of unexplained deaths at a retirement home in the Florida Keys.
Bodhi King was an interesting character and his investigation of the mysterious deaths was intriguing and developed well over the course of the story.
I felt the pace of the story was fast, but easy to follow and the reading by the narrator was enjoyable. I will definitely continue the series.

Thank you to NetGalley and Orange Sky Audio for the opportunity to listen to this audiobook and give an honest review.

This is the first book in a series featuring retired forensic pathologist Bodhi King. Bodhi is called to island/retirement home in the Florida Keys to help look into a cluster of unexplained deaths. Bodhi King was a well-developed character and the story/mystery was solid. As a biologist, I found the details of Bodhi’s investigation interesting. As a person who grew up Catholic, I found the integration of Buddhism, Catholicsm, Santeria, and prosperity theology (practiced by the pastor of the church that ran the retirement community) interesting.

I thought this book was good. I will plan to read or listen to the next in the series, as I think that (assuming the mystery is good!) in which I will enjoy the development of the main character.

I listened to the audio version of the book. The narration was excellent.

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First audio book from Net Galley. Enjoyed the narrator . Expected some romance to be weaved into the plot. Good book but not something I would listen to in the future.

I received an advance reader copy of this book to listen to in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

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Dark Path is the first book by Melissa F. Miller that I have read and I enjoyed this read and found the main character Bodhi King likeable and different.
Bodhi is a retired forensic pathologist who is called to consult on a series of unexplained deaths at a retirement home. Each death has resulted in the same type of strange facial grimaces on the victims faces linking them all as unnatural and suspicious deaths. The race is on to uncover the method of murder and the killer before more deaths occur.
Bodhi is a Buddhist and I enjoyed the diffent religious beliefs that were blended to similar beliefs through this book at the beginning of each chapter through quotes relating to both religions featured.
We also meet Felicia Williams who is a female detective of Cuban American nationality and loved how she worked hard at proving herself both as a female and a detective in a career where she is not believed in to be good enough to solve this kind of case.
I wasn't too sure of the ending of this book which is why I rated it 3 stars but will be checking out the next book in this series.

While this is the first book in the series, it felt more like you were jumping into the middle without the backstory. The plot focuses on a cluster of deaths at a nursing home in Florida. There’s a little bit of Buddhism, a little Cuban history, a little bit about Catholicism and a few murders to solve.

While the book is OK, I just didn’t find myself wanting to know who did it or why.

Andrew Tell is the narrator and does a terrific job.

When a cluster of unexplained deaths occur in a assisted living island complex they call in ex forensic pathologist Bodhi King. Each victim has a grimace of terror on their faces and leaves the other residents terrified. Bodhi has several theories before he solves the case.

3.5 stars, rounded up
This is the first book in a new series with Bodhi King as the main character. Bodhi is a “retired” forensic pathologist. He retired from his position after the overwhelming publicity due to his discovering the reason for a group of unexplained deaths. Now, he is called to consult on another cluster of unexplained deaths. This time, the location is an assisted living in the Keys. And all the victims have died with grimaces of terror on their faces.
Bodhi was a well developed character. A practicing Buddhist, he stands in contrast to the church behind the retirement community. That church, with Brice Smith as the pastor, touts a version of “prosperity theology”. And then there are the victims, who don’t belong to that church but are Roman Catholics. Bodhi wasn't the only well developed character. Detective Felicia Williams is Cuban American and knows she’s been handed the case as her bosses believe she’s incapable of solving it.
I enjoyed that each chapter starts with both a Buddhist and a Biblical quote that provide similar thoughts. In fact, the contrasting religions play a large role in the story.
I wasn’t quite sold on the ending, but the story was enjoyable enough that I would seek out the second book in the series.
Andrew Tell was a good narrator.
My thanks to netgalley and Orange Sky Audio for an advance copy of this book.

I listened to the audio of this book and th narration was pretty decent. This story was good and it was an interesting mystery about the suspicious death cluster. The idea of that being something someone could specialize in (although I found it hard to believe that Dr. Brodie King was such an “expert” after solving one suspicious death cluster). There was a lot of religion in this book but it was interesting to see several different takes on religion, There were times this story dragged a little for more and struggled to keep my attention, but in general I did enjoy it. Bodie King is an interesting protagonist with his expertise in pathology and dedication to a simple Buddhist life.

After reading many, many criminal mystery books over the years I have almost seen it all. Most books that sit within the genre fit a familiar trope - there's the amateur sleuth (someone not connected to an official police role solves crimes), the cosy mystery (usually set in a small community), the ever popular hard-boiled detective (a tough, cynical crime fighter - closely associated with film noir) and others.

In this book, Miller has managed to inject a freshness into the criminal mystery genre in the form of Bodhi King - a retired forensic pathologist turned buddhist monk who is drawn back into the investigative fold. I have don't think I've ever seen a book mesh eastern philosophy with police procedure but in this instance it worked!

I appreciated the little moments of humour dotted throughout the book that lifted it from the usual serious tone, however this began to grate on me as I got further into the story. I was confused when the plot became more cosy and fluffy and less forensic and procedural. The story began with strong elements but then began to peter out until the final lacklustre resolution. I was left satisfied with the character development but wanting more from the plot.

I found the narration to be high quality. It was easy enough to tell the characters apart, although if was being picky, I would have liked some more nuance in the portayals.

Overall this was a strong take on a well-worn genre and I enjoyed the characters in particular.

This is the first in the series and I had an audio version of this book. I knew very early who the bad guy was but that did not diminish the mystery. I found the premise interesting, the Buddhist proverbs at the beginning of the chapters thought provoking, and the characters interesting.

My husband and I look forward to more Bodhi King stories.

The narrator was very good.

I am not required to leave a positive review.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced audio book in exchange for an honest review.

3 stars.

Meh. I felt like even thought this is the first book in a series there was a bigger pre story with Bohdi King and why he retired. Instead a few sentences mid book allude to a big career ending brouhaha.

A mega church owns an island in the Florida Keys. Multiple deaths happen at the church owned assisted living facility. Bodhi is brought to town to help figure out what is happening. Not sure how anyone finds Pastor Scott compelling.

The narrator was good and pleasant to listen to.

Forensic pathologist Bodhi King retired from his chosen profession after a series of unsolved deaths muddied his good name. Now, he’s called back into action when a series of unexplained deaths plague a small Florida island.The Island belong to the Golden Island Church, a secretive and reclusive group. The dead and dying have secrets that some would rather never see the light of day and it’s up to Bodhi to uncover the truth, and perhaps restore his good name. Tell reads the text very slowly, but I sped up the play back to 1.5 and it was fine

Dark Path by Melissa F. Miller was a story I was not sure I would like but after listening to it I am glad it is going to be a series. I will definitely be looking forward to more books in the Bodhi King series.

My thanks to Net Galley and Orange Sky Audio for allowing me to review this interesting new series.

Dr Bodhi King is a forensic pathologist and practicing Buddhist called to solve a death cluster in a Florida nursing home. What he finds is a mysterious church involved along with some religious secret practices .

I enjoyed this audio and finished it in two days. Interesting characters drew me right in, along with learning aspects of the Buddhist practice.

My only negative remark the how of some of the residents died. Was a bit far fetched but I am interested in trying another book in the series.