Bodhi King Books

In Dark Path, Melissa F. Miller brings back Bodhi King, the unflinching Buddhist forensic pathologist from Improper Influence, her USA TODAY bestselling legal thriller in the Sasha McCandless series.After solving a series of unexplained deaths in Pittsburgh several years ago, Dr. Bodhi King retreated from the limelight. Now, he's called out of early retirement to help investigate a death cluster on a private island in the Florida Keys. Relatively healthy residents of a nursing home are dying in the middle of the night, expressions of terror etched on their faces.Reluctant and cautious, the devout Buddhist soon finds himself in the middle of a maelstrom of anger, blame, and death. Members of the Golden Island Church have a furtive agenda to protect. The dying Cuban-Americans have long-held secrets of their own. And everyone seems to have a reason to stop Bodhi from bringing the truth to light.

An overdose epidemic, a girl who’s supposed to be dead, and a chance encounter with an old flame land forensic pathologist Bodhi King in the middle of a high-stakes crime ring. Bodhi’s honored when he’s invited to present a paper at an international forensic pathology conference. And he’s stunned when he learns his former girlfriend is a fellow panelist. It’s been more than a decade since Bodhi broke Eliza’s heart, and his behavior weighs on him. He convinces her to join him for dinner in the Quebec countryside so he can make amends. Returning to the hotel after their meal, they see a dazed young woman, barefoot and mute, standing by the roadside. She has no memory of who she is or what's happened to her. Bodhi and Eliza put aside their past to help the shattered woman reclaim her life. In the process, they discover the horrifying truth about an overdose epidemic plaguing the region. The knowledge paints a target on their backs. As a Buddhist, Bodhi follows a path of nonviolence, but his faith will be tested when Eliza’s life is on the line.

Forensic pathology consultant Dr. Bodhi King arrives at a secluded Buddhist monastery for a much-needed silent retreat. But his respite is interrupted by the discovery in a nearby field of a corpse of an unknown man. The puzzle of his death is compounded when Bodhi finds a trunk in the basement of the monastery containing anonymized personal effects, a weapon, and journal written in code. And, if the monks or their visitors know anything, well, they aren't talking. It's up to Bodhi to solve a murder with international implications. Hidden Path is the third book in the Bodhi King series of forensic thrillers by USA TODAY Bestselling Author Melissa F. Miller. Other titles in this series are Dark Path (Book 1) and Lonely Path (Book 2).

DNA evidence doesn’t lie. Except when it does.When a man is murdered in his bed, DNA evidence conclusively identifies the killer. The only problem? He’s currently serving a life sentence for murdering the man's wife more than six years earlier. The medical examiner's office turns to forensic pathologist Bodhi King for help. But Bodhi's conflicted: he worked on the original case before his retirement. As Bodhi untangles the web of evidence, his quest for clarity calls his former colleagues' work into question and leads him down a dangerous path of secrets, lies, and violence. And his commitment to the truth may prove fatal.Twisted Path is the fourth book in the Bodhi King forensic thriller series by USA Today bestselling author Melissa F. Miller.

When a corpse surfaces during an archeological dig, Bodhi King’s in the wrong place at the wrong time. Bodhi tags along as his girlfriend’s plus-one at a convention of small-town police chiefs. While Bette is learning the latest in law enforcement advancements, Bodhi plans to meditate in the resort’s Japanese garden and hike its verdant trails.Instead, he ends up helping archeology Professor Davina Jones determine how, why, and when someone buried a woman near the cabin of a post-Civil War sharecropper. As the circumstances around the dead woman’s demise come to light, the secrets of the past threaten to unleash destruction in the present.Undaunted, Davina and Bodhi work the cold case, even as it heats up to a boiling point. Cold Path is the fifth book in the Bodhi King forensic thriller series by USA Today bestselling author Melissa F. Miller.

The Buddhist precept of avihiṃsā or ahimsa calls for the reverence of all living creatures. Forensic pathologist Bodhi King’s efforts to walk this path might just get him killed. Bodhi’s restorative solo camping trip to the Chesapeake Bay takes a sad turn when he comes across a dead bird on the beach. Then another. And another. When he reports the avian deaths to a ranger, he learns there’s been a mass die-off. The ranger enlists Bodhi to autopsy the birds over his objections that he’s not a veterinary pathologist. Bodhi discovers that the birds are dying from lead poisoning, an unexpected and puzzling cause of death. As he probes to find the source of the toxin, he stumbles on to a smuggling ring. He ingratiates himself with the smugglers to learn the details of their operation and bring them to justice. Will he succeed or has he flown too close to the sun? Flight Path is the sixth book in the Bodhi King forensic thriller series by USA Today bestselling author Melissa F. Miller.

Once set in motion, the wheel of the truth cannot be stopped. Forensic pathologist Bodhi King has an international reputation as the expert to consult when there’s an unexplained death cluster. So he’s not surprised when the call comes in about a troubling spate of deaths in a remote town on the U.S.-Canadian border. He is surprised when he arrives in the tiny community tucked away in the mountains and every door slams shut in his face. The people there don’t want his help, even as their own are dying. It would be the easiest thing in the world to walk away, but that’s not the path Bodhi’s chosen to walk. So he digs into the town’s dark crevices in search of the truth. But what he finds will force him to confront his own beliefs about courage, compassion, and the sanctity of life and of death. Bodhi King returns in Chosen Path, the seventh book in the series by USA Today bestselling author Melissa F. Miller.

When the county medical examiner vanishes from the Florida Keys, a search of his home leads to Bodhi King. It’s been years since Bodhi’s heard from Joel Ashland, but he agrees to help the authorities look for the missing man—partly out of duty and partly out of curiosity. Bodhi's hunt propels him to Florida's sun-soaked Forgotten Coast, where he comes across the lifeless body of the missing medical examiner. His next discovery is equally chilling. Joel’d been investigating a potential death cluster. Was Joel killed to cover up the truth? And will Bodhi’s relentless quest for answers lead him to the same fate? Principled, unwavering forensic pathologist Bodhi King returns in Forgotten Path , the eighth book in the series by USA Today bestselling author Melissa F. Miller.

Vipassana: a Pali term that means to see things as they truly are. The Great Allegheny Passage, a 150-mile biking and hiking trail, runs from Downtown Pittsburgh’s Point State Park to the picturesque mountain town of Cumberland, Maryland. Bodhi King sets off to hike the length of the trail, certain that the unspoiled landscape, rolling rivers, and sweeping mountain vistas will soothe his weary soul and clear his clouded mind. For a while, they do. On the third day of walking, the forensic pathologist discovers an abandoned bicycle just off the path. Searching for its owner, he finds a full backpack, one cycling shoe, and, most troubling of all, a fresh blood stain in a tunnel. He detours to the nearest town to contact the authorities and learns a local woman has gone missing. Joining the search for Aurora Westin, Bodhi somehow finds himself leading a ragtag party of townspeople, through-hikers and bicyclists, and the town’s visually impaired, retired police chief. As the search party ventures further from town, dark secrets and old wounds surface. Bodhi’s team of volunteers all have their own agendas for finding the missing woman—not all of them righteous. Bodhi will be forced to take an unwavering look into the hearts of the searchers if they’re all going to make it out of the woods alive.