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From America's #1 bestselling crime writer comes the extraordinary new Dr. Kay Scarpetta novel.
Bestseller Cornwell's 15th novel to feature Dr. Kay Scarpetta (after 2005's Predator) delivers her trademark grisly crime scenes, but lacks the coherence and emotional resonance of earlier books. Soon after relocating to Charleston, S.C., to launch a private forensics lab, Scarpetta is asked to consult on the murder of U.S. tennis star Drew Martin, whose mutilated body was found in Rome. Contradictory evidence leaves Scarpetta, the Italian carabinieri and Scarpetta's lover, forensic psychologist Benton Wesley, stumped. But when she discovers unsettling connections between Martin's murder, the body of an unidentified South Carolina boy and her old nemesis, the maniacal psychiatrist Dr. Marilyn Self, Scarpetta encounters a killer as deadly as any she's ever faced. With her recent switch from first- to third-person narration, Cornwell loses what once made her series so compelling: a window into the mind of a strong, intelligent woman holding her own in a profession dominated by men. Here, the abrupt shifts in point of view slow the momentum, and the reader flounders in excessive forensic minutiae. (Oct.)
Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information More Reviews and RecommendationsReaders of Patricia Cornwell's crime novels need a strong stomach, both for the gruesome details and the suspenseful turns of her plots. With medical examiner Kay Scarpetta, Cornwell created a cool and compelling heroine who repeatedly draws readers back for more.
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December 29, 2009: The Scarpetta series has always attracted attention and this one is no exception. Other than the idea that a well run morgue would in today's world still maintain records on a sewn binding book instead of computers, the plot is sufficiently intriguing to keep the reader enthralled. I have enjoyed some of the other books more but this maintains the Scarpetta image well. For those who have kept up with the efforts and work of the Dr. Kay Scarpetta series this one does not disappoint. For the first time reader there is just a smidgeon of back story that once you've read this one will entice you to read the prior books and look forward to the net one.
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December 23, 2009: I love this charactor. I read "Book of the Dead" first then found out there were more in the series. So I found more books. Now I think I have all in the series except "Scarpetta" and "The Scarpetta Factor". These of course are on my Christmas Wishlist. I started from the beginning and I am reading them in order. I enjoy reading about the cases as well as the way she changes in her relationships with the other charactors. If you like mysteries, you will enjoy this series.
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