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I read it in 2 days - maybe a very few pages were a little boring; but most of it were great. (I skip the boring parts)
This book is about few days in life of a medical examiner and people surrounding her. I've read three Cornwell books. It was not a quarter so good as Tess Gerritsen fantastic novels with Isles and Rizzoli. I expected a detective story - I was totally wrong. Characters are flat, unsympathetic and boring too. The second one I returned to the owner after a few chapters.
I want a good criminal plot. I don't remember the names, but I know I finished the first one. I don't care about Kay Scarpetta, I don't know her, I don't want to know about her marriage problems or about her lesbian niece Lucy. "Scarpetta" is the third and now I'm convinced I'm finished with Cornwell for good. Boring, boring, boring. But criminal plot is a subplot and the murder is ridiculous and improbable.
Only Pete Marino has some blood in his veins.
I realized after I ordered the book that I had just finished reading it and really want Scapetta Factor. I am a Cornwell fan and this was true to her best form. Following Scarpetta is always exciting.
I haven't read Patricia cornwall in a while, I remember liking her books, but I did not like this one at all, could not get into it at all, one of the few books I have abandoned half way through.
I checked them out from the library. This book, I feel, Patricia focused so much on each of the main characters throughout the story that when she didn't tie things up or at least mention the issues had been "rectified".all we get is "six weeks later". I know that some of the reviewers had made comments about too much personal stuff and not enough "story". I felt that that particular story line went full circle, and letting Benton close it was good.
A good balance of character development and "crime story". After BlowFly I quit purchasing Patricia's series. Tried to read Predator but bleh. If she meant for the reader coming away from the book thinking that this happened, she did it poorly. So, I was left with disappointment again.
(I promised myself that I would not purchase them unless I loved them).I thought the old nemisis tie in was interesting as I liked that particluar book. I was also left wondering did the FBI and Benton work things out. Personally, the beginning of the series I was drawn in by her characters. However, I just wish that Patricia would let Benton and Kay put everything on the table and get things out. The book was also choppy and it skipped around alot.
This made it a little difficult to follow.Thankfully, I can say I did not purchase this book or her prior one. Same thing with Benton and Marino.Lucy and Jamie too. She spent so much time on these issues that I was dissapointed that she didn't give some closer.I stayed away for a long time.I guess it wasn't long enough.
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