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Summary: sounds plausable,
Review: I don't know if I agree with Cornwell on what she thinks in this book but her explaination certainly is plausable! Very compelling!
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Summary: Big fan letdown...again!!
Review: I almost stopped reading on page one when I realized Cornwell carried the use of the third person narrative into this book, too. It did not work well; it makes me think she's not writing these books anymore. And, when what's produced is ridiculous and boring, it solidifies that thought even more. I was surprised and confused about Lucy coming on to Rudy and that Scarpetta was barely in the book at all. I don't understand how intelligent readers are to accept that the Wolfman just strolls out of prison...blind, on death row, high security, etc. Ridiculous. I was tired of that character when he first appeared and am dreading the next book where I'm sure he'll take center stage. Also, to so quickly kill Bev without much story, to not share Jay Talley's ending with us, and to wrap up the story in about three pages? What a letdown. As a book editor myself, I am stunned that something like this went to press.
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Summary: A very long Epilogue and Prologue
Review: That's what I felt this book was - an epilogue from the last Scarpetta novel and a prologue for the next one.The cutting of the chapters was disconcerting. A chapter would end in the middle of a conversation and the following would begin with the next line in the same conversation - huh? The book is full of hints of things that had taken place over the past three years, but no worthy details. The details were spent on things I had long stopped caring about, like why Lucy left the FBI. The revisionist history of the big "twist" is insulting to faithful fans, and unless the FBI has access to the same Time Turner Hermione uses in the third Harry Potter novel, flat-out impossible. Borrow it from your local library and save your money to write letters of encouragement to Ms. Cornwell, since she obviously needs it for the next installment.
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Summary: Read Patterson instead
Review: I am disappointed I choose to read this before reading the new Patterson book. At least he can keep a character fresh and interesting. This book is awful. Patricia you are the reason I started reading mysteries. Hopefully you have already started the next Scarpetta novel and will renew our faith in you.
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Summary: Quick ending
Review: I have just finished Blow Fly by Cornwell. It kept me turning the pages. I was amazed at how well it was flowing and how I could visualize this book in movie format but the ending was quick and a lot of issues unresolved, I assume so we'll buy the next book, which I will. Hopefully, her and Benson can have more time to sort things out in the next book....?
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Summary: Don't Blow Your Time
Review: Over five hundred pages with some of the same creepy characters that were featured in the previous books, I did not like them then and I don't like them now. I was hoping to move beyond the Chandonne brothers. If you have not read the previous books the reader will be totally lost because Cornwell seems to be tying up a lot of loose ends from previous books. It seems ludicrous that after all the grieving Kay Scarpetta did for Benton that he gets resurrected. There is a big build up of events in this book, but the conclusion comes with amazing speed. It could not believe the story wrapped up so quickly. First time reader, go back and read an earlier Scarpetta novel; they were actually good.
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Summary: Some loose ends tied up, some more unraveled.
Review: I love Patricia Cornwell and I immediately rushed out to purchase this book as soon as it was available. I was hooked from the first chapter, as usual, and it was a wild ride into both new and old parts of Kay and Lucy's lives.
But, I have to admit that the entire thing with Benson really threw me. I was almost reminded of Kathy Bates in "Misery" when she spoke of the dime cliff-hangers with unbelievable twists.
I haven't quite decided if I want to go back and re-read Benson's demise...I think that I want to let the good guys prevail this time. Especially since Kay deserves to have her love by her side.
Other than that, I found Blow Fly to be another Cornwell roller-coaster that I didn't want to end.
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Summary: A waste of time and money...
Review: I used to love Kay Scarpetta but after this book... It is so bad that I can't even finish it... I put it in my garage sale box. Her non-Scarpetta novels were so bad that they belong there too. I am really so disappointed. I think Patricia Cornwell is tired, burned out, or lazy. She has definitely lost it. I can't believe she allowed this book to be published. It's an embarrassment to her and those who take the time to read it. She made her money on the Scarpetta character so I guess all is not lost for her. 0 stars is not an option... should be... even minus stars...
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Summary: Blow On By Fly
Review: This was the most disappointing book I've read in a long time. The only reason I finished it is that I kept hoping it would get better. Too many story lines, and none of the characters are really likeable. And with the sudden ending of this book (did you have a deadline to meet Ms.Cornwell?) I can't believe there will be another novel with the ridiculously boring Chandonne character. Enough is enough! Please, Ms. Cornwell (and your editor), get back to your old form and give us back the Kay Scarpetta stories that kept us up all night because we just couldn't put the book down.
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Summary: They keep getting worse
Review: I think Patricia Cornwell is trying to see how badly she can write and still sell novels. Her past few novels have been just incredible--the characters aren't believable any more, the story lines aren't wrapped up properly, and the material is just plain depressing. In this one the formerly righteous crime fighters turn into murderers, and all of the characters act like wimps who don't know right from wrong. I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone.
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