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Summary: Blow Fly
Review: After considerable thought, I have come to the conclusion that Cornwell did not write this book. I can't fathom how as good an author as she, who has written so many very good books in this series, could come up with such a dog. This book plain stinks!
It has no flowing continuity, but jumps back and forth and around to too many different unimportant characters. All her previous books of this series I found I had much difficulty in putting it down; this book, when I put it down, I wanted to leave it there. I read about 40% of the book and floored it. Patricia, write your own books!!!
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Summary: Surprised
Review: I was really surprised, after reading the book, and then reading the reviews.......I loved the book...was one I could not put down after beginning. The only negative I found was that there was an awful lot of graphic, gory stuff that I could have done without. But, all in all, I am really glad I read it before reading the reviews.
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Summary: I'm so relieved
Review: I'm relieved that I finally finshed this book and also relieved that others felt the same way about it. I'm so disappointed in this book------I want to scream. All the time I wasted------picking it up, putting it down, picking it up again and finally able to finish it. I don't like to put books away without reading it until the end. But I was so disappointed with the ending of this book that I wish I had put it away without reaching that last page. I thought I was missing something----something was wrong with me. Then I read the other reviews and realized---I'm not alone.
I love Cornwell novels and especially enjoy the Scarpetta stories. I couldn't wait to read her newest book. I was surprised at how difficult it was to get "into" the story. I think I finally was able to follow it about 3/4 of the way through it----and by then I just plugged along to finish it. Then the ending------come on, Patricia, can't you do better than that??? All that time wasted, all that eagerness to see that saga finally end----all loose ends tied up nice and neat. And now to think there might be another sequel-----to not buy.
A real disappointing read------from an author who was at the top of her career. I'm so sorry she fell so low.
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Summary: You've got to be kidding
Review: Evidently Patricia Cornwell believes that content doesn't matter anymore and environmentalists everywhere should be up in arms that even one tree was sacrificed to print this book. Ghosts from the past are resurrected so that new characters need not be created, the plot is contrived, bloody and boring, Kay is almost beyond redemption and Lucy should be in prison. I will not read the next book if this plot is continued and I have read them all.
Kay Scarpetta fans everywhere need to send a message that we want the original tough, smart, forensic marvel back.
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Summary: A Disappointment
Review: I was very disappointed by the story line. This was not up to the usual standard of the previous Kay Scarpetta novels that were created. It seems the author is lacking ideas to continue the trials of Dr. Scarpetta.
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Summary: Oh Please!
Review: One of the most disappointing books I've ever struggled to finish. Characters that had been nicely developed in previous books were portrayed poorly. I believe, though I can't be sure, that there is an attempt here to tie up loose ends from a prior book. I didn't feel anything was tied up, just dusted off so that there could be another book about them. Yes, there is a clear indication that another volume about the Chandonne family will be forthcoming.No stars at all if that were possible. There was absolutely NOTHING worthwhile here.
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Summary: DON'T READ THE REVIEWS if you plan to read the book!!!!
Review: If you've been reading the Kay Scarpetti books you'll read this one, too, despite the negative reviews. I have not read it, but I am sending a caution to those who plan to read it to STOP READING THESE REVIEWS, or to only read a couple and then stop. Why? Because some so-and-so gives away a major plot twist, that's why. I appreciate people who don't like a book and express their reasons without spoiling the plot for the rest of us, but I have zero patience for those who must be the first to tell the world WHAT HAPPENED! Please think before you write reviews for Amazon. Some us want to discover the twists and turns on our own.
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Summary: Very good - ties up a lot of loose ends.
Review: I was leary of reading this because of all the negative reviews. My devotion to the series won out and I am really glad I read it. Cornwell takes a slightly different track, narrative-wise, in this book. We get to hear the thoughts of Lucy and Pete, as well as a few other characters. Through these narrations past behaviors are explained. Characters' actions in past books begin to make sense. As a result, I did not mind the trips the book takes down memory lane. Overall I felt they were very satisfying. This is definitely more of an action novel. Not much is written about science-wise. There are some stunning actions taken by some of the main characters and I can't wait to see what the consequences will be in future novels. Believe it or not, I recommend this one. Very satisfying.
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Summary: Very disappointed
Review: I couldn't wait to read this book.(I have collected every one). I felt that the whole book was a huge disappointment in every way. Expecting the reader to believe that Kay's nearest and dearest would have treated her in such a fashion was laughable. Patricia, you should have let sleeping dogs lie. My advise - borrow it from the library. You will have wasted your money if you buy it.
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Summary: Where are you going?
Review: I remember the time when the first "Kay Scarpetta" novel was on my coffee table and I couldn't resist to read one page, two pages, three pages ... until, like a drug addict ! I had to resist the temptation .... to finish the book in "almost" a few hours !! She was the incarnation of forensic sciences. She was the one (with Doctor Ryan of the BBC series Silent Witness) who later gave a female presence to crime scenes (think of all the tv series now) and, to me, Kay Scarpetta was a pioneer. Now, I am looking for her in the last novel written by P.Cornwell. She is there and at the same time she is not. I don't know if P. Cornwell wanted to write her book using the 24 Hours series structures. Imagine a screen divided into 4 parts and your have 4 stories narrated simultaneously. Where are you going Patricia ? I was asking myself. Where do you want to go with all that brutal language and cruel psychology ? NO ! That's not what makes a GOOD story. Don't need to read graphic perverse sexual aberrations (and I am open minded !), don't need to read gratuitous coarse language (don't worry, I use it myself). What I wanted was a solid plot, with intelligent crime solving techniques or hints, precise forensic presentations (notice please the plural). What I got was a implosion (not explosion!!) of old ideas, old plots, almost no surprises and a finale ,,, well that I had to read twice so I can realize that yes, I had understood the first time and, as we say in French, plouc ! fell like a rock in the water. Speaking of French, I am a French-speaking person and I was amazed, baffled, surprised, astonished and overall, I couldn't believe that there were so many mistakes in the French that was used in the book. I am no writer, so be indulgent with my English but if I were to write a book and get hundreds of thousands of dollars for it, I would check in a simple dictionnary that the word "cave" in French is a feminine word LA CAVE and not LE CAVE and that the word "imbecile" in French is written with an accent "imbécile" ,,, and I could go on ...
Sorry for the long post but if you want a suggestion Amazon, sell this book with a 50% off. That's its value , and I am so sorry for that.
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