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Summary: Kay Scarpetta takes a very dark turn.....
Review: After waiting for another Kay Scarpetta novel, I couldn't wait to immerse myself in the world of murder, mayhem, and pathology. As usual, Cornwell takes us down the twisting path of an unsolved murder(s). She throws enough hints to make you think you know who the culprit might be, yet keeps you guessing throughout. As with all of the other Scarpetta novels, I thoroughly enjoyed the read...however, I found myself getting upset with the behavior of Marino, and Lucy definitely needs to see a therapist. She has always been angry at life, but in this one she becomes mad at the entire world. I kept hoping that Kay would get over Benton and move on...I was glad to see a new interest with Talley, and certainly hope he returns in the future. As with some of the other reviewers, I felt I was left hanging with the ending. Very little resolution, and it seemed that everyone was still in a state of depression or anger. Too many of the plot twists were superfluous, and I would have liked to have seen more character development of some of the newer characters - like Talley. Enough of the internal anger and angst...hope that Cornwell lightens up next go round and lets Kay have a little fun. The woman certainly deserves it. All in all, I enjoyed the book, great escape, loved the loupe garu plotline!
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Summary: Disjointed and abrupt
Review: Being a avid Patricia Cornwell fan I was a little disappointed with this creation. The character development was once again very discriptive but lacked continuity. I feel that Lucy's achievements are becoming a little far fetched and slightly unrealistic. Some characters for example Anderson and Jo seemed like add ons and afterthouchts. However it is a good read and as usual draws the reader in. However the ending was so abrupt, I was left feeling absolutely robbed and was dissatisfied, I felt there could have been a more intense ending than the one chosen.
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Summary: It would get none if that was available in the menu
Review: I loved Postmortem. I have read all her books hoping that they will return to that level. This one didn't, not even maybe! I highly suggest that you should skip it unless you have _nothin'_ else to read! What a waste of paper and time!
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Summary: I love reading Patricia Cornwell book's
Review: I have read all of Patricia Cornwell's books. I was not happy with Benton dying, but I do like Talley. I hope he will have a bigger part and their relationship go further in her next book. I could not put the book down until I finished reading it. I loved it.
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Summary: Not good.
Review: The "crime" got lost in all the "psycho-babble" about Kay's dead lover, her crazy (for lack of a better word) police friend and her gay niece. It was, "Oh, by the way, we did catch the killer". Her techinical writing is great and I enjoyed her first three or four books very much.Patricia, please go back to your previous style.
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Summary: Anxiously awaited, but still disappointed
Review: I could not put this book down until about half way through. I had to force myself to finish it. I thought Patricia Cornwell was back to her old self with this new book. Once Kay and Marino flew to France, it was time for me to fly the coop. I enjoyed so many of her previous novels. At least this book was better than Southern Cross, but not by much.
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Summary: Not up to her usual standards
Review: Cornwell seemed to be resting on her laurels with "Black Notice". I found the story to be disorganized and hard to follow. She introduces several elements, but then goes nowhere with them. I felt the story ended with several threads left hanging, or with forced conclusions. She would have done better to simplify the plot and leave out some of the extraneous story lines.
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Summary: disappointed with the ending
Review: I enjoy all the books that include Kay Scarpetta ..Black Notice was okay except for the ending which came in about the last 2 pages!! I would have liked to have seen a little more thought and supense in the ending to this one !! Hornets Nest and Southern Cross really left me hoping that Cornwell would bring back the Kay Scarpetta story line...Please keep her stories coming.
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Summary: BORING!
Review: This is the first novel I read in this series. I had heard great things about the other novels. I've read my share of mysteries and psychological thrillers to know, when I'm reading an exiciting, can't put this book down, book. This book was anything, but exciting. It was slow, tedious and it kept putting me to sleep. I couldn't read more than four or five pages, before I had to put the book down, because my mind wasn't on it. If this book is so boring, it makes me wonder about the beggining of the series. It didn't bother me that she is a Medical Examiner. I'm used to watching a British mystery series on A&E about a pathologist. I've watched an autopsy, so none of that stuff mattered. There was little plot and no character development.
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Summary: Always a pleasure, always waiting for the next one!
Review: I loved this one. Much better than the last 2 or 3 of the series (if I can use that word). At first I thought "No, not a werewolf story. Give me a break!" But, thank you for saving it. Even the new lover was a great idea. Someone at work said she wishes Marino and Scarpetta would get together, but NO, don't let that happen. They need each other's friendship. Besides, he's not on her level. Scarpetta just needs to find him a companion to mellow him out!
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