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Black Notice

Black Notice

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: One of the best books Patricia Cornwell has writen to date.
Review: I found this to be an outstanding book. I have read all of the Kay Scarpetta series of books and each one is a little better than the last one. They have all been real page turners. They are each self-contained but yet feed off of the previous books. I found Black Notice to be much more linked to her previous book, Point of Origin, than her books usually are. Black Notice was completely self-contained but, having read the entire series, I got something out of the book that someone else that had not read the series would not have gotten. Although they were well explained, I understood the references to Benton Wesley and Carrie Grethan and the history relating to Kay, Morino, and Lucy better than someone with no background into Kay's life. I would strongly recomend this book to anyone hooked on Kay Scarpetta. For anyone that has never read the writing of Patricia Cornwell I urge you to pick up her first book, Postmortem. I can assure you that once you start, you won't be able to stop untill you reach the last page of Black Notice.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Pretty good but the ending was disappointing
Review: I am a huge Kay Scarpetta fan but this one was a little disappointing. The story itself wasn't bad and it was nice to see Kay as a real person but the ending was wrapped up to soon. It is like the book went on and then WHAM! in the last three pages it was all over.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Not so Hot.....
Review: Could you just tell me when Kay is coming out already? And just how is it that every female Lucy is partnered with wants her hand in marriage? Poor Pete can't find a nice bowling alley babe, but Lucy has no problems here... As has been the case of late, I was disappointed by Black Notice. A very interesting case and intriguing departmental politics all go nowhere. I love Scarpetta and wish that Cornwell would return to old form; writing a true mystery and not a novel worthy of Oprah's book club. I am left with more questions at the very speedy end of this novel than answers (why did the killer's parents hide him? Why does Kay 'not love' her sister? Why is Lucy absurdly angry?? Isn't there one woman in Richmond who can appreciate Pete Marino? And when is Kay going to realize that she really is the perfect role model for her niece?) Let's hope the next one is better....

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Black Notice
Review: I have loved the Scarpetta series from Post-mortem. I was appalled at the foul language used throughout this book and the lack of a plot. I was hoping that this book would be better than "Hornet's Nest" and "Southern Cross" but I rate them the same. Point of Origin went back to her original writings but I'm not sure I'll read another. Very disappointing.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Okay, but not her best!
Review: Patricia Cornwell gives us yet another heroine tale of Dr. Kay Scarpetta. This book did not go into the actual crimes or the criminal but more of the personal life of the "good doctor" and her sidekicks Marino and Lucy. I look forward to every book of hers to hit the stands. However, this time I was a little disappointed. I have been disappointed by the last couple of books. The characters are not as strong and the same story keeps repeating. I can almost predict what is going to happen. This book seemed to contain a lot of detail, meaning research was done. I have to admit that Cornwell does excellent research. Cornwell writes so that I have to read the book. I can't sleep until I am done. I usually read an entire book of hers in a couple of hours. Not a lot of authors can do that. Reminder to all of those out there who have not read previous books by her... start at the beginning of the series (with Postmordem) and continue down the line. It makes the stories more interesting and easier to follow.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: The content was great until the end, it left me lacking.
Review: Normally I really like the Scarpetta series, but the last two have not been up to par. The ending of Black notice, was not up to her talents of writing. It was like she got tired of the story line and left it hanging. I'll try one more time before I quit the series.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: just not up to her previous books
Review: Cornwell's earlier books were much better written than this one. I wish she would go back to the days when her books were based on real crimes committed in VA. Those were her best books. Also, her work needs better editing. There are typos throughout, and somebody from Richmond (i.e., Cornwell) should know how to spell Shockoe (NOT Shockhoe). Plot seemed contrived.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Cornwell is snorkeling again. I want her to scuba-dive!
Review: The feeling I had while reading Black Notice is that Cornwell has created this intriguing, fascinating world, but she's floating up above it looking down. She refuses to swim down close enough to really take in--or convey--the details. Any tidbits we did get seemed like they came off of some master Cornwell checklist. Sullen characters becoming more sullen--check. More superwoman deeds with a touch of stupdity to make it believable--check. E-mail as the source of all evil--check. You get the picture. I really think Amazon, B & N, Borders, etc. need to move Cornwell out of the mystery category & stick her in personal growth. There is no mystery to her books anymore. The last few have been more about Cornwell than Scarpetta. The ironic thing is she's even turning off some of her gay fans. Some friends of mine--a lesbian couple--haven't even bothered to get the last two books autographed. Even they think it's time for Cornwell to get off her soapbox and get back to plots with substance. Logical, gratifying endings would be nice, too.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: The ending was a let down.
Review: I really looked forward to reading this book and it grabbed meright from the start. I thought the ending was disappointing becauseKay is much to smart to have opened the door. I also thought there were a lot of unanswered questions like.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Over-the-top
Review: I know this is fiction, but Kay's world just isn't plausible anymore, and it threatens to overwhelm the strong forensics and the whole series. She hasn't got a single real relationship. If a person were treated the way she treats Marino, that person would be long gone. Her relationship with her niece consists of bickering. Her relationship with her sister consists of juvenile nagging with a major breast fixation thrown in. Her relationship with two of the other females in the story, Bray and Anderson, consists of nagging, bickering and at least with Bray, more breast fixation. Scarpetta's confusion and grief over Benton, who she didn't even seem to love in the last two books, ring false and Cornwell seemed to struggle to present profound grief. The result is a very slow and choppy and messy first half, where Kay comes across as lost and on the verge of losing her grip. Cornwell is going to have to decide if she's writing for us, the Scarpetta readers, or herself and her own personal explorations. While this writing-as-therapy is fine, it's not what Scarpetta has been about. The grandiosity Cornwell feels compelled to shove at us has her chief medical examiner a professor, a consultant for the FBI, a consultant for the ATF, on the staff of the new forensics institute and now, a consultant for Interpol. Give me a break. Nuclear terrorists, biological terrorists, homicidal millionaires and now, a hairy homicidal millionaire, the Loup-Garou. While I enjoyed the forensics around the Loup-Garou, the fact remains, NOTHING is normal or real in Kay's world anymore.


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