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Summary: KAY'S BACK
Review: Excellent follow up to POINT OF ORIGIN. It's good to see that Kay is human after Benton's death. Not sure about the very-cardboard-too-good-to-be-real Agent Jay though, that will be very interesting.
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Summary: An eloquent interweaving of past, present, and future...
Review: This is perhaps one of Cornwell's best attempts yet. Too bad the New Yorker's can't appreciate it. This is a mature mystery writer, who has mastered the art of suspense, intrigue, and delicately sprinkled a taste of Dr. Kay Scarpetta's past into Black Notice. None of the characters were ill-defined or out of place. Thanks, Ms. Cornwell, for hitting stride on this one. I loved it!
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Summary: A very good read.....delightful
Review: Patricia Cornwell has done it again. She has outdone herself....I read this book in a day and a half. I couldn't put it down. I highly recommend this book but if you haven't read the entire Scarpetta series. Read them in order you'll enjoy it all the more.
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Summary: Been there, done that...
Review: Imagine escaping death at the hands of a crazed killer, not once, not twice but over and over and over again and still making the same stupid mistakes. Perhaps Dr. Kay Scarpetta has a death wish... Why would someone trained to deal with death not know all the stages of mourning, and not seek counseling?Why is it such a big deal that Lucy is gay and why is she protrayed as such a loose cannon?To say I wasn't at all pleased with this read which was slow going until the halfway point would be an understatement. Unless Dr. Scarpetta and her niece get some psychiatric help, I won't be following her exploits any more.
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Summary: Definitely one of Patricia's Best!
Review: I think that this book was just about the best Kay Scarpetta novel I have ever read. It was a quick read, and I couldn't seem to put it down! The research Patricia Cornwell does for her books amazes me, and she writes with an insight that only she could have. Thumbs up from me.
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Summary: The true "Scarpetta" has stepped forward!
Review: This book reminds me of Cornwell's earlier works in this series which I liked very much. Her last 3 books however have left a bad taste in my mouth. I was delighted to see the end of the "Carrie Gretham" influence and had much hope for this new book. It was a good book, but I think Patricia Cornwell is sick of the series and wants to move on. Why do writer's get so angry at the characters who made them famous? It's almost as if they are jealous. Obviously it's time to say goodby to Kay Scarpetta.
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Summary: VANTASTIC!!!!
Review: My7 boyfriend bought this book for me...I was NOT^ able to put it down. Really keeps you in suspenders...Whoever thinks that this book is not as good as Cornwells previous better reread this book. I have given to another person and she is just about done with it. She got it this morning...Patricia Cornwell has not let anyone down with her Dr. Kay Scarpella writings...She has gotten to be a more thorough writer, more indepth. She also shows that Scarpella has felings outside of the morgue and her office which I feel is an important subject. She shows that death even close to you can be unnerving but she also shows that you must continue with everyday life no matter how gruesome it can be...I HIGHLY recommend this book!
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Summary: As usual, brought the characters to life.
Review: Though this book is a birth of Benton's sadistic murder, and could not exist without that having taken place, Benton's absence creates an emptiness throughout the entire story. The underlying fact that he is no longer part of the series is ever present. I feel that his death was a deadly mistake on the part of Patricia Cornwell and the idea that after Benton, Kay could be involved with a shallow, much less sophisticated playboy is absurd and so out of character for Kay. I feel that the only redeeming circumstance would be to somehow bring Benton back with the invention of a plot that was formulated to stage Benton's death. Even the DNA can be wrong. Given the many other inconsistencies concerning age and other facts in all of the books, for a writer like Ms. Cornwell, it would certainly be possible. The series can never be the same without Benton. He and Kay were soul mates, each unique and independent yet, so perfect when they were together. Considering this turn of event, Ms. Cornwell may have lost one of her greatest fans.
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Summary: Very much aniticipated, didn't leave me dissapointed.
Review: I've been waiting for who knows how long for this book to come out, and I read in in two days...I was so happy to get back into the lives of Kay, Lucy and Marino....I know this will probably never happen, but wouldn't it be nice if Marino's arguement that possibly Benton isn't dead and is just caught up in some secret government thing is true?..I followed the story line well, and was pleased to see Cornwell be realistic in Kay's greif over Benton, even while she's sleeping with Talley. By the way, for some reason I do not like Talley, and feel that if Benton's not coming back , Kay should get with Fielding. The only thing that upset me about this book is no Epilogue. I want to know what happened to Loup Garou, with Lucy and Jo and what happened with Taffey...We need another book quick, Cornwell!
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Summary: Enable to put it down - but left me with questions!
Review: The book was great and I love Kay and the rest of the group, but felt there were to many questions unanswered and why is Kay having a love affair with someone she just meet the day before!!
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