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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780425216255
ISBN number: 042521625X
Label: Berkley
Manufacturer: Berkley
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 528
Printing Date: September 02, 2008
Publishing house: Berkley
Sale Popularity Level: 2080
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Kay Scarpetta is starting over with a unique private forensic pathology practice in Charleston, South Carolina. And the death of a sixteen-year-old tennis star will usher in a string of murders more baffling—and terrifying—than any that have come before.
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Everyone in Kay Scarpetta's world is messed up and angry. Ms. Cornwell seems to have lost her character and supporting cast. The negativity from the characters permeates every page.
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I've read all the Kay Scarpetta books and while the very first four or five were excellent, these last few have really gone downhill. I don't like the way the characters have developed; they have all become self-absorbed and like another reviewer mentioned, they are all just weird! I couldn't keep reading this book and got bored with the dialog. I'm reading Scarpetta now and if it doesn't get better, this will be the last Patricia Cornwell book I'll purchase.
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This novel tests the loyalty of Kay Scarpetta followers. The third-person narration keeps the reader from getting close to the characters. We never get a feel for the killer--can't hate him, can't grudgingly respect the method to his madness, can't feel sorry for him; all because we know subsequent to nothing about him. Can't really care about the victims, either. Of the recurring characters, only Marino (and Rose, to an extent) has texture, and even that is unsatisfying. The writing is cryptic. I could go on, but the bottom line is, you can skip this one. Bad Girls Finish First
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I read the earliest Scarpetta books with enthusiasm and enjoyment; but after 4 or 5, it got too repetitive and I lost interest. After a long interim, I picked up this book to get reacquainted. What a waste of time---the storyline was incoherent, disjointed, trite. What else can I say? Someone needs to kill off Scarpetta.
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I normally pick up a Cornwell book featuring Kay Scarpetta and read it in a couple of sessions. This one was not a page turner; I had to struggle to read it. Too many loose ends, too many improbable explanations. I will most likely buy another Scarpetta but if it isn't better than this, it may be my last. There are too many good books to waste time on bad ones!
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