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5feet.of.fury
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Pickpick

I am liking that the series is heading now back into the crime investigation as the focus. Ending seemed like a bit of a rush job, but it was good.

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TheSpineView
Red Mist: Scarpetta | Patricia Cornwell
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Catsandbooks 👏🏼❤️ 2w
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ShelleyBooksie
Livid: A Scarpetta Novel | Patricia Cornwell
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Pickpick

Kay Scarpetta never disappoints! This one was about murder by microwave (not a spoioer) - very interesting.

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5feet.of.fury
Scarpetta | Patricia Cornwell
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After not been psyched about the last 4 (4!) installments & debating if I was going to continue the series this seemed to get us back on track. Yet another location but: The POV jumps weren‘t as jarring, we focussed on the case MORE than the interpersonal drama (which there was still plenty), Scarpetta focussed on her work instead of being up Lucy‘s behind &Marino had to deal with his issues.
Actually excited to see where they go from here.

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5feet.of.fury
Book of the Dead: Scarpetta | Patricia Cornwell
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Mehso-so

Kay Scarpetta #15
It was more intriguing than the last couple, they have yet again randomly switched locales, things get more serious in Kay‘s relationship &Marino hits rock bottom.
The murder was in the backseat to the continuing Dr Self drama & Marino‘s meltdown, I wish it would get back to more of the investigation vs character interactions.

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swynn
Body of Evidence | Patricia Cornwell
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Mehso-so

(1991) Second in Cornwell's series featuring medical examiner Kay Scarpetta. The mystery is okay, but Kay's police partner is a homophobic bigot with a heart of gold, which I guess you could get away with in 1991 but is now just .... no. I understand the author herself came out in the 2000s, so I'm curious about her motivation for writing such a character as a hero, but not curious enough to read another.

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm As someone with a brother that could be described as “a homophobic bigot with a heart of gold”, I can‘t say I understand her choosing that person as a hero, but I can understand how it could seem to her like she was writing a real person. I wonder if she was using the character to work through her own inner turmoil of how to view someone in her real life that held the same attitude? 5mo
swynn @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm Good question. Maybe ... or maybe she's using the detective as a voice for Scarpetta to react to, expressing a more inclusive point of view. Or maybe she has a redemption arc in mind for the character. I'd be interested to know how the character changes (or doesn't) as the series progresses -- and presumably its audience's expectations change. 5mo
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm That would definitely be an interesting character arc if that‘s what she does. I‘ve never read this series, so I have no idea whether it‘s worth it to read more. 😅 5mo
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Shemac77
Unnatural Exposure: Scarpetta | Patricia Cornwell
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Scarpetta almost seems likeable. Don‘t get me wrong, I love the character but she is trying.

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Shemac77
Unnatural Exposure: Scarpetta | Patricia Cornwell
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Also audible

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Yenya1954
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Patricia Cromwell knows how to write a very good book. Dead bodies, twisted logic and down-right evil can be discovered as you turn the pages. Intriguing and thriller aspects are everywhere you can imagine. 4.25/5

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5feet.of.fury
Predator | Patricia Cornwell
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Mehso-so

I was still excited to read this one, even tho the past couple were lackluster. after some meaningful Scarpetta/Marino interactions in the last book, their behavior distant &weird again. Lucy was a recovering alcoholic in the last 1, that storyline was abandoned &she had a random health scare that didn‘t get resolved & didn‘t make any sense out of her character arc. The crime itself was interesting but all the perspectives made the reveal slow AF

Helsky I remember loving the first books in the series. Then the writing style changed and I stopped reading them. 9mo
5feet.of.fury @Helsky agree. she changed the perspective starting at Blowfly & they have not been good since. The Last Precinct (right before it) was my favorite in the series. Before Blowfly I might have disagreed with some story choices or time jumps, but the books themselves were very cohesive… 9mo
Gissy And those hands? ✋ perfect👌 9mo
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