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Postmortem | Patricia Cornwell

so-so

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Elizabeth2 I‘ve had similar issues when reading series that started years ago. The Aurora Teagarden mysteries come to mind. Some don‘t age well. 2w

TheSpineView I agree with @Elizabeth2 some books just don't age well and with so many to read I can always find something better. 2w

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TheSpineView

Red Mist: Scarpetta | Patricia Cornwell

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Catsandbooks 👏🏼❤️ 1mo

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swynn

Body of Evidence | Patricia Cornwell

so-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

pick

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

Also audible

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Marmie7

Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner | Judy Melinek, MD, T.J. Mitchell

Still no bingo🙁 Good reading month still. Maybe April, I'll finally get a bingo😏 ##bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fabulous month!!! 8mo

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5feet.of.fury

Predator | Patricia Cornwell

so-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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Shemac77

Cause of Death: Scarpetta | Patricia Cornwell