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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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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? 4mo
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. 4mo
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. 😅 4mo
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Shemac77
Unnatural Exposure: Scarpetta | Patricia Cornwell
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Pickpick

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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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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5feet.of.fury
Trace: Scarpetta | Patricia Cornwell
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Mehso-so

In most Kay books the crime solving tech &villains are the focus. This had meaningful character interactions (❤️sometimes there are 0) but she consistently leaves huge emotional conflicts off the page &there‘s a big 1 here.

I cannot believe she named the villain Edgar Allen Pogue. He has a (fake) history with the characters as if we would not remember an Edgar Allen Pogue. PC, you have to leave these breadcrumbs. TLP/Lucy‘s plot becomes asinine.

5feet.of.fury The ending also completely fizzled out. & some the endings have been worth whatever shenanigans went on in the middle. 10mo
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Shemac77
Cause of Death: Scarpetta | Patricia Cornwell
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Pickpick

Scarpetta is just so annoying….but I have a soft spot for her

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Shemac77
Cause of Death: Scarpetta | Patricia Cornwell
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dabbe I could look at this picture all day. 🖤💙🖤 10mo
kspenmoll I love your photos! 10mo
Shemac77 Thank you so much! @kspenmoll @dabbe 10mo
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5feet.of.fury
Blow Fly | Patricia Cornwell
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Mehso-so

This was a weird installment (#12) the narration in prior books solely follows Scarpetta… this follows… well, everyone. Too many people. It cycled through each perspective so quickly that no real tension is built. Very odd. I hope she switches back.

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