3.74 AVERAGE


Lucy is still the only person at the FBI that seems to have seen a computer before.

This was the one I stopped at when I originally read this series, and I very much remember why: it combines three elements of previous and later installations, namely someone politically trying to frame Scarpetta plus
Spoilerterrorism and someone threatening Lucy because lesbians
and makes a hash out of all three. Wingo is a welcome and poignant reappearance, as are the events of the very last chapter, which hint that Scarpetta may be able to finally move forward with her life and quit being so self-centered and snappish with everyone.

In related news,
Spoilerdid anyone wind up giving a fuck about the 9 random torsos in Ireland and Virginia? Because the end of the book kind of points to "Nope!"
.

I'm giving this series one more book to get its act together.

ok read...
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susanjbarrett's review

5.0

I love a Scarpetta novel!

If you like shows like NCIS, you’d probably like this book. However, I’d rather have the entire story line presented to me in 30 minutes to an hour via a show rather than a book. That last chapter (when the mystery is solved) was the most enjoyable, but prior to that I never found myself very invested in the characters or story line.

Can be read standalone, but I imagine the reader would be far more invested if starting at the beginning of the series. Perhaps that would make me more invested in the characters
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This was a really great continuation to the Scarpetta series. I only knocked off a star because I read this during a pandemic and I found myself really frustrated by Kay's quarantine impatience.

Finally we know the true story about Mark—even if it was a tiny part of the book!!