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3.46 AVERAGE
3.46 AVERAGE
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
slow-paced
Definitely glad to get back into the normal Scarpetta. Enjoyed her visit to Richmond and seeing her back in the business of solving murders with Marino.
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I have been an avid fan for a while now. I have to say this book started out to be a good Scarpetta, only I felt the ending was rushed like she was bored with writing the novel. There were not the usual details to wrapping up the story but rather you get a quick overview with no details. I felt she was bored with the story line.
Damn you can tell Cornwell gave up smoking (successfully?) at some point in the writing of this.
Forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta is called back to her old stomping grounds of Richmond, Virginia to consult on the mysterious death of a 14 year old girl. Joined by her good friend, Marino, the two set out to uncover the truth despite their presence not being completely welcome by the new chief medical examiner of the state. Meanwhile, Kay’s niece Lucy is working on her own investigation with the help of Benton and Rudy, trying to unravel the motive and identity of a possible stalker who attempted to murder someone in Lucy’s employ.
Like her previous book in the series, Trace has not been too popular among the circle of readers I associate with. And so it was with a bit of reluctance that I picked up the latest installment in the series to read. About 120 or so pages into the book, I finally was hooked into the story. I enjoyed the book overall, but like Blow Fly, was disappointed with the ending. It seemed anticlimactic. Whereas in Blow Fly I was able to convince myself that the story was much more about the relationships of the characters, I am not able to do that with Trace. Ms. Cornwell spends a lot of time creating and weaving the story together and yet when it comes time to reach the conclusion, it feels almost as if the reader is left out in the cold. With a snap of the finger, the case is resolved, the killer caught and little explanation is made as to how the characters made that final leap other than a quick sentence or two after the fact. It leaves me feeling like I must have missed something. She left a lot of loose ends as well, with very little explanation for much of what happened or was happening. The character development was poor. I will definitely think twice before reading another book by Patricia Cornwell. Her last three books have been really disappointing.
Like her previous book in the series, Trace has not been too popular among the circle of readers I associate with. And so it was with a bit of reluctance that I picked up the latest installment in the series to read. About 120 or so pages into the book, I finally was hooked into the story. I enjoyed the book overall, but like Blow Fly, was disappointed with the ending. It seemed anticlimactic. Whereas in Blow Fly I was able to convince myself that the story was much more about the relationships of the characters, I am not able to do that with Trace. Ms. Cornwell spends a lot of time creating and weaving the story together and yet when it comes time to reach the conclusion, it feels almost as if the reader is left out in the cold. With a snap of the finger, the case is resolved, the killer caught and little explanation is made as to how the characters made that final leap other than a quick sentence or two after the fact. It leaves me feeling like I must have missed something. She left a lot of loose ends as well, with very little explanation for much of what happened or was happening. The character development was poor. I will definitely think twice before reading another book by Patricia Cornwell. Her last three books have been really disappointing.
I've always been a huge Patricia Cornwell fan, especially of her Kay Scarpetta series. This book unfortunately was very dissapointing to me. It didn't seem to have much of the forensic investigation or murder investigations in it. In fact, all the murders had been commited by the start of the book. It's definately a take it or leave it book.
Book #32 read in 2012
WARNING...SOME SPOILERS!!!
This was not one of my favorites in the series. There were way too many things going on, and of course, most wrapped up so neatly at the end.
Am I the only one confused that a major storyline, about Dr. Marcus, the new CME, just STOPPED. Unless I read right over the resolution to the problems with him and his reason for bringing Kay back to destroy her. About halfway through the book, we didn't from him at all anymore. I was disappointed there was not a resolution or explanation.
WARNING...SOME SPOILERS!!!
This was not one of my favorites in the series. There were way too many things going on, and of course, most wrapped up so neatly at the end.
Am I the only one confused that a major storyline, about Dr. Marcus, the new CME, just STOPPED. Unless I read right over the resolution to the problems with him and his reason for bringing Kay back to destroy her. About halfway through the book, we didn't from him at all anymore. I was disappointed there was not a resolution or explanation.
Diastrous! How can you write such bad books where none of the storylines are explained or make sense??