124 reviews for:

Trace

Patricia Cornwell

3.47 AVERAGE


This is a vast improvement on Book #12, Blow Fly. Equilibrium is restored.

Terrible.

Dopo questo libro ho deciso di chiudere con Kay Scarpetta. Trascini le sue miserie altrove, non ho più intenzione di farmi carico per 400 pagine dei suoi effimeri problemi e di quelli della sua famiglia. Un libro che dà il tormento e che non è affatto un thriller, soprattutto.

Carta per il camino.

BOT, decent, not nearly as good as beginning of series...I am done with Cornwell.

I'm not into murder mysteries (unless its a John Grisham book) - I found this too be a slow read, other than that it was ok.
informative mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Having read most of the Scarpetta novels, I think, I have got the formula down. Scarpetta gets into a case where somebody she knows gets hurt and somebody else she knows stabs her in the back. At the end, all her friends and/or family help her solve the mystery and case is closed.
challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging informative mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I have always loved the Kay Scarpetta books, but this one left a lot to be desired. It was tough to get finished.