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dark
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
These latest Scarpetta Books are almost like the first books in the series and I'm really loving them.
Kay is having a tough time in the witness box. The Prosecutor is a mysoginistic blowhard at best. Her friend is the presiding Judge and there is a lot of emotion surrounding the case. When leaving the courthouse she gts the news that the Judge's sister has been murdered.
Kay and Marino are soon on the scene and some other friendly faces appear - Lucy and Tron. Now Kay and Marino know that the super, secret squirrel world of Intelligence and National Security is also involved.
Murder, threats to the President and some very weird clues are all wrapped up in the plot, including a new and very unobtrusive weapon that could wreak devastation. I did feel that the story took a bit of time to get going. The scenes in the courthouse did take an inordinate amount of chapters to get through. However, once we got to the murder scene it zipped back to a more appropriate speed.
I was glad to see all the usual crew were present- I'm still not keen on Dorothy, I have to admit. I've read almost every Scarpetta book and I always come away having learned something and no two books are ever the same.
Kay is having a tough time in the witness box. The Prosecutor is a mysoginistic blowhard at best. Her friend is the presiding Judge and there is a lot of emotion surrounding the case. When leaving the courthouse she gts the news that the Judge's sister has been murdered.
Kay and Marino are soon on the scene and some other friendly faces appear - Lucy and Tron. Now Kay and Marino know that the super, secret squirrel world of Intelligence and National Security is also involved.
Murder, threats to the President and some very weird clues are all wrapped up in the plot, including a new and very unobtrusive weapon that could wreak devastation. I did feel that the story took a bit of time to get going. The scenes in the courthouse did take an inordinate amount of chapters to get through. However, once we got to the murder scene it zipped back to a more appropriate speed.
I was glad to see all the usual crew were present- I'm still not keen on Dorothy, I have to admit. I've read almost every Scarpetta book and I always come away having learned something and no two books are ever the same.
Content Warnings
Minor: Murder, Misogyny, Hate crime, Blood, and Gore
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