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There were some really tense moments that had me on the edge of my seat. However, this ended so abruptly I was really thrown off. I am hoping that the character flaws we are seeing in these books are setting up for some really good growth as the series continues on.

qu33nofbookz's review against another edition

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1.0

Would have given this one 0 or negative stars, I am so done with this series. I had issues with the last book but decided to give this one a try to see if it got better or went somewhat back to the goodness of the previous books, it was worse. None of the characters are likable anymore not a single one, I would have let the bad guy kill them all in a heartbeat by the time I was half way through this book! Again the title was poorly picked and had almost nothing to do with the story except for maybe a total of 5 or 6 sentences, if this was a suggestion or choice of the editor fire them. The situations for the characters in this book are truly unbelievable. I read these books to get away, chill the mind for the stress of the day to day, not go brain dead or presume I have no brain at all. If I were Kay's boss I would definitely fire her. She does everything but her job in this book she's so busy trying to do everyone else's. She's annoying, whiny, judgmental and hypocritical throughout, a pure narcissist who has the common sense and survival instincts of a gnat and should be swathed away like one for her behavior and actions. Lucy wasn't much better (they were consistent with her age here at least as opposed to the last book). Benton was so flat and emotionless he could have been a robot (he's still not giving a shit about being with his wife one night and sleeping/cheating with Kay the next). Marion is now a shit heap dump of almost all the cliches an offensive shit heel can be, the worst of all prejudices combined. I won't be reading anymore from this series and if Cornwell's other books are like the last two in this series I won't be reading anymore of her books period.

alexandrabree's review against another edition

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3.0

I was a little bit underwhelmed by Kay after hearing how amazing these books are. But I do intend to continue these reads and I didn’t realize until the end my audiobook was abridged which probably plays a huge part (unabridged is 100x better always)

marpetra's review against another edition

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3.0

Tarina vetäisi nopeasti mukaan, mutta kirjan edetessä tuntui tosi kevyeltä ja henkilöhahmoista ja juonesta puuttui syvyys. Tämä oli myös jatkoa sarjan edelliseen osaan, joten näin ollen sitä lukematta taustoista puuttui puolet. Jännittys kyllä tiivistyi loppua kohden, mutta tarinan päätös oli todella nopea. Toivoin kuitenkin perinteistä dekkaria tähän väliin ja sitä sain.

coriassointobooks's review against another edition

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5.0

A twisty thriller set in NYC

There’s nothing that brings me more joy than reading about NYC- recognizing the cross streets, envisioning the buildings, knowing which section of Central Park someone lay murdered. Temple Gault’s storyline is psychotic and pulses with the intensity of the city in Scarpetta’s 6th installment. This was a good read.

cgrasley's review against another edition

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3.0

12 hrs 9 min
Low 3 stars
I think this one had the opportunity to be the best yet but it was the worst yet. So many frustrating things like surveillance. Or lack there of. And then Lucy and Kay are just magically okay and Temple was taken care of in 15 words? Not okay.

romisromany's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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