The Body Farm by Patricia Cornwell

400 pages first pub 1994 (view editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
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When an eleven-year-old girl is found murdered, Kay Scarpetta, Chief Medical Examiner for the Commonwealth of Virginia, gets another chance at stopping one of the most heartless and horrifying serial killers of her career: the demented Temple Gault.

Community Reviews

3.8
based on 4,242 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 83%

dark: 76%

tense: 69%

emotional: 27%

challenging: 24%

adventurous: 21%

sad: 17%

informative: 16%

reflective: 4%

hopeful: 2%


Pace

29% of readers chose fast
64% of readers chose medium
6% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

38% of readers chose Plot
46% of readers chose A mix
14% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

40% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
36% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

48% of readers chose Yes
37% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

27% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
58% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

36% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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