The Bone Bed by Patricia Cornwell

The Bone Bed

Kay Scarpetta #20

Patricia Cornwell

512 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller mysterious slow-paced
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A woman has vanished while digging a dinosaur bone bed in the remote wilderness of Canada. Somehow, the only evidence has made its way to the inbox of Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta, over two thousand miles away in Boston. She has no idea wh...

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Community Reviews Summary of 693 reviews

Moods

mysterious 84%
dark 53%
tense 46%
adventurous 23%
informative 23%
challenging 7%
emotional 7%

Pace

medium 42%
fast 28%
slow 28%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 60% | Plot: 40%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 44% | No: 11%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 10%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 66% | Yes: 33%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 44% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 22%

Average rating

3.31

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