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A review by julesgou
Trace by Patricia Cornwell
3.0
Probably one of my favourites of the Scarpetta series so far.
Kay never thought that she would go back to the city that kicked her out. Everyone else said that she shouldn't go. But she went for a fourteen year-old girl whose cause of death hasn't been determined. Kay goes back to find that a lot of things have changed.
We get a bunch of perspectives in this novel and I didn't mind that. The only one I had a problem with was Dr Marcus. Cornwell went to him once and didn't really come back to him. I wish that something had happened with him, something towards the end.
I also like the way that things turn out in the end. I liked the plot and I thought that Cornwell put a lot of surprises into it. Its been really long since I've read a detective series like Kay Scarpetta and Temperance Brennan so it was a refreshing read. We get to see a more scientific parts of the detective work and I enjoy that.
The characters personal and professional stuff also get in the way a little bit here. We find that Lucy and Benton pushing Kay away a little bit because they don't want her to know about what is going on. Marino gets into a little bit of trouble. Lucy is trying to kill old habits and is paying for making an impulsive choice. Kay gets attacked and someone tries to undermine her authority in her professional field. Everyone has struggles in "Trace" and it was interesting to see how they dealt with their issues.
On to the next Scarpetta novel, whatever one it will be!
Kay never thought that she would go back to the city that kicked her out. Everyone else said that she shouldn't go. But she went for a fourteen year-old girl whose cause of death hasn't been determined. Kay goes back to find that a lot of things have changed.
We get a bunch of perspectives in this novel and I didn't mind that. The only one I had a problem with was Dr Marcus. Cornwell went to him once and didn't really come back to him. I wish that something had happened with him, something towards the end.
I also like the way that things turn out in the end. I liked the plot and I thought that Cornwell put a lot of surprises into it. Its been really long since I've read a detective series like Kay Scarpetta and Temperance Brennan so it was a refreshing read. We get to see a more scientific parts of the detective work and I enjoy that.
The characters personal and professional stuff also get in the way a little bit here. We find that Lucy and Benton pushing Kay away a little bit because they don't want her to know about what is going on. Marino gets into a little bit of trouble. Lucy is trying to kill old habits and is paying for making an impulsive choice. Kay gets attacked and someone tries to undermine her authority in her professional field. Everyone has struggles in "Trace" and it was interesting to see how they dealt with their issues.
On to the next Scarpetta novel, whatever one it will be!