A review by xxstefaniereadsxx
Blow Fly by Patricia Cornwell

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

 Blow Fly is book twelve in the Kay Scarpetta series. In this book, we find Kay living in Florida after having resigned from her office in Virginia and leaving her crime scene home. She is now working as a private forensic consultant, and, as always, the advancements in procedures and technology are interesting to read about and congruent with the time period. I dislike Marino's estranged son, and I dislike Lucy and her shenanagins. A lot of other people who read this series really like Lucy and her tenacity, but I am not one of those. There are things about her character that I appreciate, but I just dislike her. There are a lot of shifting points of view in this book, and I wasn't super wild about that. Kay's suffering about Benton comes to a head, and that whole arc frustrated me to the point that I smacked the book down and didn't pick it back up for a couple of days. It just made me cross. We learned some valuable things about our familiar characters in this book, though, and it was overall a decent read.