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A review by shreyas1599
All That Remains: Scarpetta 3 by Patricia Cornwell
4.0
This is the third book in the series I’ve read and my misgivings with the first two books are slightly alleviated in this one.
There’s significantly less real estate accorded to characters smoking.
In this instalment, the doctor had a significantly lesser role in the main part of the investigation but ultimately she was in the mix when the plot was revealed.
After reading three books in the series, I’m starting to formulate a mental markup of what elements, at a high level are used by the writer.
1. Overarching plot that will ultimately reveal the killer.
2. A sub plot that will attempt to distract the reader from the identity of the real killer but this won’t be revealed until near the end.
3. Elements about the doctor’s personal life will be strewn about but with no real happy ending
One difference from the second book in the series compared to this one was the sort of happy ending in the second one but no such thing in this.
A couple of things I’ve liked so far.
1. There’s lots of focus on character development.
2. There’s less focus on high speed chases and conspiratorial theories (this book does have it but at the same time doesn’t have this element - not going to give anything away)
3. No happy endings
4. Less jumping around between scenes and more graceful transitions (although I did enjoy the jumping around but I can see how not everyone would like it)
5. Lots of intense writing. I could not put the book down and continued reading even though I had much more pressing ways to spend my weekend :(
I’m definitely going to read more books in the series.
There’s significantly less real estate accorded to characters smoking.
In this instalment, the doctor had a significantly lesser role in the main part of the investigation but ultimately she was in the mix when the plot was revealed.
After reading three books in the series, I’m starting to formulate a mental markup of what elements, at a high level are used by the writer.
1. Overarching plot that will ultimately reveal the killer.
2. A sub plot that will attempt to distract the reader from the identity of the real killer but this won’t be revealed until near the end.
3. Elements about the doctor’s personal life will be strewn about but with no real happy ending
One difference from the second book in the series compared to this one was the sort of happy ending in the second one but no such thing in this.
A couple of things I’ve liked so far.
1. There’s lots of focus on character development.
2. There’s less focus on high speed chases and conspiratorial theories (this book does have it but at the same time doesn’t have this element - not going to give anything away)
3. No happy endings
4. Less jumping around between scenes and more graceful transitions (although I did enjoy the jumping around but I can see how not everyone would like it)
5. Lots of intense writing. I could not put the book down and continued reading even though I had much more pressing ways to spend my weekend :(
I’m definitely going to read more books in the series.