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A review by katmarhan
The Last Precinct by Patricia Cornwell
3.0
7/10
Marino has become a caricature, Scarpetta is getting more psychologically messed up with every turned page, and no one can be trusted. This is a downer book—not that any of the Kay Scarpetta series so far have been sunshine and roses, but this is unrelentingly dark.
It picks up exactly where the previous book left off, and is really a continuation of that story. And yes, I read the final third of the book in one sitting, staying up extremely late to do so. Thick tension and plot developments roll inexorably forward. Not enough is resolved, so it’s on to the next book.
Marino has become a caricature, Scarpetta is getting more psychologically messed up with every turned page, and no one can be trusted. This is a downer book—not that any of the Kay Scarpetta series so far have been sunshine and roses, but this is unrelentingly dark.
It picks up exactly where the previous book left off, and is really a continuation of that story. And yes, I read the final third of the book in one sitting, staying up extremely late to do so. Thick tension and plot developments roll inexorably forward. Not enough is resolved, so it’s on to the next book.