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A review by literaryfeline
Trace by Patricia Cornwell
2.0
Forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta is called back to her old stomping grounds of Richmond, Virginia to consult on the mysterious death of a 14 year old girl. Joined by her good friend, Marino, the two set out to uncover the truth despite their presence not being completely welcome by the new chief medical examiner of the state. Meanwhile, Kay’s niece Lucy is working on her own investigation with the help of Benton and Rudy, trying to unravel the motive and identity of a possible stalker who attempted to murder someone in Lucy’s employ.
Like her previous book in the series, Trace has not been too popular among the circle of readers I associate with. And so it was with a bit of reluctance that I picked up the latest installment in the series to read. About 120 or so pages into the book, I finally was hooked into the story. I enjoyed the book overall, but like Blow Fly, was disappointed with the ending. It seemed anticlimactic. Whereas in Blow Fly I was able to convince myself that the story was much more about the relationships of the characters, I am not able to do that with Trace. Ms. Cornwell spends a lot of time creating and weaving the story together and yet when it comes time to reach the conclusion, it feels almost as if the reader is left out in the cold. With a snap of the finger, the case is resolved, the killer caught and little explanation is made as to how the characters made that final leap other than a quick sentence or two after the fact. It leaves me feeling like I must have missed something. She left a lot of loose ends as well, with very little explanation for much of what happened or was happening. The character development was poor. I will definitely think twice before reading another book by Patricia Cornwell. Her last three books have been really disappointing.
Like her previous book in the series, Trace has not been too popular among the circle of readers I associate with. And so it was with a bit of reluctance that I picked up the latest installment in the series to read. About 120 or so pages into the book, I finally was hooked into the story. I enjoyed the book overall, but like Blow Fly, was disappointed with the ending. It seemed anticlimactic. Whereas in Blow Fly I was able to convince myself that the story was much more about the relationships of the characters, I am not able to do that with Trace. Ms. Cornwell spends a lot of time creating and weaving the story together and yet when it comes time to reach the conclusion, it feels almost as if the reader is left out in the cold. With a snap of the finger, the case is resolved, the killer caught and little explanation is made as to how the characters made that final leap other than a quick sentence or two after the fact. It leaves me feeling like I must have missed something. She left a lot of loose ends as well, with very little explanation for much of what happened or was happening. The character development was poor. I will definitely think twice before reading another book by Patricia Cornwell. Her last three books have been really disappointing.