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A review by momma_bear_906
Unnatural Exposure by Patricia Cornwell
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I really enjoy medical thrillers. And part of what I love about this one is that it concerns a virus that has never been seen before.
Once again Kay Scarpetta finds herself knee deep in a case that could be tied to other cases, but of course her gut says otherwise. The thing I love about Patricia Cornwell's writing is that she makes you feel for the characters. On the other hand I find myself irritated 90 percent of the time because Kay wants to be analytical and avoid her emotions. These sort of side trips sometimes pulls away from the story.
In Unnatural Exposure she does avoid her feelings for most of the book, yet again, but finally does have a break through towards the end. And in the list of characters to love and hate, Cornwell introduces an investigator named Ring who literally makes you want to kick him in the shin. He's constantly causing trouble and unlike the others in the book, he consistently is doing things to bungle the investigation and do things to fit his idea of what happened instead of looking at the evidence (as we've seen in actual cases before.)
All in all I enjoyed this book and once again I'm glad I've picked this series back up. I am going to continue on with the next book as well.
Once again Kay Scarpetta finds herself knee deep in a case that could be tied to other cases, but of course her gut says otherwise. The thing I love about Patricia Cornwell's writing is that she makes you feel for the characters. On the other hand I find myself irritated 90 percent of the time because Kay wants to be analytical and avoid her emotions. These sort of side trips sometimes pulls away from the story.
In Unnatural Exposure she does avoid her feelings for most of the book, yet again, but finally does have a break through towards the end. And in the list of characters to love and hate, Cornwell introduces an investigator named Ring who literally makes you want to kick him in the shin. He's constantly causing trouble and unlike the others in the book, he consistently is doing things to bungle the investigation and do things to fit his idea of what happened instead of looking at the evidence (as we've seen in actual cases before.)
All in all I enjoyed this book and once again I'm glad I've picked this series back up. I am going to continue on with the next book as well.