Livid: The new Kay Scarpetta thriller from the No.1 bestseller

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The writing is descriptive and brisk. The characters are intuitive, knowledgeable, and persistent. And the plot is a well-paced, cleverly plotted tale full of mischief, mayhem, coercion, corruption, criminal behaviours, dangerous endeavours, crime scene analysis, secrets, deduction, lies, terrorists, and murder. I’M STILL SEEING STARS . . . KAY SCARPETTA IS THE SAME GRUMPY, WONDERFUL, RIVETING PERSONALITY SHE’S ALWAYS BEEN AND SHE’S ONLY GETTING BETTER WITH TIME’JAMES PATTERSON Deshalb kann ich trotzdem ruhigen Gewissens eine Leseempfehlung für das amerikanische Original geben. Es sind interessante Figuren rund um Scarpetta, die Ermittlungen sind spannend und das Ende ist überraschend. As stated in my previous review of “Autopsy”, my problem is simply this. The characters never develop, grow, change, or evolve. They are way too predictable and obvious. I challenge anyone to name one book in the series in which other members of the family did not know more about one of Kay’s murder investigations than she did herself. There probably is one, but I cannot think of it. In addition, the plotlines also follow the same formula and structure, which includes weak, frustrating, and unfulfilled endings.

A tasty, if not always tasteful, tale of supernatural mayhem that fans of King and Crichton alike will enjoy. Virginia's chief medical examiner Dr Kay Scarpetta is testifying at a trial and only the defense team is happy about it since she says no one was murdered. The courtroom crowd and prosecutor are openly hostile and the judge seems to be also, even though she is Kay's friend. As soon as Kay's testimony is over, she learns of the suspicious death of the judge's sister.

Cornwell combines bone-rattling suspense with an insider's view of forensic science as her sleuth, Richmond, Va., medical examiner Kay Scarpetta, investigates a series of grim murders of young Continue reading » Best Books Set in the 1920s — from Stories That Shimmer with Champagne and Social Change, to Rip-roaring Reads Covering Crime, Colonialism and Beyond. There was good character growth (just a little growth since the series has been around for years, so you expect the character's to have done their growing) -just enough to keep them fresh. An interesting new weapon, at least to me.

History Makers: Female Writers Dominate the 2023 William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award Shortlist The story starts out with Kay testifying in Old Town Alexandria regarding the alleged murder of a young woman by her husband. The judge is Kay's former roommate. The rulings the Judge makes during Kay's testimony would never happen, nor would the outrageous objections made by the prosecutor. The unrealistic story gets worse from here as people start getting killed, including the Judge's sister who is staying at the Judge's residence, with a microwave gun. There appears to be no connection to the killings, and there really isn't but for the author's unbelievable stretch at the end to make sure there is a connection. Noting happens. Scarpetta has almost no impact on the plot. The acronym PPE mus come up 50 times. We are to believe someone that invents a super weapon would use it on a couple of nobodies. The first book by Patricia Cornwell I’ve ever read was Body of Evidence (2nd book of the series). I had bought the novel by chance and when I finished it, I could not get to the book store fast enough to buy her first book Post mortem.My central nervous system spikes and surges, my pulse pounds. I am sweating.... "" If only readers would share this response with Cornwell's immensely popular Kay Scarpetta, Virginia's chief Continue reading » The first few chapters were hard going due to the obnoxious prosecutor. You know that they have to try their utmost but he took the phrase "adversarial legal system" extremely literally. The overarching plot was good & I particularly liked how the different crime scenes were eventually tied together. All the main characters of the core group were involved: Scarpetta, Benton, Marino, & Lucy, & there were a few new ones too.