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I was still excited to read this one, even tho the past couple were lackluster. after some meaningful Scarpetta/Marino interactions in the last book, their behavior distant &weird again. Lucy was a recovering alcoholic in the last 1, that storyline was abandoned &she had a random health scare that didn‘t get resolved & didn‘t make any sense out of her character arc. The crime itself was interesting but all the perspectives made the reveal slow AF

I‘m doing a re-read of the earlier books in this series since it‘s been many years since I‘ve read them, but this is this most recent release. #27 in the Kay Scarpetta series

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In most Kay books the crime solving tech &villains are the focus. This had meaningful character interactions (❤️sometimes there are 0) but she consistently leaves huge emotional conflicts off the page &there‘s a big 1 here.

I cannot believe she named the villain Edgar Allen Pogue. He has a (fake) history with the characters as if we would not remember an Edgar Allen Pogue. PC, you have to leave these breadcrumbs. TLP/Lucy‘s plot becomes asinine.

Scarpetta is just so annoying….but I have a soft spot for her

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This was a weird installment (#12) the narration in prior books solely follows Scarpetta… this follows… well, everyone. Too many people. It cycled through each perspective so quickly that no real tension is built. Very odd. I hope she switches back.

OMG! Patricia Cornwall has done it again. This novel is a Kay Scarpetta classic. Weird shit, brutal murders, Russian spies, drones, bad ass helicopters, bad characters, Bigfoot(?), it‘s all here. The suspense had me on the edge of my seat. The bad news? I‘ve read it and there‘s not another one waiting. The good news? I loved, devoured this book! More, please! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A great mystery where my opinions were constantly changing. I love procedural based books, especially focused on forensics. A solid start to a series. But wow, being written in 1990, this was certainly a blast from the past: smoking indoors everywhere and all the time; casual homophobia; limited technology (omg the computers); DNA in its infancy. I‘m excited to see how Scarpetta navigates through all of this as she solves new crimes as I read on.

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Movie: Zodiac