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Postmortem | Patricia Cornwell

so-so

I mean, for starters, this book is dated. Published in 1990, people were still skeptical of DNA and digitized record systems. Hacking a computer was as easy as ordering lunch on the MCDonald‘s app. One thing Cornwell can do is write well. Did I cringe a few times, sure. But I was engaged enough to continue. I didn‘t love this one, but I understand why she was so popular.

AshleyHoss820 By the way, just an observation…one thing white authors can‘t seem to get right without sounding racist is dialect. Why are you writing a woman saying, “Lordy, Lordy” in this day and age? Civil War-era type shit. 1mo

ChaoticMissAdventures I have only read one of her books decades ago, I think it was about her ideas of who Jack the Ripper was. I just remember I didn't like how she talked about the working women and ever "fact" she gave was totally conjuring. 4w

AshleyHoss820 @ChaoticMissAdventures I can absolutely see that. My daughter has that book, but hasn‘t read it yet. She had a little Jack the Ripper phase. If I remember right, a lot of her evidence that she used ended up being debunked. (My money is on H.H. Holmes 😂) Cornwall had a paragraph in this book talking about a transvestite prostitute and I, for the life of me, couldn‘t figure out why it was there…the paragraph added *nothing* to the story…🙄 (edited) 4w

ChaoticMissAdventures @AshleyHoss820 HH Holmes! My therapist randomly brought him up today about how we should be thankful in advances if science since his time 😂 4w

AshleyHoss820 @ChaoticMissAdventures Bahahaaha!!! Well, your therapist is not wrong, that‘s for sure. 😂 4w

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Ladyval05

Body of Evidence | Patricia Cornwell

Cracking up because the Libby edition has the “this is the end of disc 1”, etc. announcements. 😂

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Kristy_K

Body of Evidence | Patricia Cornwell

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The 30+ years between when it was published and now is evident, but I enjoyed it for the most part and plan on continuing the series.

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dabbe

The Body Farm: Scarpetta 5 | Patricia Cornwell

#coverstories
#bodypart
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

ShelleyBooksie Excellent Author 8mo

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kspenmoll

Working Stiff | Annelise Ryan

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Total escapism.Laugh out loud funny,hilarious,sexy.Upon discovering her surgeon husband in a sexually compromising position with a nurse in the OR, RN Maddie Winlaw leaves her husband & accepts a job as an assistant coroner from her friend Izzy.They embark on solving a complicated case of multiple murders in which her husband is a primary suspect.in the investigative process,stars combust between Maddie & the dishy,tantalizing Dec.Hurley.

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kspenmoll

Working Stiff | Annelise Ryan

After dinner reading. Pulled off an old pile #TBR & it‘s pure fun. Just what I need!

LoverOfLearning Definitely looks like a good read! 8mo

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DogMomIrene

Red Mist: Scarpetta | Patricia Cornwell

Need opinions on whether I should try Scarpetta books again or just enjoy the TV show when it premieres in 2025.

Last Scarpetta book I read is tagged. How many times can a serial killer go after this woman? I know series authors churn the same tropes, but Cornwell seemed to be really stuck. I‘ve searched for fan wikis about Cornwell/Kay to no avail. Book bloggers seem to have given up around the same time as me.

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DogMomIrene There‘s a big gap between Chaos & Autopsy. Does the series pick up again?🤞🏼 I‘ll read summaries for key details about the characters in books I can skip if the series gets better more recently. But does it get better? Tagging @CBee and @tpixie because I thought you ladies might want to see input from Littens. Because the blog posts I‘ve read, avoiding spoilers, don‘t give me any hope that this series picks up again😮‍💨 10mo

tpixie Carrie‘s stint is finally over @DogMomIrene - I think! If I get a chance today, I‘ll look through the books and see if I can figure out when I thought it was more about the story than the total dysfunction of the characters. I think she had a break when she was trying other series that failed & went back to Scarpetta. 10mo

tpixie ( thanks for the tag) 10mo

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CBee @DogMomIrene I need to go and look through these as it‘s been YEARS since I read any. I remember trying to read the first in one of her new series and not liking it. I think that sort of turned me off to her at that point. I‘m going to see what they do with the TV series - I have high hopes! 10mo

Ruthiella @5feet.of.fury Is reading the entire series and might be able to give input! 10mo

tpixie @DogMomIrene I can‘t figure out when I thought it started picking up again. I just finished number 26. I suspect it was four or five books ago. There‘s a whole spoiler mess with a character and once that‘s all over, I think the stories got better again. If I recall, I feel like it was somewhere in the mid teens that it started going downhill and then somewhere in the 20s it‘s gotten better…. 10mo

5feet.of.fury @Ruthiella thanks for thinking of me, I‘ve only made it up to Red Mist so I have no idea what happens! I thought autopsy may have been a “reboot” of the series. I was just glad with book 18 it went back to following Scarpetta only …a few before that were a mess.. 10mo

marleed I‘m like you, I read maybe 3 books in this series years ago when my adult fiction reading time was very limited. I fell so far behind I never picked up on the series again. 10mo

julesG You stuck it out far longer than me. I think I gave up around book 10. 10mo

julesG Have you seen this "wiki"? https://literature.fandom.com/wiki/Scarpetta_Novel_series 10mo

TrishB Think I gave up at 14…. 10mo

DogMomIrene @tpixie Thank you! Given your perspective, I may just start again with 20. If it‘s terrible, I‘ll DNF and read a summary full of spoilers just so I get that bigger picture of the character‘s lives. Looking forward to them getting better again. 10mo

DogMomIrene @CBee I‘ve got high hopes for the Tv show too. I‘ve never read any of her other books, but I loved her stuff in college. Her forensic details were so fresh back then for fiction. 10mo

DogMomIrene @5feet.of.fury Yes! The books leading up to Red Mist just got so convoluted. And if I remember correctly, I think I started not liking the characters, which really bothered me since I‘d been reading about them for years. 10mo

DogMomIrene @marleed @julesG @TrishB Good to know that I‘m not the only person who gave up. 😂😂😂 And I did stick it out for years. I may dive back in. I really loved the books at one point so maybe I‘ll love them again🤞🏼 10mo

DogMomIrene @julesG thanks! I did find that wiki. If I decide to DNF some books, I‘ll use it to read summaries. I didn‘t dive deep into the individual books because I was trying to avoid spoilers. 10mo

CBee @DogMomIrene I read them in high school 😂🫢 I was always fascinated with forensic anything. (edited) 10mo

tpixie @DogMomIrene yes the messed up characters and their dysfunction got to me. Good luck! 10mo

ShelleyBooksie I recently read Livid after taking a long break from the series and really enjoyed it. 10mo

DogMomIrene @ShelleyBooksie Thanks! It sounds like her more recent books have gotten back to the goodness. I‘m going to give this series another go. 10mo

DogMomIrene @tpixie Agree, only so many times can a killer target her or her niece, yada yada yada. Thank you! 10mo

DogMomIrene @CBee I heard about them when I was in grad school at UT Knoxville and someone told me about the real Body Farm and the book. I got fascinated really quickly. 10mo

tpixie @DogMomIrene that Body Farm connection would get you curious!! I‘ve always wondered about that since reading these books. 10mo

DogMomIrene @tpixie I asked if they allowed students to go out there, and they didn‘t. Not surprising, but I definitely didn‘t mind asking. Who knows, maybe 🤷🏻‍♀️ 10mo

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5feet.of.fury

Red Mist: Scarpetta | Patricia Cornwell

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The series seems to be back on track. Again we stick with Scarpetta instead of head hopping. Insecurities make sense, even if some previous plot lines seem washed away.

A cold case & a slew of suspicious death impacts 1 of their own. Wraps up a little quick, but the science makes sense & the connections were intriguing.