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Patricia Cornwell is going downhill fast, or should I say she's gone downhill fast. Her early books were entertaining and well written, this book is full of poor grammar and written at such a juvenille level that I found it laugh out loud funny. I used to be a huge fan of the Scarpetta series, but with this latest book, I'm off the bandwagon. The good news that if you get it here, you won't have spent any money. I belive this book would be great for leveling a crooked table.
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Forensic pathology is such a riveting type of book to read when it's done by Patricia Cornwell. She's a great storyteller and you learn something from each book.
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Not the best Patricia Cornwell, this is OK but a bit tired, I prefer the earlier ones , they have more life--if you'll pardon the pun.
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With her knowledge of state-of-the-art forensics and investigative techniques that have made her America's most alluring crime writer, Patricia Cornwell once again brings to life a world both frightening and irresistibly compelling. This is good book
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Another in the Scarpetta series. Well-written, somewhat implausable that such a smart lady could also be so dumb, but the series is fascinating.
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This is another "Kay Scarpetta" mystery,complete with all the forensic info and plot twists Patricia Cornwell is famous for. I have yet to be disappointed in any of her books in this series. A good read.
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I've read all the Scarpetta novels, and this is my favorite! A fast moving, exciting and fascinating book.
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This book is another in the Kay Scarpetta (forensic pathologist) series. After putting Jean-Baptiste Chandonne beinhd bars in the last book, she is forced to confront his brother in this one. As she chases him through Louisiana and the South. She must use the help of the killer to find his brother in a way that puts her uncomfortably close to him. I enjoyed it but this wasn't as good as the first few.
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This was a long way from Cornwell's best effort. I was disappointed.
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I am a big fan of Kay Scarpetta so I enjoyed the book. Her books always keep you hooked from start to finish.
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Great return after a long wait. This the next book after The Last Precinct and it did not disapoint. There are some shocking twist and turns and a great ending.
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A Scarpetta Novel. The setting is in Louisiana. A woman is found dead in a seedy hotel, dressed to go out, keys in her hand. Frightening and compelling.
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Kay Scarpetta continues her work as a consultant. She faces a new terror in the form of Jean Baptiste Chandonne who makes his kills very personal.
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good, typical scarpetta novel. a bit gruesome, but a fun read.
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Much better than her follow up Trace. Not as good as the Last Precinct. But I stay with Scarpetta because Cornwell writes so well.
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What I had expected to be another great crime thriller ended up being a confusing mass of high action topped off with an anti-clamatic ending. The characters are now two deminsional and not interesting. Not sure I'll read any more of the series that follows, but will still read the ones before.
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I like Dr. Kay Scarpetta and this book was not a disappoitment. All of the usual twists and turns of a very good murder mystery
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well, i have definitely read better by her. but i keep reading. :) i was only mildly disappointed with this one (much better than the last few, but not as good as the early ones).
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Patricia Cornwell is an awesome writer. I especially love her Kay Scarpetta novels. This is a very good read.
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A Scarpetta story. Always lots of action!!
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as usual, Patricia Cornwell is excellent
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Patricia Cornwell's first several books were nearly impossible for me to put down, they were THAT good. This one though, while it was suspenseful and interesting at first, towards the end had that "Aw, come on!!!" moment. It had potential, but just didn't live up to her earlier novels.
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Part of the Kay Scarpetta, Chief Medical Examiner of VA, series. Several of the CSI episodes on TV are based on this series. I say, start at the beginning... check patriciacornwell.com for a list of all the books in the series.
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This is a very good book.I enjoyed it.
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The Wolfman is back in Kay Scarpetta's life and what he reveals will tie into an investigation she is working as she starts her private consuling business and will also rock her personal world too. Great book!
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Great Book
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This was intriguing but left too many unanswered questions at the end for me. What happened to Lucy? What will become of the relationship between Kay and Benton? I don't know if there is another book after this one, but I would hope so, for those of us who need a little more closure. All in all, it was a page-turner, but rather a let down at the end.
Very interesting - told from third party perspective instead of first party.
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Another Dr Kay Scarpewtta novel. Well written & difficult to put down once started.
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Very good Kaye Scarpetta novel. Kept me turning the pages.
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Likeable characters but not for the faint of heart.
Another great book by Pat Cornwell
Excellent
I couldn't get into this book...I am kind of over the whole Scarpetta thing...How much trauma can one person have in their life??
The heroin Kay Scarpetta is brilliant in this suspense thriller.
Another good one by Cornwell
Pretty good Cornwell book. Interesting plot.
Just a very exciting and twisting read with a great ending.
The #1 New York Times-bestsellling thriller finds Dr. Kay Scarpetta leaving Virginia in quest of peace. Instead, she's drawn into a baffling, horrific murder case in Florida which entangles her in an international conspiracy that confronts her with the shock of her life.
Good Kay Scarpetta edge-of-your-seat mystery/thriller.
Kinda confusing with so many different characters if you haven't read the preceeding book.
Grisly fast-paced thriller. Utterly chilling. NYTimes bestseller. A Scarpetta Novel, will not disappoint you. Hard to put down.
Kay Scarpetta novel. Very good read.
For Cornwell fans
A good read.
I have been reading Patricia Cornwell's books since they first came out. This book is well written and is a continuation into Kay Scarpetta's turbulent life.
Settling into her new life as a private forensic consultant, Kay Scarpetta agrees to investigate a cold-case in Louisiana--the baffling eight-year old murder of a woman with a history of blackouts and violent outbursts. Then she receives news that chills her to the core: Jean-Baptiste Chandonne--the vicious and unrepentant Wolfman, who pursued her to her very doorstep--has asked to see her. From his cell on death row, he damands an audience with the legendary Dr. Scarpetta. With her friends and family by her side, Scarpetta tries to guess what sort of endgame this madman has in mind--how, it at all, it's related to the Louisiana case--and then confronts the shock of her life: a blow that will force her to question the loyalty and trust of all she holds dear.....
A Dr. Scarpetta novel.
excellent book in the scarpetta series
If you're a Pat Cornwell fan, you already know! Couldn't put it down, like her others!
Another good one by Patricia Cornwell. I enjoyed it, even reading it out of order. (It has the French werewolf man in it.)
Well written, as all of hers are, but requires a good amount of knowledge of the back-story.
Dr. Kay Scarpetta moves the tiny glass vial close to candlelight, illinating a maggot drifting in a poisonious bath of ethanol.........
A strong entry in the Scarpetta series.
A grisly fast-paced thriller,utterly chilling
A Kay Scarpetta novel. Dr. Scarpetta investigates an 8 year old murder and meets up with her nemesis Jean-Baptisite Chandonne.
Great series! Love Patricia Cornwell stories.
I have read the entire Scarpetta series and have loved them all. This one is no exception.
By far the worse book I read in 2004. The character of Kay Scarpetta is inconsistant with previous books. She spends most of her time being bitchy and paranoid. 3 1/2 years after reading this book it still leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. I loved Cornwell's Scarpetta and earlier books. I always recommended them. After reading this, however, I have not managed to force myself to pick up another one. It's a shame.
Patricia Cornwells Kay Scarpetta is a character who becomes addicting. Smart, Funny, brave, and tough she is a character who sticks with you, and you will find yourself wanting to read the whole series. Chapters are on the shorter side so the book is easier to digest.
Excellent Cornwell story!
want more books at a faster pace, Cornwell! Love this series.
Another great Kay Scarpetta mystery.
can cornwell get any better? i always say 'no' but somehow she manages to outdo herself with each novel. love scarpetta.
While this was not one of my favorite Kay Scarpetta stories, Patrica Cornwell is such a compelling writer. I still couldn't put it down.
The nasty French twins are back to murder women in Louisiana.
Fast paced thriller
I enjoy suspense and the few Scarpetta novels I've read. This was a quick read, yet offered interesting characters, and a few twists. Many of the characters were well developed, but the story was a bit broad in scope. I felt it was more of a cleanup and setup: clean up older story lines, and get the reader ready for the next book. Of course, it's easy to be a critic when you're done reading. But, it was hard to put the book down. ~~Laurie
Scarpetta Novels Wonderful each and everone!! Blow Fly was excellent!
Better than some of Cornwell's latest books. A quick and good read.
Another Kay Scarpetta novel. Takes place in Louisiana. A real thriller.
Settling into her new life as a private forensic consultant, Kay Scarpetta agrees to investigate a cold-case in Louisiana-the baffling eight-year-old murder of a woman with a history of blackouts and violent outbursts. then she receives news that chills her to the core: Jean-Baptiste Chandonne-the vicious and unrepentant Wolfman, who pursued her to her very doorstep-has asked to see her. From his cell on death row, he demands an audience with the legendary Dr. Scarpetta. With her friends and family by her side, Scarpetta tries to guess what sort of endgame this madman has in mind-how, if at all, it's related to the Louisiana case-and then confronts the shock of her life: a blow that will force her to question the loyalty and trust of all she holds dear...
Very good book and very fast service on getting the book to me, thanxs alot
This is the best Scarpetta novel I have read. Fast-paced and utterly chilling.
OOOOOOO! I really want to tell you the twist, but that would simply ruin it. If you are a Scarpetta fan you HAVE TO READ THIS!
Very good with lots of Lucy in it!
Another great Scarpetta novel.
Like all Patricia Cornwell, it's a quick read and a pageturner.
Good, basic thriller. I still like the early Scarpetta novels the best, but this is the best one in several years!
Fast-paced read, I really enjoyed it!
This book, in my opinion, is probably the best in the Kay Scarpetta series.
A Scarpetta Novel! Very good!
I read Cornwell sporadically. I've read some, but by no means all, of her books featuring Dr. Kay Scarpetta. This is by far the worst. Lots of backstory, lots of stuff that is probably really interesting if you're a fan who's read all the Scarpetta novels, but not much of a book if you haven't.
Kay Scarpetta is trying to solve an eight year old murder.
This was a good book but I have read better ones by Patricia Cornwell
A very good & chilling read!
A great read!
Another great Kay Scarpetta novel.
This was my favorte of the Scapetta series..lots of interesting stuff packed into this one. Wouldn't want to ruin the story for you, but I strongly recomment this one!
BLOW FLY
Settling into her new life as a private forensic consultant, Kay Scarpetta agrees to investigate a cold-case in Louisiana--the baffling eight-year-old murder of a woman with a history of blackouts and violent outbursts. Then she receives news that chills her to the core: Jean-Baptiste Chandonne-the vicious and unrepentant Wolfman, who pursued her to her very doorstep--has asked to see her. From his cell on death row, he demands an audience with the legendary Dr. Scarpetta. With her friends and family by her side, Scarpetta tries to guess what sort of endgame this madman has in mind-how, if at all, it's related to the Louisiana case--and then confronts the shock of her life: a blow that will force her to question the loyalty and trust of all she holds dear...
Settling into her new life as a private forensic consultant, Kay Scarpetta agrees to investigate a cold-case in Louisiana--the baffling eight-year-old murder of a woman with a history of blackouts and violent outbursts. Then she receives news that chills her to the core: Jean-Baptiste Chandonne-the vicious and unrepentant Wolfman, who pursued her to her very doorstep--has asked to see her. From his cell on death row, he demands an audience with the legendary Dr. Scarpetta. With her friends and family by her side, Scarpetta tries to guess what sort of endgame this madman has in mind-how, if at all, it's related to the Louisiana case--and then confronts the shock of her life: a blow that will force her to question the loyalty and trust of all she holds dear...
Thought I would be tired of Jean Baptiste Chandonne after the Last Precinct and almost didn't read this book but it is so well written with short chapters that lure you in and want you to keep reading that I read it faster than any of her other novels. Interesting character traits of all principals are developed. A must read for Scarpetta fans!
Patricia Cornwells Kay Scarpetta is a character who becomes addicting. Smart, Funny, brave, and tough she is a character who sticks with you, and you will find yourself wanting to read the whole series. Chapters are on the shorter side so the book is easier to digest.
Possibly the best from her!
Kay Scarpetta does it again!!!
This will keep you turning pages to see how this mystery is solved, especially if you have read Book 11. I read it some time ago but the reminders broght the story back to me. Now I am going to have to find book 13 of the Kay Scarpetta series!
One of Cornwell's best! If you like CSI or are into forensics, you will enjoy this one.
Great series!
Very intriguing book and even though it wasn't one set in Richmond (where I lived many years and love to read about), I loved it. PC is the best!
The ending had me hanging on for more.... I guess there will be a sequel !
difficult to follow
Good, wish I'd read the one before it, but I'll try to find it on PBS.
She is one my absolute favorite authors. But this book just lacked something the rest had. The main thing that bugged me was all her previous scarpetta books she refers to her in first person like she was speaking about herself. This book she writes about her in third person. It makes it really hard to get into character and enjoy.
Not as good as some of her previous Scarpetta novels
Patricia Cornwells Kay Scarpetta is a character who becomes addicting. Smart, Funny, brave, and tough she is a character who sticks with you, and you will find yourself wanting to read the whole series. Chapters are on the shorter side so the book is easier to digest.
Excellent! I recommend this Cornwell book very much!
I've read better by Cornwell and was a little disappointed.
Dr. Kay Scarpetta has retired into private forensic practice, and agrees to look at an 8 year old cold case. A man she has seen put into jail has contacted her, and threatens her and her family, consisting only of her niece. There is a very shocking surprise in this book of the series which leaves Scarpetta questioning all of her thoughts, her faith in people, and trust in general. I have read all of this series so far, and find them edge-of-the-seat stories.
As always...a great read and full of scientific information.
Run out and pick up this book! I've read everything of Patricia Cornwell's up until this book and I checked online and read some of the reviews and frankly...I was scared! I thought, 'eek' maybe I should pass on this one! That would have been such a great loss. This book was awesome! A great page turner. I'm mourning that it's over and going out today to go pick up her next one in line, TRACE. Please, don't allow other negative comments to influence your decision to read BLOW FLY...you will miss out on quite the adventure. What a great book! Another great one from the great One!!!! Enjoy!
A very good addition to Cornwells Scarpetta series.I cant wait to read the next one.
Kay Scarpetta settling into her new life as a private forensic consultant, has been summoned to a vicious killer's cell on death row. What could he want? An intense, grisly, fast-paced, and chilling thriller.
A Scarpetta novel which is a fast-paced thriller.
A very intriguing murder mystery set in the South.
I thought this was another good work by Patricia Cornwell, much in the same line as many of her other books..
Someone gave this to me, but I didn't finish it. I didn't really like it.
incredible!
I learned a whole lot about blow flies!
I really like the meat of PC'c books, this is no exception, characters, plot and story are all enjoyable and well thought out. Unfortunately PC continually falls flat on ending the books. No exception here. She tends to lay out the perfect story and details thoughout all but the last 1/2 of the last chapter and then seems to do a oh no have to get this to my editor , how do I end it, PLOP, there is the end. Have stopped reading her entirely because of the continual disappointment in the final few pages of her books.
Just another absolutely fantastic book by Patricia Cornwell
A very grisly read, as only Cornwell can write. I enjoyed it...but it's not an easy book to get into. It's the continuing story of that bad apple...Jean-Baptiste Chandonne.
Patricia Cornwell has done it again! Terrific! Fast paced and utterly chilling!
Typical Cornell, and unusual twists.
Good as always.
I liked this book a great deal. Patricia Cornwell is not everyone's cup of tea as her books are very graphic and gristly. It is fast paced and intense.
ick -- Patricia Cornwell has gone beyond mysteries into the realm of ridiculous with this. Not only was it creepier than usual but unbelievably far-fetched. I didn't finish it, which is very unusual for me.
This is the next to last book in the Kay Scarpetta series. It really does make a difference to read her series in order, mostly because of this book, "Blow Fly". I started with her last one, really liked it, so I went back and read all of them from the beginning, and will now read her last one again! Enjoy!
Enjoyable Patricia Cornwell.
Not my favorite Scarpetta book but still a good read.
I love most books by Patricia Cornwell but this one didn't seem to keep my attention. It combines parts of her other books, that I hadn't read so it was a big confusing for me. This is a Scarpetta novel.
AWESOME READ!!!!!
As always, Kay Scarpetta does it again. This is the book following "The Last Princinct.Settling into her new life as a private forensic consultant, Kay Scarpetta agrees to investigate a cold-case in Louisiana-the baffling eight-year-old murder of a woman with a history of blackouts and violent outbursts. Then she receives news that chills her to the core: Jean-Baptiste Chandonne-the vicious and unrepentant Wolfman, who pursued her to her very doorstep-has asked to see her. From his cell on death row, he demands an audience with the legendary Dr. Scarpetta. With her friends and family by her side, Scarpetta tries to guess what sort of endgame this madman has in mind-how, if at all, it's related to the Lousiana case-and then confronts the shock of her life: a blow that will force her to question the loyalty and trust of all she holds dear....
Another good thriller by Cornwell
Another wonderful thriller by Cornwell !
Great read! I always enjoy Patricia Cornwell books!
Much too gory details, sadistic crime, and rather boring writing. Not the author for me.
Patricia Cornwell does it again. Another great book of hers that needs to be read.
a lot of twists and turns, keeps you wondering what happens next and always surprises.
This is gorier than it needs to be.
Settling into her new life as a private forensic consultant, Scarpetta agrees to investigate a cold case in Louisiana. Then she receives chilling news, that the vicious Wolfman who pursued her to her very doorstep, has asked to see her, from his cell on death row.
In BLOW FLY, Scarpetta stands at the threshold of a new life after her work as Virginia's Chief Medical Examiner has come to a jarring end. At the close of THE LAST PRECINCT,she knew she would have to leave Richmond if she were to find any peace. She feared she was about to be fired by the Governer. More alarming, she was hounded in the media and in the courtroom ,for what some claimed was her involvement in the murder of a deputy police chief. So Scarpetta packed up her belongings and set out for the warmth and solace of the Florida Sun.
My personal comments. Very gruesome. Hard to read and not have a sick stomach. If you can handle gruesome stories then it will be fine. A truly great story.
My personal comments. Very gruesome. Hard to read and not have a sick stomach. If you can handle gruesome stories then it will be fine. A truly great story.
Scarpetta at her finest, one of the best mysterys I have ever read
I wish you well
beca
I wish you well
beca
Interesting.
New York Times bestseller.
A fast paced Kay Scarpetta thriller with many twists and turns.
A fast paced Kay Scarpetta thriller with many twists and turns.
This entry in Cornwell's long-running series cedes Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta's spotlight role to her fiery crime-busting niece, Lucy, and Marino, the opinionated Richmond detective. Kate Reading's low, comfortable voice and good impersonations are a perfect fit for Cornwell's wild plot twists and calculating psychopaths. Reading convincingly renders each of the characters, male and female, sane and insane, with an appropriate frisson of fear.
Standard Cornwell and Kay Scarpetta: The doctor has left the medical examiner's office, but the past hasn't left her behind. A former case - that of the French wolfman - is resurrected when Jean Baptiste Chaconne asks to see Scarpetta as he awaits his death sentence. What's his plan and does it relate to her current case?
Patricia C, gives shivers and thrills.
Good book!
A Kate Scarpetts Novel
Another great Scarpetta book!
A Kay Scarpeta thriller.
Excellent book; this is one of the better books in the Kay Scarpetta series. Cornwell is at her best.
1st edition with dustjacket.
Cornwell rocks!
Decent condition; another great Kay Scarpetta story
It was very good.
The follow up to Black Notice
Another good one with Scarpetta.
Patricia Cornwell fans will enjoy this book, but honestly I don't remember it too well. Could be old age. This is a Scarpetta Novel
Another excellent Patricia Cornwell book!
I didn't read this one. I just got a little tired of the family.
good read!!
good book
From Publishers Weekly: ""Please don't go there. The past is the past," sighs New York Assistant District Attorney Jaime Berger, who herself was introduced in Cornwell's last Kay Scarpetta novel, The Last Precinct (2000). Alas, many of Cornwell's fans are bound to agree. One fascinating nonfiction bestseller (Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper, Case Closed) later, Cornwell now returns to Scarpetta, formerly Virginia's chief medical examiner. From the start, however, the formidable author is up against the equally formidable task of getting her charismatic main character off ice and back in action. We encounter Scarpetta languishing in a crumbling little rental house in Florida. She has taken refuge there and become a private forensic consultant after she was driven from her job for her alleged involvement in the murder of a deputy police chief. The violent death of her lover, Benton Wesley, the brilliant FBI psychological profiler, has left her filled with an unappeasable grief. When the coroner in Baton Rouge asks her advice on a cold case concerning an affluent woman found dead of a drug overdose in a seedy hotel, it seems little more than a diversion. Yet it becomes clear that the overdose may be related to a fresh string of serial killings. Also disturbing Scarpetta's somber peace is a troubling letter from someone out to kill her, the sick and obsessed death-row inmate Jean-Baptiste. When Scarpetta is at last allowed to get back to business, she is a feisty, independent powerhouse whose capacity to concentrate and observe rivals Sherlock Holmes's. But too much of this book is bound up in retrospective musings about events in previous books. The great Scarpetta, her fiery crime-busting niece, Lucy, and a colorful supporting cast deserve better." Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
