Trace
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.79 (538 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 140550076X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 193 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Since POSTMORTEM garnered critical acclaim and a record-breaking five awards for a first crime novel, the Scarpetta novels have often been imitated, but never bettered. Accompanied by Pete Marino she finds the once familiar territory of her morgue and her department much changed, and the new Chief Medical Examiner treats her with disdain despite the obvious fact that he is in desperate need of her expertise. She also finds trace evidence which matches that found on an accident victim and at the scene where one of Lucy's operatives was attacked. Against her own judgement and the advice of Benton Wesley and her niece, Lucy, Scarpetta agrees to return to Virginia as a consultant pathologist on a case involving the death of a fourteen-year-old girl. But
still felt hurt and shunned by a city she once loved and respected Linda Murphy on *A compelling thriller by author Patricia Cornwall, featuring one of her infamous charachters, Dr. Kay Scarpetta!!.Arriving in Richmond, Virginia, after five long years former Chief Medical Examiner, Dr. Kay Scarpetta still felt hurt and shunned by a city she once loved and respected only to have them turn their backs on her. Relocating to South Florida five years later, Kay is more than surprised when she receives a phone call from her successor requesting her help to consult on a bazaar murder case involving the death of a fourteen-year old girl. Deciding to freelance by offering any assistance she can gi. "Another Disappointment" according to Ides of March. I keep buying and reading the Scarpetta series hoping that Cornwell will wow me as she did early in the series. NO success with TRACE.Cornwell has developed a formula that is growing more tired with every new entry to this, once promising, series. I no longer care about Lucy's dysfunctional relationships, Kay and Benton's past that, seemingly, Kay cannot get beyond, Marino's strange fixation with Kay despite the fact that they have worked closely together for more years than most couples are in a relationship and Kay's inability to maintain even grudging respect by those who must rely on her expertise.The m. Not a trace Sarah S. Groshong A few years ago I gave up on Patricia Cornwell after her star, Scarpetta, devolved into a self-absborbed, petulant, adolescent poseur, noted more for her vitriol than her virtue. Then came the promising reviews of this latest effort that hinted at a return to the kind of work we had once expected of Ms. Cornwell. And so I bought "Trace", approaching it with eager anticipation, but was unfortunately delivered little more than disappointment. I found the character development to be non-existent and the plot to be so rag-tag, disconnected and sluggishly presented that I began to wonder what kind of writer coul
. This homecoming will cheer fans: not only does the move put Scarpetta on her own turf, it reinvigorates Cornwell's storytelling, restoring some of the spunk lately lacking in her lead character. It's her job, as always, to connect all the puzzling forensic dots and identify the killer in time to save herself and her loved ones. All rights reserved. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Marcus is generally loathed: he's petty, inept, has a secret garbage-truck phobia and harbors an intense hatred for Scarpetta. Cumbersome backstory slows the action, but in general the old Scarpet