5 comments about Cause of Death.

1. 'Cause of Death' is the exact point that the Scarpetta series jumps the shark. Ever since Scarpetta joined Wesley at the FBI, I was worried that the basic forensic science of the early books would be phased out in favour of increasingly silly and unrealistic stories. The hunt for Temple Gault delayed the inevitable, but with this book my worst fears were confirmed. While it starts off quite well, it quickly degenerates into ridiculousness involving nuclear waste and some Waco style quasi-religious nutjobs. This sort of stuff has almost nothing to do with a city Medical Examiner, even one working with the FBI.
   
   Even more annoying than the stupid plot is Scarpetta herself. Cornwall has succeeded in turning her heroine from Kay Scarpetta, M.E. to Kay Scarpetta, Superwoman. She is a doctor, a lawyer, holds a diving certificate, can shoot any kind of gun, can work with complicated IT....all while still cooking perfect pasta and disarming those stereotypically sexist macho men with a cutting remark. She's become almost as big a smug know-it-all as Lucy! But even though our heroine and her colleagues are so clever and perfect, they don't spot the obvious until it's too late. Even I knew where the story was going...they couldn't figure it out? And the ending relies entirely on luck and a pretty unconvincing deus-ex-machina rather than any bright ideas our heroes can come up with. If these are the best and brightest in the FBI, America's in big trouble.......
   
   'Cause of Death' might have worked better as one of her stand-alone novels than a Scarpetta, and it's no surprise that Cornwall began writing non-Scarpetta books after this one. The series was clearly in a rut at this point and you can almost feel Cornwall's desperation and lack of ideas. She did redeem herself with 'Unnatural exposure', but 'Cause of Death' is tired work by a tired author.



2. Patricia Cornwell may be an old stand by but in this case it sucked!!!!
   Enough drama to choke a horse!!! Lesbian niece Gross!!! I bitch everytime about this but I continue to read!



3. Dear Dr. Scarpetta,
   I have been following your adventures for nigh on ten years, and wish to bid you farewell. I doubt we shall ever meet again in a reader-main character relationship. Yes, I am sorry but you have become a pain and a bother to me, and I can no longer summon up the sympathy necessary for you, nor the patience and interest necessary to turn the pages of your story. My spare moments shall have other characters peopling them.
   
   "Cause of Death" has done me in. I was able to read only a few dozen pages this time, although up until now I have succeeded in finishing your increasingly irritatingly surrealistic adventures.
   
   How did this happen? Did I love you too much at the beginning? Do I expect too much from the main character in a hastily-edited serial novel?
   
   My dear, over the years you have become more and more haughty, negative, paranoid, self-absorbed, self-centered and self-satisfied. You relate less and less well to others, to whom you show evermore coldness, anger, disdain and general ill-feeling. You are in a constantly bad mood, constantly vying for power, constantly feeling miffed and disrespected, constantly showing that you are the best at everything including scuba diving on New Year's Eve without your license, so that you are unable to enjoy even the cottage your colleague Dr. Mant lent you. There is never enough hot water for you, not even in the women's washroom of a dock/naval/abandoned ship facility.
   
   Your author obviously cares little about the image you project anymore. You need a sense of humor. You need to lighten up. You need to become attractive to readers again. You need to ask your author to set your adventures in the summertime rather than the dreary days before Christmas or New Year's. You need a bit of humility, modesty, humanity, good sense and...some sort of authentic, altruistic caring. In short, you need a new character-life.
   
   I know what will happen to you over the next few books, through the magic of reading reviews and have decided that I do not want to follow you to New York, or anywhere, with your miraculously resurrected True Love or your nemesis the Werewolf. Seeing how you behaved in France in another book was enough for me.
   
   I am no longer going to be the witness to your author's acting out, either.
   
   So this is good-bye, dear Kay. Goodbye.



4. My paperback library consists of over 300 books. All of them are the same height EXCEPT FOR ONE. Patricia Cornwell's paperbacks have all grown 3/4 of an inch and don't fit in my specially-made bookcases.
   I really like character Kay Scarpetta and Patricia Cornwell and I am really sorry to see these books disappear from my shelves.



5. I like a good thriller, mystery, police procedural novel, whatever these are called. The best authors seem to be women: P.D.James, Minette Walters, Elisabeth George. I will also gladly read a competent techno-thriller, like those from an old reactionary Tom Clancy (but emphatically not those from "his workshop"). Recently I tried to add another one to the trio of my favorite lady writers, a quite popular Patricia Cornwell. I was a bit doubtful after reading her short work, a kind of truncated Dr. Scarpetta'a cookbook. The recipes were incomplete and quite uninspiring - nothing to learn there. Anyway, there was nothing new from my favorite reliable authors at the place I was browsing (for a dead tree variety of the book, before I got my Kindle) and 'Cause of Death' is a full novel, so perhaps it's worth a try... Well, it wasn't.
   
   I don't know much about forensic pathology and postmortems, but do a bit about computers, technology in general and physics (all of which play a part in the novel). I can warn you that Cornwell has done a very poor job at research. She obviously has no first idea how a computer works (which is not a big deal - you ask someone who does), but decides to impress the reader by phrases such as "programming discs of his 486 computer". Of course, it did not occur to her that "486 computer" has no meaning (for the purpose of placing the machine as ancient, mainstream or bleeding-edge, which was the intention) without knowing the time-frame within months (and being computer history buff). Scarpetta's wunderkind niece designs databases and pattern-recognition software FBI uses for forensic ballistics, constructs robots, writes telepresence software for them and operates them (a piece of dialogue between her and one of colleagues about robot's software is particularly laughable), all while being 23 year old self-destructive alcoholic. Very realistic. Cornell commits more writers' mortal sins, like developing a sub-plot and then simply forgetting it, because the main one concludes. Et cetera. Nuclear physics parts are no better (though power plant bits seem to be at least perfunctorily researched).
   
   But I have another gripe: for Scarpetta (and, I am afraid, Conwell) those who cannot afford to live in "mansions" or at least gated-in communities are almost sub-human. Scarpetta is divorced without children, but finds it necessary to build a two-story house inside one of those guarded compounds. She does not know her immediate neighbors, and considers that a virtue. Very exceptionally, someone who consistently and reliably does Scarpetta's bidding (like a police captain who follows her like a puppy) can be reluctantly granted human status. Only "mansions" are called "homes" by Cornwell; anything where people have actual neighbors is a "project", something to be avoided at all costs and populated with drug addicts at bests and dealers and other criminals more probably; they are just Scarpetta's "cases". For example:
   
   "Century-old row houses and Greek Revival homes had been brilliantly restored by people bold enough to reclaim a historic section of the city from the clutches of decay and crime. For most residents, the chance they took had turned out fine, but I knew I could not live near housing projects and depressed areas where the major industry was drugs."
   
   Therefore, live in the "project", and you are doomed to a early death from a bullet, stab or overdose.
   
   Sigh.

5 comments about The Body Farm (Kay Scarpetta).

1. The Body Farm fails at the number one task of a mystery: create tension by making the unanswered questions compelling.
   
   I finished the book, and it wasn't so bad it was unreadable ... but honestly I didn't really *care* who had killed Emily. I didn't *care* about any of the subplot. There was nothing I was turning page after page in order to find out. I couldn't identify with any of the characters as humans rather than as characters, and there was a lack of that wonderful confusion sown by a good mystery writer as to whose secrets form motives and whose do not. Instead, the only confusion I felt was in wondering when the the heck the plot was going to thicken. And it never did.
   
   The whodunit question was a huge letdown. Cornwell telegraphs both culprits halfway into the book, and instead of the surprising twist I kept waiting for, she plodded in a completely linear way towards the conclusion where she confirmed what she had been telling me all along. You know that public speaking axiom? "First, you tell them what you're going to tell them. Then, you tell them. Last, you tell them what it is that you just told them." That's this book in a nutshell.
   
   Bottom line: The Body Farm doesn't deliver on the pleasant shock, that rush of adrenaline when a new question is raised or a new connection is made. Maybe it's a better book for those who mostly enjoy forensics and police procedurals, but for mystery fans, this is one to skip.



2. If you're new to kindle. this is the ideal book to break it in. Amazon kindle promises to create a medium which just leaves you with the words and emotions of the text. This is the first book I read on kindle, and it was an enjoyable experience. The book is lightweight crime fiction, (and I don't mean that in a dismissive sense) but I enjoyed her style of writing very much and it was definitely a page turner, with many interesting themes interwoven. It is written in the first person, very successfully, and her depth of research and engaging style was convincing and needed no leap of disbelief. It has a good ending, with an opening for other books in this Scarpetta series, and more chances for us to piece together the real Patricia Cornwell. There are no explicit sex scenes (thank god), but it is a sexy book. I want to read more of Cornwell's works, and they are all on Amazon kindle :-)



3. I have read this book but would like to read it again on my Kindle. Why is it the only one of the Scarpetta books that is not available on Kindle in the USA? I gave it five stars because in my opinion that is what it deserves. Patricia Cornwell cannot write a bad book. Amazon take note: Make this availabe for Kindle in the USA, PLEASE!



4. OUt of print and no longer in our local library, this was a good place to come to find this book. Thanks.



5. I have read several of Patricia Corwell's books, along with several other authors lately as I wait endless hours in doctors offices.
   
   I have noticed a pattern that I don't like about Corwell's
   Dr. Scarpetta's series. Now you'd think the doc is a strong woman, not when it comes right down to it she folds like a jack knife.Poor Doc Scarpetta is always attacked by the villian and can't for some reason or the other snap to and defend herself. The Doc always has bad dreams, carries a gun around like it's a glass of tea and always drinks like a fish. Maybe that's it she's still drunk or hung over from drinking and bad dreams?
   Dear niece Lucy is really messed up and comes across as a spoiled brat, she goes around killing and or beating up her girl friends trying to adjust to her problems??
   Yo, cop Pete Marino who really says Yo anymore? And if Doc Scarpetta finds him so vile why in the hell does she hang on to him?
   Nope not liking any of the faky. flaky characters.
   
   No more Cornwell books for me. They all have the same old themes and the characters are just screwed up paranoid people.
   
   To make matters worse the author (Ms. Corwell) blogs wanting readers to give good ratings for her books here. Sorry but I have to tell it like I see it the plots are to much a like. And using information that is considered private is a no no.

5 comments about From Potter's Field (Kay Scarpetta).

1. Cornwell's writing is sharpe in this book. You have Temple Gaunt still on the loose and he just likes to kill for the thrill of it. It seems like he is focusing on Kay and her niece Lucy. Cornwell's books are a master-piece in my mind. It is amazing how she writes all these great book's. I don't think I would want to do her homework that she does while writing her book's



2. Let me preface this review by saying I am a fan of Patricia Cornwell and her Scarpetta series. This book, however, is not up to the other books in this series and I was disappointed.
   
   This mystery features the same cast of characters as the other Scarpetta mysteries. However, the crazy sadist, Gault, appears to be a caricature of a person. There's one formulaic clue after another and it becomes unbelievable. The protagonist, Kay Scarpetta, is shop-worn and new characters are introduced but never developed. Marino, the politically incorrect, chain-smoking cop is the most real and endearing character in the book.
   
   Supposedly a mystery, this book drops clues from the sky, more in line with a fantasy.



3. I love the Scarpetta books from Patricia Cornwell, I'm only on the 5th book, but they've been great reading.



4. Like all of her Scarpetta mystery novels, Patricia Cornwell has proven again that she must have been one dynamite of a Coroner when she was practicing. She has a wealth of information in her books and it is so interesting to follow as she progresses to solving the mystery. I've never enjoyed reading as much as when I pick up a Cornwell novel.



5. Here is a terrifying novel by Cornwell. Her knowledge of medicine and forensic science keeps you turning the page. A woman's body is found in the snow in Central Park. There is no question that the killer is one Temple Brooks Goult. Scarpetta discovers that his killings are a pattern with one ending. It is one of her best. By Ruth Thompson author of "The Bluegrass Dream" and "Natchez Above The River"

5 comments about At Risk.

1. The dust jacket notes that Cornwell originally created At Risk as a 15-part series for New York Times Magazine. Well, all I can really say after reading the book is that it shows. I've never read Cornwell before but I can't say that this book made me want to read her again; however, I know that many of her other novels are highly rated so I'll probably give one of those a try.
   
   This book was just not an easy read. The writing felt choppy and I found myself having to reread passages every now and then to make sure I was understanding things correctly. If I hadn't known better I would have thought this was the author's first book, it seemed so poorly written. The mystery actually wasn't really that difficult to figure out, either, which was disappointing. I like to find myself pondering many possibilities, not coming to a conclusion relatively quickly. Some of the characters were pretty likeable--Detective Garano and his grandmother, "Nana," to name a couple. And you loved to hate Garano's boss, Monique Lamont. None of them were particularly well-developed, though. That, coupled with a weak plot make this a book that I can't recommend to anyone.
   
   (Additional Note: My rating is actually 1-1/2 stars, but I round up for sites like Amazon.)



2. Believe the one-star reviews. This book is poorly written, poorly organized and poorly plotted.. The only plus is that it's very short. A big drop from Cornwell's other books. Too bad, as there was a germ of a good idea somewhere in there.



3. I can't say enough bad things about this book. The only good thing was that it was short. The story was extremely hard to follow and the main plot (was there one??) of the story has left me clueless! Was it Monique Lamont, DA, scheming to do Win Garano in, her super cop and boy toy, to make a name for herself? Was it the whole DNA `At Risk Program' to be pushed forward to give Lamont her claim to fame by solving the 20+ year-old Finlay murder to prove how far DNA investigative technology has come (an ultimate plan of the shady DA to win the race for Governor)? At the conclusion, I really didn't even care anymore what I was supposed to be getting from this piece of fiction, I was just happy that I actually managed to be at the end of the story! It read like it was written by a total amateur. Sykes was a sad excuse for a woman, sulking over Win and acting like a total desperate female trying to hook a man. This is a terrible story which doesn't make any sense at all. Patricia Cornwell has disappointed me for the last time; I am finished reading her novels. This story doesn't even deserve one star, but Amazon will not allow a lower rating than one star. If they did, it would get "0." On a happier note, it was a library book and I was very happy to return it to the library!



4. I bought this book at a book sale for a quarter because some of her other books are good. It took me 2 hours to read...if I could get that 2 hours and my quarter back I would be a happy person! This is one of the worst books I have ever read! The characters suck and are very unlikeable. There's one character (a friend of Win's who's helping on the case and is in love with him)who is apparently only in the story so she can do the research for Win. The plot was ridiculous and so full of holes that it was almost impossible to follow. I hated this book so much that I had to write a review. It made me so mad that I couldn't even fall asleep after I finished it because I felt stupider for having read it. No one should ever read this book.



5. When a Massachusetts state investigator is called home from a training academy in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he is completing a course in forensics, he has to wonder about the timing. But his district attorney boss, Monique Lamont, an attractive, hard-charging woman, has ambitions to become the next governor. And her new crime initiative "At Risk," with its motto "Any crime, any time" seems more politically motivated than anything else. She insists, however, that she's been looking for a way to utilize some cutting-edge DNA technology, and by resurrecting an old unsolved Tennessee crime, with the help of investigator Win Garano "Geronimo," she plans to achieve just that.
   
   But as Garano attempts to delve into the case, he is puzzled by a number of aspects. His assistant is digging through cardboard boxes in the basement of the deceased former detective, with mysterious elements showing up in assorted places. Nothing seems to fit. Meanwhile, back in Cambridge, a violent attack on Monique Lamont ratchets up the mystery another notch. More and more suspense builds as it soon becomes apparent that much more is going on, and finding out who is doing what to whom and why...well, that will be the final question to be answered.
   
   At Risk (Win Garano) was my first Cornwell novel, and I'd have to say that I enjoyed the quick read and the somewhat confusing aspects that became clearer toward the end.
   
   Perhaps everything tidied up a bit much for my taste, but it was definitely a fun read. I would give it four stars; perhaps 4.5.

5 comments about Book of the Dead (Kay Scarpetta).

1. After being disappointed by the last two Scarpetta novels that I read, I was thourghly suprised with this one. It was a long time since I did not want to put the book down. Excellent read, exciting and leaves you wanting more.



2. Ugh. I give books a very good chance before I give up on them, and I probably gave too much to this book before I gave up on it since it was a gift from my sister. But this book was horrible and didn't even deserve to be read 1/4 of the way through. The book starts out alright, but never goes anywhere and is confusing to follow many times as well. I think I lasted until even past half-way through it before ditching it. Again, like the title of this review says, DON'T EVEN BOTHER picking up this book!



3. After 705 previous Amazon reviews, there can't really be much left to say, so I'll confine myself to just one observation. Patricia Cornwell began as a purveyor of first-class mysteries, pursuing that course for several years. Some time ago, however, she chose to change course. No longer taut mysteries, her books have become loosely structured and verbose soap operas.
   
   The mystery/thriller element is no longer central, but merely a peg upon which a few, certanly not all, plot elements may be hung. I draw your attention to the perfunctory, almost indifferent manner in which the mystery/thriller portion of "The Boook of the Dead" is wound up in the final few pages.
   
   Now, Cornwell's books are, just like the daytime television soaps, endless tales of rivalry, pointless bickering and general to-ing and fro-ing between sets of characters loyal to one not very attractive diva or another. Like the soaps, the books display single-minded determination not to bring plot threads to a close. Maddeningly and very soapily, the books have no qualms about killing off a character in one episode and bringing that character back in a later one, accompanied, I might add, with a spectacularly lame explanation for the resurrection.
   
   As far as I'm concerned, Cornwell has simply ceased to be taken seriously as a mystery or thriller writer and must be judged as a soap opera queen. I freely admit that I have no critical insight or, indeed, interest in that genre, but I can't help feeling that the series jumped the shark with the death of Whatsisname ... er, Benton, or if not there, then surely with Lucy's coming of age.
   
   Two stars as a mystery/thriller and perhaps as much as four stars to a soap opera fan, so I'll settle for three stars overall.
   
   LEC/Am/2-10



4. I bought this at Costco for $4.50, the price was right for trying out an unknown author. This is the first and LAST book I ever buy from this author. Pure torture to read. I can't even finish it. I love medical thrillers but this one just stunk the place up. I'm sticking with Tess Gerritsen.



5. I have read almost all of the Scarpetta series. I have two left to complete it.
   Patricia Cornwell is a great author. You will enjoy this book and her others as well!

5 comments about Scarpetta (Kay Scarpetta).

1. After BlowFly I quit purchasing Patricia's series. I know that some of the reviewers had made comments about too much personal stuff and not enough "story". Personally, the beginning of the series I was drawn in by her characters. A good balance of character development and "crime story".
   
   This book, I feel, Patricia focused so much on each of the main characters throughout the story that when she didn't tie things up or at least mention the issues had been "rectified".....all we get is "six weeks later". So, I was left with disappointment again. The book was also choppy and it skipped around alot. This made it a little difficult to follow.
   
   Thankfully, I can say I did not purchase this book or her prior one. I checked them out from the library. Tried to read Predator but bleh! (I promised myself that I would not purchase them unless I loved them!)
   
   I thought the old nemisis tie in was interesting as I liked that particluar book. I felt that that particular story line went full circle, and letting Benton close it was good. However, I just wish that Patricia would let Benton and Kay put everything on the table and get things out. Same thing with Benton and Marino.....Lucy and Jamie too! If she meant for the reader coming away from the book thinking that this happened, she did it poorly! I was also left wondering did the FBI and Benton work things out??? She spent so much time on these issues that I was dissapointed that she didn't give some closer.
   
   I stayed away for a long time....I guess it wasn't long enough.



2. I haven't read Patricia cornwall in a while, I remember liking her books, but I did not like this one at all, could not get into it at all, one of the few books I have abandoned half way through.



3. I realized after I ordered the book that I had just finished reading it and really want Scapetta Factor. I am a Cornwell fan and this was true to her best form. Following Scarpetta is always exciting!



4. I've read three Cornwell books. I don't remember the names, but I know I finished the first one. It was not a quarter so good as Tess Gerritsen fantastic novels with Isles and Rizzoli. The second one I returned to the owner after a few chapters. "Scarpetta" is the third and now I'm convinced I'm finished with Cornwell for good. Boring, boring, boring. I expected a detective story - I was totally wrong. This book is about few days in life of a medical examiner and people surrounding her. I don't care about Kay Scarpetta, I don't know her, I don't want to know about her marriage problems or about her lesbian niece Lucy. I want a good criminal plot! But criminal plot is a subplot and the murder is ridiculous and improbable. Characters are flat, unsympathetic and boring too. Only Pete Marino has some blood in his veins.



5. I read it in 2 days - maybe a very few pages were a little boring; but most of it were great. (I skip the boring parts)

5 comments about Patricia Cornwell CD Audio Treasury Volume Two Low Price: Includes Body of Evidence and Post Mortem (Kay Scarpetta).

1. I have read all of the Scarpetta novels and can't wait for the Scareptta Collection Volume II to come out on Kindle.



2. I love Patricia Cornwell. I have all her books in hardback. I did not enjoy this cd at all due to the female orator. She showed no kind of emotion while reading. It was very flat and very boring. I certainly would never pick her to read a book of anyones. I actually threw it away and money doesn't grow on trees here.



3. A long-standing fan of Patricia Cornwell, I have a complete collection of Kay Scarpatta and other works, but many are on audiotape. When I travel by car or plane, my audiobooks make the miles tolerable. I am beginning to replace the tapes with CDs. If I were not technolgically challenged, I should be downloading the books.



4. My husband is reading through all of her books... he liked the multiple novels in one place.



5. The books were a gift so I actually never saw them but the person I sent them to seems to like the books.

5 comments about The Front.

1. The book arrived in a timely manner, and was in almost perfect condition! Would order again!



2. Very very disappointed. I've read the other low rated reviews and agree with every one of them, adding that to push this book as a novel is to do a disservice to all continuing great authers who turn out full length books with full fledged plots. I also will never buy another Patricia Cornwell book. I feel totally taken advantage of to put $$ in her coffers with no reciprocal value. So many other good books out there...do not waste your time or money on this.



3. I got addicted to Patricia Cornwell through her Scarpetta series. I did not realize this was NOT part of the series when I bought it. I was left wondering, what the....... when it ended. Just not up to her standards. I will only purchase Scarpetta books from this point forward, as long as they maintain the standard to date.



4. This book starts out shallow and gets thinner and thinner the more you read it. The ending was just hanging on by a thread.



5. Bad writing, uninteresting storyline with characters that you don't care about, and no build up or excitement to bring the story to an end. I was disappointed with myself that I even finished the book. Patricia Cornwell should apologize to her fans for releasing this book.

5 comments about The Scarpetta Factor.

1. I have read several of Patricia Cornwell's books and have liked them all until this one. This book is very slow and lacks interest. The only reason that I didn't quit reading it was because I had read so many of her books before. This will be the last book that I read from this author unless I read favorable reviews on future books.



2. I have read a lot of Cornwall's books and enjoyed them This one must have had good press or something as my library system 142 copies of it. I got it by being on the waiting list. I expected a wonderful read, considering it seemed to be so popular. When I got about half way thru it I realized I had no idea what was going on or where the book was going. I continued reading and the book got worse and worse. In the end I just went thru the pages quickly to see if I could find out how it ended. I never did find out what the story was about. As soon as I "finished" it I rushed it back to the library to get rid of it. As others have said I am glad I got it at the library and didn't pay for it. I would be very hard pressed to read another book by Patricia Cornwall.



3. 
   I have been a real fan of this series and of the writer. She has done a wonderful job of creating characters that are colorful, interesting, while still being real and always believable. People I have grown to know and like as though they are real.
   However, this latest edition, isn't what I had hoped for. Not her best work, and it seems to be the writers conclusions brought to an end perhaps more for her sake than the readers. Too much dialogue and not enough reason for it. Sorry Ms. Cornwell, but you can do much better.



4. First of all, I have read all of the Scarpetta Novels, and loved the early ones.
   The last several books (especially this one) Patricia Corwell has lost her
   touch. This book is way too long, and full of unidentifed acronyms- most
   of which add absolutely nothing to the story. There is way too much technical jargon,
   which used to be one of her strengths. She still develops and keeps
   everyone "in character" very well.



5. The story line may have read better if the reader (Kate Burton) was directed to read w/ more passion and strength. Ms. Burton has read other novels and has a fantastic voice, but this reading is just awful. I've never been so bored. W/ the lack of inflection in her voice, reading as if she's been instructed to read w/ a monotone voice. Possibly the book would have been better to read rather than listen to...then again, Cornwell's idea of writing in 3rd person form was boring. The characters, who use to be intense, interesting and fascinating are now narcissistic and neurotic. I suggest, if you've not read Cornwell's books, start w/ her first ones, the last 3 novels are not up to Cornwell's writing ability.

5 comments about The Patricia Cornwell CD Audio Treasury Low Price: Contains All That Remains and Cruel and Unusual (Kay Scarpetta).

1. I didn't listen to the book because it was abridged. I detest abridged books so I gave it away. Next time I will be more careful about what I buy, and examine the fine print before purchasing.



2. An absolutly enjoyable read/listen. Great entertainment! Hard to put down because you want to keep going!



3. I found these stories lacking. My sister has the unabridged version and she says they are much better. My advise is to be careful and buy only unabridged versions.



4. I listened to these CDs on a recent trip and was very pleased. They are well done, hold your interest and are well-spoken. I thoroughly enjoyed them.



5. Fantastic! Item was here well before Christmas! I would buy again from this seller in a heart beat.