by Patricia Cornwell
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From America's # 1 bestselling crime writer comes the extraordinary new Dr. Kay Scarpetta novel.
The "book of the dead" is the morgue log, a ledger in which all cases are entered by hand. For Kay Scarpetta, however, it is about to take on a new meaning. Fresh from her bruising battle with a psychopath in Florida, Scarpetta decides it's time for a change of pace, not only personally and professionally but geographically. Moving to the historic city of Charleston, South Carolina, she opens a unique private forensic pathology practice, one in which she and her colleagues-including Pete Marino and her niece, Lucy-offer expert crime-scene investigation and autopsy services to communities lacking local access to modern, competent death investigation technology.
It seems like an ideal situation, until the new battles start-with local politicians, with entrenched interests, with someone whose covert attempts at sabotage are clearly meant to run Scarpetta out of town. And that's before the murders and other violent deaths even begin.
A young man from a well-known family jumps off a water tower. A woman is found ritualistically murdered in her multimillion-dollar beach home. The body of an abused young boy is discovered dumped in a desolate marsh. Meanwhile, in distant New England, problems with a prominent patient at a Harvard-affiliated psychiatric hospital begin to hint at interconnections that are as hard to imagine as they are horrible.
Kay Scarpetta has dealt with many brutal and unusual crimes before, but never a string of them as baffling, or as terrifying, as the ones confronting her now. Before she is through, that book of the dead will contain many names-and the pen may be poised to write in her own.
The first name in forensics. The last name in suspense. Once again, Patricia Cornwell proves her exceptional ability to entertain and enthrall.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 Awful, not even worth finishing, 2008-08-26
Well, I guess I join the ever growing list of readers completely disappointed in Cornwell's recent work. Is this the same author who wrote compelling mysteries with equally compelling characters? Absolutely terrible writing, unsympathetic characters and just so bad. So glad it was from the library. After this attempt, I may just give up on any future attempts at Cornwell's novels.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Let the Scarpetta series die with Rose, 2008-08-16
For a Scarpetta (Cornwall) fan since the beginning, this was a grand disappointment. I felt that she just churned this out on the way to the bank. The series should die with Rose. Cornwall should spend all her time on her new position in the forensic field.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Deader than ever, 2008-08-09
I have read as far as page 48 and then looked at these reviews to see if I was missing something and I see I'm not. 99% of the books I read are from the library so only time invested.
I think I've read every other Scarpetta book(I keep a list of books read and see I only read part of Predator-guess I didn't like it either)
It's time for Marino to ride off into the sunset, Lucy to get a life of her own - cut those apron strings, and Kay to get off the fence with her relationship with Benton, it's time for her to quietly retire, Ms Cornwell.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
a waste (again), 2008-08-07
Again and again I find myself trying to read and enjoy Ms Cornwell's books. Again and again it seems that I'm unable to finish the work she's been doing since The Last Precinct. Others have commented on the change of style, so I won't go into that. What I find unpalatable is the utter joylessness of her writing. I treasure her early books but I can't understand why Ms Cornwell seems to think she has to keep on writing this series. She should go on and do something fresh and new instead of slowly suffocating Scarpetta and her 'family'. I'm sad to say that I have done with her.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
 SADLY DISAPPOINTED, 2008-08-07
I JUST FINISHED "BOOK OF THE DEAD" AND WAS SADLY DISAPPOINTED. I ALMOST FEEL LIKE I NEED TO RE-READ IT TO UNDERSTAND ALL THE TWISTS AND TURNS AND CHARACTERS IN THIS MIS-ADVENTURE. I AM FAIRLY NEW TO READING PATRICIA CORNWELL BOOKS AND HAVE NOT READ ALL OF THEM BUT I AM GOING TO GO BACK TO THE BEGINNING AND READ THE ONES I MISSED. WHEN I GET TO THIS ONE AGAIN I WLL STOP. I READ ALL THE OTHER REVIEWS AND KNOW I AM NOT ALONE AND I FEEL THE BOOKS CORNWELL WROTE EARLIER ARE THE "GOOD" ONES THAT ARE WORTH READING.
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