Scarpetta (Kay Scarpetta) | 
|  | | | Title: | Scarpetta (Kay Scarpetta) | | Author: | Patricia Cornwell | | Publisher: | Putnam Adult | | Type: | Book / Hardcover | | Publication Date: | 02 December, 2008 | | ISBN / ISBN-13: | 0399155163 / 9780399155161 | | List Price: | $27.95 | | You Save: | $9.50 | | Amazon Price: | $18.45 | |
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From America’s #1 bestselling crime writers comes the extraordinary new Kay Scarpetta novel.
Leaving behind her private forensic pathology practice in Charleston, South Carolina, Kay Scarpetta accepts an assignment in New York City, where the NYPD has asked her to examine an injured man on Bellevue Hospital’s psychiatric prison ward. The handcuffed and chained patient, Oscar Bane, has specifically asked for her, and when she literally has her gloved hands on him, he begins to talk—and the story he has to tell turns out to be one of the most bizarre she has ever heard.
The injuries, he says, were sustained in the course of a murder . . . that he did not commit. Is Bane a criminally insane stalker who has fixed on Scarpetta? Or is his paranoid tale true, and it is he who is being spied on, followed and stalked by the actual killer? The one thing Scarpetta knows for certain is that a woman has been tortured and murdered—and more violent deaths will follow. Gradually, an inexplicable and horrifying truth emerges: Whoever is committing the crimes knows where his prey is at all times. Is it a person, a government? And what is the connection between the victims?
In the days that follow, Scarpetta; her forensic psychologist husband, Benton Wesley; and her niece, Lucy, who has recently formed her own forensic computer investigation firm in New York, will undertake a harrowing chase through cyberspace and the all-too-real streets of the city—an odyssey that will take them at once to places they never knew, and much, much too close to home.
Throughout, Cornwell delivers shocking twists and turns, and the kind of cutting-edge technology that only she can provide. Once again, she proves her exceptional ability to entertain and enthrall.
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Customer Reviews:
• Scarpetta Forever 04 July, 2009
I just finished the book today. I will be a Scarpetta fan forever. I hope Ms. Cornwell the best and hope she writes more of Scarpetta. I love her stories.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A3NH9HCKJMH1Y2
• Almost Back 27 June, 2009
Scarpetta is definitely not as bad as some of the reviewers here describe it; on the other hand, it is almost as good as some of the earlier novels of the series.
After finishing Predator (which was a real nightmare) I thought I would never buy again one of Cornwell's novels; and after throwing away At Risk even before finishing it, that was it (so I never bothered with The Front). However, I always liked in general the cast of characters of the Scarpetta series, so finally I agreed to read the Book of the Dead. And indeed, it was much better than the previous ones, although it was still written in that very irritating present tense - which really does not fit well with the crime genre.
At least, Scarpetta is written in the traditional past historic and the plot follows earlier Cornwell's patterns, switching from one narrative to the next, and so on, so that you keep wondering what happened after the previous episode related - and yes, in that respect, the suspense is very well maintained. Strangely enough, the character of Scarpetta has become more and more irritating. Some people here complained about the 500 pages? Well, they were not boring at all and the book was finished, unfortunately, in one single afternoon.
In general, this is a very good read and Cornwell seems to be back on track, regardless of what many of the reviewers think.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A1XWQ98UI2HRUZ
• Don't Waste Your Time 15 June, 2009
I've been a fan of Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta novels since the beginning. After over 100 pages of Scarpetta talking with a suspected murderer, and nothing else happening, I just gave up on this book. I put it down a few times and kept trying, thinking that it HAD to get better. It did not! This book does not even "feel" like one that Patricia Cornwell wrote- perhaps she's capitalizing on her name recognition and subcontracting the actual writing out to subpar authors. Please don't waste your time or money on this awful book that is nothing more than an expensive paperweight.
- Reviewed by customer ID: AKK5LQOA35776
• Boring, Pretentious, Low-quality Fiction 18 June, 2009
This book was so long and so boring, took me forever to get through, and I regret wasting my time. The book is really long, and the story and plot is so simplistic it could easily have been told in one third the space.
I don't read every Cornwell novel that comes out because they have gotten steadily worse, but lately her stories are SO pretentious I find myself disgusted with the author as I'm reading.
This one is the worst yet, the storyline is constantly being interrupted by name-dropping and brand-dropping, I think just to add some interest to her hollow characters and weak story.
If you have never read any of Cornwell's novels, the only ones worth your time are the first few, when she actually had a story to tell, and wasn't looking for quick money on her book deals like she is now.
She is laughing all the way to the bank, which is sad considering how many truly talented authors get so little exposure.
- Reviewed by customer ID: AKIZXTCBK5B7S
• Scarpetta Is Back 14 June, 2009
The few books from Patricia Cornwell haven't been so hot. With reluctance, I decided to try one more before I tossed the author to the wolves. It's not fabulous, but it's not bad. It's all about the famed medical examiner who now resides in Massachusetts--she's on assignment in New York City via the request of Oscar Bane, a little person who's suspected of murdering his girlfriend, another little person. Lucy, Benton and Marino are all back.
It's a fast read, find the lounge and settle in.
Judith Briles, author of
Money Smarts for Turbulent Times
- Reviewed by customer ID: A2E0CHK87Q1JM0
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