Comments on: Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell http://calitreview.com/2729 An arts and culture magazine. Wed, 23 May 2012 07:58:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: norm laskowskihttp://calitreview.com/2729/comment-page-1#comment-149023 norm laskowski Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:48:13 +0000 http://calitreview.com/?p=2729#comment-149023 Not the Cornwell I've looked forward to reading. Dialogue left me wondering - "Who said that?". Plot was dismal and disappointing with not a lot of tie ins to the story at hand. Most of the book was a repeat of previous story and seemed to be trying to justify or clarify the plot. We all know Kay Scarpetta is marvelous and without parellel, Lucy is a high tech wizard who is also a lesbian, Marino is a super sleuth and lech, and Benton the supreme waffler who only wants to please Kay. Gone were were the astounding forensic finds that cemented the plot with facts. The ending was transparent, even the home invasion and the "Last supper". Ugh. What was Morales beef with Kay? Certainly he was a transparent, sociopathic serial killer. But where were the forensics? And poor Teri and Oscar -- a couple of "little people" who were inexhoribly bound to be led toward slaughter, and accusation. And let's not forget Shrew --- Boubon was definiterly not for her. Nor shady pet stores. I didn't want to lose my investment once I began reading, remembering Cornwells previous works (except the food genre), And held on to the promise of something that would bring it all together. But I was soerly disappointed. I'm hesitant to continue with Cornwells new offerings. This time I'll check the reviews first. This made me feel much better about the loss of my investment! Not the Cornwell I’ve looked forward to reading. Dialogue left me wondering – “Who said that?”. Plot was dismal and disappointing with not a lot of tie ins to the story at hand. Most of the book was a repeat of previous story and seemed to be trying to justify or clarify the plot. We all know Kay Scarpetta is marvelous and without parellel, Lucy is a high tech wizard who is also a lesbian, Marino is a super sleuth and lech, and Benton the supreme waffler who only wants to please Kay. Gone were were the astounding forensic finds that cemented the plot with facts. The ending was transparent, even the home invasion and the “Last supper”. Ugh. What was Morales beef with Kay? Certainly he was a transparent, sociopathic serial killer. But where were the forensics? And poor Teri and Oscar — a couple of “little people” who were inexhoribly bound to be led toward slaughter, and accusation. And let’s not forget Shrew — Boubon was definiterly not for her. Nor shady pet stores.

I didn’t want to lose my investment once I began reading, remembering Cornwells previous works (except the food genre), And held on to the promise of something that would bring it all together. But I was soerly disappointed. I’m hesitant to continue with Cornwells new offerings. This time I’ll check the reviews first.

This made me feel much better about the loss of my investment!

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