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Book of the Dead | 
 enlarge | Author: Patricia Cornwell
Publisher: Berkley
Category: Book
Buy New: $9.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  615 reviews
Sales Rank: 8070
Media: Paperback
Edition: Reprint
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 528
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 4.2 x 1.4
ISBN: 042521625X
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780425216255
ASIN: 042521625X
Publication Date: September 2, 2008 (In 4 Days)
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Availability: Not yet published
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Product Description
Kay Scarpetta is starting over with a unique private forensic pathology practice in Charleston, South Carolina. And the death of a sixteen-year-old tennis star will usher in a string of murders more bafflingand terrifyingthan any that have come before.
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 Awful, not even worth finishing August 26, 2008
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.
Let the Scarpetta series die with Rose August 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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.
Deader than ever August 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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.
a waste (again) August 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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.
 SADLY DISAPPOINTED August 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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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