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Book of the Dead: A Kay Scarpetta Novel (Thorndike Basic) | 
 enlarge | Author: Patricia D. Cornwell
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Category: Book
Buy New: £18.19
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Rating:  90 reviews
Sales Rank: 2058278
Format: Large Print
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Lrg
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 621
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 5.7 x 1.3
ISBN: 0786290072
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780786290079
ASIN: 0786290072
Publication Date: November 2007
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 This Must Be One Of Her Worst Books Ever !!!!!!! August 17, 2008
I have been a huge fan of Patrcia Cornwell since her first books with Kay Scarpetta .. But it's now obvious that she has promised the "Agent" too many books a year, this is utter rubbish, very difficult to follow (I even purchased the audio cd in case it was all the Italian names that were confusing) .. but I had to give up on it, the plot is so full of holes you could drive an atriculated dumper truck through them .. concentrate on ONE book a year and may be you will get your fan base back... I will not be buying any new books from Ms Cornwell....
 Scarpetta and co limp on.. August 7, 2008
Wow, certainly some vitriolic reviews here. I think any recent reader of Cornwell's books would know what to expect from The Book of the Dead. In the last few years the Scarpetta series has changed a lot. Yes, they are grim, the characters are pretty miserable, the criminals nastier. However, while it is much harder to get into the books these days, I like the darkness and complexity of them. I've even got used to Cornwell's more rambling writing style. No more neat and tidy first person narrative from Kay. Cornwell is no cosy airport thriller writer these days. It's a bit of a heart of darkness trip when you read her books.
I admit, it took me a while. I had this book from the library a few months back but couldn't get into it. Got it out again recently and read it in 2 days, really getting into the story and worrying about Lucy's brain tumour, Rose's cancer, Marino's horrible behaviour and once again not getting why Benton Wesley is in the series - he's the dullest character in my opinion. The villains are a little over the top. Has Doctor Self appeared before? She has a history with Kay, but I lose track of the incidental characters at times. She is a total nut job. The motives of the killer are also unexplored. One of the quirks of the last few Scarpetta books is the abrupt no-explanation endings. I find it quite frustrating, but again, in a way it does get you thinking at least.
I did enjoy this book, but I find it hard to believe that anyone but die hard fans are still buying Cornwell's books. I hope she continues with the Scarpetta series, I do care about the characters and while not to everyone's taste, I like her trippy writing style.
 Still fantastic! August 6, 2008
Book of the Dead
I love all the Scarpetta books, this is still a fantastic read, can't wait for the next one!!! I agree it does get pretty dark but it only intrigues you as to where the series is going.
Book of the What? July 31, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have just finished reading this drivel after it taking me 3 months and a stop gap in between. I used to be able to read a Scarpetta book in a matter of hours but this one was sheer pain to read. The characters are all horrible. There isn't a single redeeming feature about any of them. Kay is as miserable as we've ever seen her, Benton is useless. What does he do exactly? Lucy is vile, a big headed, opinionated, aggressive character who seems to hate everyone except her beloved Aunt Kay and Benton. Lucy can't even seem to hold a civil conversation with anyone without making out shes God's gift to the security world.And Marino, well what to say about him. Thank God he's disappeared.
The whole Scarpetta series has turned into a ridiculous farce, its so unbelievable. The paranoia experienced in the last few books is so far fetched and unneccessary and Patricia Cornwell should have left Benton dead. For me that was the turning point into the riduculous. Up until then the books all had a sense of authority and truth to them and given what Patricia does for a living, I would have expected nothing less.
The Book of the Dead is a difficult read, the story doesn't follow, I thought pages had been missed as the conversations taking place didn't follow on. I had no idea what was going on for most of the book.The ending was very poor and I still have no idea who killed who? Why they were killed and more to the point, do I even care anymore?
As a fan of the Scarpetta series I have been greatly disappointed in this last effort and I certainly won't be wasting any more money buying Patricia Cornwell books. Shame on you, Patricia.
Lost the plot July 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Keen Patricia Cornwell aficionados might enjoy this book but for me she has lost the plot in every sense. The sadism is pointless and inexplicable, the characters have become wooden and about four fifths of the way through the book the plot became totally inexplicable. Personally I find the excessive use of technical terms in the text tiring - I know the computer terminology is off the mark and who would call their gardener a plant pathologist?
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