Perhaps though it is that these days I prefer to let my imagination picture what is happening rather than having to read paragraph after paragraph of graphic depictions of what happens to bodies after death, etc.

Once again, Patricia Cornwell offers a glimpse into a nightmarish future that is already here, reminding us that our deepest fears have likely become reality.

In the midst of all this tumult, a CIA press secretary named Rachael Stanwyck - who's the sister of Kay's friend, Judge Annie Chilton - is found murdered in Chilton's home.

Full of all the action and sharp wit that the series possessed in its heyday, Cornwell keeps readers highly entertained and thoroughly captivated. Even more strangely, her garden is full of dead plants and insects, which seems very unusual and makes no sense.An auspicious debut, it went on to win the Edgar, Creasey, Anthony, and Macavity Awards as well as the French Prix du Roman d’Aventure prize—the first book ever to claim all these distinctions in a single year. Cornwell is also good at reflecting readers' emotions around the hard career of dealing with dead bodies. I loved reading her books years ago but really wish I had left it at that and never ever picked up this one. The courtroom crowd and prosecutor are openly hostile and the judge seems to be also, even though she is Kay's friend. Day 1 - The first 139 pages covers Kay’s appearance as a witness in court and then travel to a murder scene.

I read all three authors when their respective series started, and after many many books, stopped all three. This book starts out with a trial that Kay is an expert witness but is being treated like -well, I just don't know how to describe it, but it sure isn't with any respect! An auspicious debut, it went on to win the Edgar, Creasey, Anthony, and Macavity Awards, as well as the French Prix du Roman d'Aventures--the first book ever to claim all these distinctions in a single year. One clue leads to another to revelations about the death of a former colleague - one who has ties to the trial at the beginning of the book.This one seemed to take a bit long to get in gear, but once it did there were glimpses of the old days. It will take everything in her being to keep Kay Scarpetta from letting justice be perverted, though everything comes together to unveil the truth about another crime that has haunted her for the past few years. I felt that the author spent a lot of time describing the setting in such detail that she lost focus on what the goal was - writing a story that made you want to turn the page quickly, trying to figure out “who did it”? Working with a solid foundation, Patricia Cornwell keeps readers intrigued with a solid narrative that moves as quickly as any book I have read. Unfortunately, in this case, the original autopsy was not performed correctly by the pathologist who is no longer alive, and Kay’s subsequent follow-up work has caused her to change the cause of death from asphyxiation to drowning.

Kellerman and Sandford had a couple of books late in the series that I guess felt slightly off to me, so I stopped for a bit.Your payment method will be charged immediately, and the product is expected to ship on or around October 25, 2022. There appears to be no connection to the killings, and there really isn't but for the author's unbelievable stretch at the end to make sure there is a connection.