- Paperback: 465 pages
- Publisher: Little, Brown (13 Oct 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0316854743
- ISBN-13: 978-0316854740
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 14.6 x 4.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (166 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,194,378 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'When she is this good, she is hard to beat.' New Statesman 'Forget the pretenders. Cornwell reigns.' Mirror 'When she is this good, she is hard to beat.' New Statesman 'Forget the pretenders. Cornwell reigns.' Mirror
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The first new Kay Scarpetta paperback for three years presents Scarpetta with her most challenging case yet - and the biggest shock of her life. Sure to be one of the year's biggest selling paperbacks.
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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Calling all Scarpetta fans....This is not the usual Scarpetta outing, as Patricia Cornwell has changed her Style of writing.
I'm a huge fan of Ms Cornwell & Scarpetta and have collected her work since the early 90's.
I feel I was left out in the cold while reading Blowfly and more than a little confused.
The chapters are very short (some only half a page) and jump from one part of the plot to the next without drawing breath.
Instead of feeling like I was part of the team, as I usually do reading Scarpetta novels, I felt more like an outsider.
To me Blowfly feels more like a re-introduction of characters, some old and some new, than a continuation of the series. But stick with it as all becomes clear in the end.
I hope we don't have to wait too long for book 13 (if there is one!) Three years is a long time to wait for a Scarpetta fan.
But please let the next book be in the style of classic Scarpetta.
I'm a huge fan of Ms Cornwell & Scarpetta and have collected her work since the early 90's.
I feel I was left out in the cold while reading Blowfly and more than a little confused.
The chapters are very short (some only half a page) and jump from one part of the plot to the next without drawing breath.
Instead of feeling like I was part of the team, as I usually do reading Scarpetta novels, I felt more like an outsider.
To me Blowfly feels more like a re-introduction of characters, some old and some new, than a continuation of the series. But stick with it as all becomes clear in the end.
I hope we don't have to wait too long for book 13 (if there is one!) Three years is a long time to wait for a Scarpetta fan.
But please let the next book be in the style of classic Scarpetta.
43 of 44 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Before I start, I have to say that I've found the last few installments of the Scarpetta series to be simple variations on a theme. The stories have gone from being about the cases of the CME of Richmond, who happens to be called Kay Scarpetta, to being about Kay Scarpetta, who happens to be the CME of Richmond, her family and the things that happen to them.
You can imagine, then, the uncertainty I felt when purchasing this book, especially since Ms Cornwell has radically changed the style of writing.
First off, that style of writing takes some getting used to. Not the third person part - that's fairly standard and, I think, makes the book more interesting - you get to see far more of the action this way.
The problem is that Ms Cornwell has decided to write in the present tense, which occasionally causes eye-watering moments as one has to become accustomed to reading it.
The other major problem was that even if you finish the book it feels unfinished. The story sort of tails off with the kind of ending that's obviously setting things up for a sequel but ties up many loose ends in one fell swoop and makes the reader feel cheated when things were just getting exciting.
All in all this book is worth reading, but only if you're a die-hard Scarpetta fan. If not, I'd suggest sticking with the earlier novels which are by far better written and more exciting.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I am a big fan of the Scarpetta series. Having previously read Isle of Dogs, I could not commit to being a huge Cornwell fan as she can demonstrate a disregard for plot and characters which leaves the reader baffled.
So I waited for Blow Fly quite eagerly and was extremely disappointed.
Cornwell seems to have just gone through the motions with this one. Maybe she was under pressure from her publisher, maybe she had too many ideas, maybe the editor was over-zealous with the red pen, I don't know what, but something clearly isn't right with this book.
The characters are sketchy and implausible this time around and the story tries to tie up too many loose ends from previous books, there is too much going on for a book of this length. Had she taken the time to beef out the content, maybe this would have been better, it's hard to say, but I couldn't believe that I only had 2 pages left to read and so much needed bringing together. The books ends too soon, almost as if Ms Cornwell was late for a dinner date and needed to finish.
So I waited for Blow Fly quite eagerly and was extremely disappointed.
Cornwell seems to have just gone through the motions with this one. Maybe she was under pressure from her publisher, maybe she had too many ideas, maybe the editor was over-zealous with the red pen, I don't know what, but something clearly isn't right with this book.
The characters are sketchy and implausible this time around and the story tries to tie up too many loose ends from previous books, there is too much going on for a book of this length. Had she taken the time to beef out the content, maybe this would have been better, it's hard to say, but I couldn't believe that I only had 2 pages left to read and so much needed bringing together. The books ends too soon, almost as if Ms Cornwell was late for a dinner date and needed to finish.
Fans - be prepared to be disappointed.
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blow fly
i was enthralled with the Scarpetta stories,the books were un-putdownable.I was pre ordering the novels,i couldnt tell what was different,whether it was the style of writing or the... Read more
Published 5 months ago by max2u
Not the best
In some places the book was good and exciting, but I found that alot of time was spent on pointless descriptions and conversations which could have been shortened and the more... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Lucy
Give Thomas Harris The Royalties!!
This is only the second Cornwell book I have read and from what I can gather she has stolen ideas from the three most famous Thomas Harris books, Silence Of The Lambs, The Red... Read more
Published 18 months ago by S. Prosser
Disappointing
Its the ending that really spoils the book.
To be fair, you have to battle on and the 3rd party perspective loses the intensity of the other books but you really feel it is... Read more
To be fair, you have to battle on and the 3rd party perspective loses the intensity of the other books but you really feel it is... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Squeakycheek
Good book, but ending is way to fast
I really like Patricia Cornwell's books; the forensic science is really interesting. The thing that annoys me with this book, as with all of Cornwell's books, the ending happens as... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Sian
Dreadful
I used to be a Cornwell fan and found her books intriguing. BLOW FLY is dire. The plot is beyond preposterous and the resurrection of a particular character can be described at... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Wondereyes
Terribly disappointing!
Straight to the point- I... HATE the way our intelligent, emotional, likeable Kay has been turned into 'Scarpetta'. Read more
Published on 26 Sep 2009 by Rufus
Patricia Cornwell - Blow Fly
For this book, the 12th in Cornwells Kay Scarpetta series there's alot of change. First off and most noticable the writing has changed from 1st person to 3rd person which I... Read more
Published on 14 Aug 2009 by molko
Too Soapy For Words
This book nearly put me off Patricia Cornwell for good.
Not only has she significantly changed her style of writing, but also indulges in some cheap tricks. Read more
Not only has she significantly changed her style of writing, but also indulges in some cheap tricks. Read more
Published on 26 Jan 2009 by M. J. Saxton
Really criminal!
The first half dozen Scarpetta books are really good (and worth listening to on audio, too). However, this effort takes the biscuit. Read more
Published on 4 May 2008 by Dr Cath
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