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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Thankfully better than her last two offerings but still no hint of returning to her former glory. As always the forensic and scientific detail are finely tuned and informative and there is a steady, if not slightly boring at times, pace
My biggest problems with Predator, and indeed Trace and Blowfly, were that i was completely indifferent as to what was happening, I just didn't care. The second is that, it's not the fact that Cornwell has switched from writing in the first to third person, but that we are now forced to spend time with charcters that are truly insufferable and who, as characters, haven't developed in any way, shape or form since the beginning, inparticular Lucy and Marino.
I'm a huge Cornwell fan and can only hope that things will get better.
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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I keep buying these books in the hope that there will be a return to form but I am always disappointed. This one is the worst by far. We are now asked to stretch out imaginations to the point that Lucy is richer than Bill Gates and has a highly sophisticated computer network that the US Government, never mind the myriad super-hackers out there, have no idea exists. She then leaves the whole thing wide open without anyone noticing the breach for months. In reality the Marino phone tapping would have been noticed by any cheap call logging system, let alone Demi-God Lucy. Do some research Patricia!
Secondly, I found the resurrection of Benton Wesley tiresome when it happened, as it was so clearly a case of major backtracking once Cornwell realised that she actually needed him to pad out the stories quite a bit. Now we are supposed to believe that she and the so-called love of her life live mostly apart, communicate by email and nearly seperate when the child-from-hell Lucy comes between them, despite her 'burying' him once.
Thirdly, I just don't buy into the Marino falling-out. They have been close for years, with some unrequited feelings on Marino's side, and yet we are asked to believe that they fall out over a simple mistake on Marino's part. His transformation to pretendy hells angel doesn't work either.
The last few pages are rushed and laughable, and leave the reader feeling cheated out of a fiver. Avoid!
Secondly, I found the resurrection of Benton Wesley tiresome when it happened, as it was so clearly a case of major backtracking once Cornwell realised that she actually needed him to pad out the stories quite a bit. Now we are supposed to believe that she and the so-called love of her life live mostly apart, communicate by email and nearly seperate when the child-from-hell Lucy comes between them, despite her 'burying' him once.
Thirdly, I just don't buy into the Marino falling-out. They have been close for years, with some unrequited feelings on Marino's side, and yet we are asked to believe that they fall out over a simple mistake on Marino's part. His transformation to pretendy hells angel doesn't work either.
The last few pages are rushed and laughable, and leave the reader feeling cheated out of a fiver. Avoid!
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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Just like the past few books in the series, this was such alet down. I used to eagerly wait for the next book, but now I don't think I'll bother. Firstly, Patricia go back to the old style of writing, first person, past tense made the stories so much more gripping, the new format just creates a disjointed and confusing read. Secondly, what the hell happened at the end? I was left feeling cheated out of a decent ending, although by that point I didn't really care.
Also, how old is Scarpetta supposed to be? She was 40ish in Postmortem when Lucy was about 10, so now Lucy is 30ish I guess that makes Scarpetta 60 and Marino approaching his seventies. I think its time they retired.
This book is totally fogettable and nothing like the fantastic crime novels Cornwell deservedly earned acclaim for. My advice would be, don't bother reading it, try someone like Kathy Reiches instead.
Also, how old is Scarpetta supposed to be? She was 40ish in Postmortem when Lucy was about 10, so now Lucy is 30ish I guess that makes Scarpetta 60 and Marino approaching his seventies. I think its time they retired.
This book is totally fogettable and nothing like the fantastic crime novels Cornwell deservedly earned acclaim for. My advice would be, don't bother reading it, try someone like Kathy Reiches instead.
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Will the real Kay Scarpetta please stand up!!!
The Scarpetta series has slowly been going off the boil but this is just awful - note to Patricia, we don't want Lucy to be James Bond or Marino to become a Hells Angel, we just... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Princess Mononoke
Predator
I have just finished this book, and is it just me or are these books becoming naff. I do like Cornwell's Scarpetta series thats why i still buy these books but the first 10 or so... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mrs. N. J. Greenwood
Awful!
Book is so disjointed and very hard to follow. Really difficult to find it even slightly interesting. But since I've started it I have to finish it. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Gill
'Terrible' is not an adequate description
This book sucks. I couldn't wait to turn the last page! It took 3 months to read this, I was so bored. The story is a million miles away from the original Scarpetta stories. Read more
Published on 13 Feb 2010 by The Blue One
Patricia Cornwell - Predator
This is the 14th Kay Scarpetta book from Cornwell and you'd think that the supposed 'Queen of the Forensic Thriller' would by now only be churning out 5 star reads. Read more
Published on 19 Oct 2009 by molko
Implausable, boring, ambivalent, waste of money
I read through PC's early Scarpetta novels very quickly and was desperate to get Predator when it came out. That was approximately 3 years ago and I STILL havent finished it. Read more
Published on 25 Jun 2009 by A. Robinson
An improvement on the last one, but only just
For long standing Cornwell fans this book isn't going to raise your spirits; as a series it's still marching downhill and I'm not sure how much more mileage there is left. Read more
Published on 7 Oct 2008 by Net
Lost its way
Having read every book Ms Cornwell has published, I felt dutifully compelled to buy her most recent Scarpetta novel - Predator, despite being disappointed recently with a change in... Read more
Published on 15 April 2008 by J. Addison
Poor Cornwell
I have been a huge Cornwell fan for years but am wholly disappointed with the lastest offering. I've had it since it was first published in paperback but put off reading it because... Read more
Published on 6 April 2008 by J. Cooke
Predator
The plot in this Scarpetta novel is actually fair but again Cornwell's new writing style kills it. It's cold, distant, uninvolving. Read more
Published on 5 April 2008 by Rich
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