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A knife-edged thriller based on the exploits of the toughest female pathologist ever to conduct an autopsy...If you like your fiction fast-paced with a scientific twist, Cornwell delivers once again, and if you are new to Scarpetta, you are sure to be hooked by the end of the first chapter (Irish Examiner )
The iconic forensic consultant is as brittle as ever, and the body count is as high as Cornwell fans have come to expect. Cornwell hasn't sold 100 million novels for no good reason (Independent on Sunday )
The iconic forensic consultant is as brittle as ever, and the body count is as high as Cornwell fans have come to expect. Cornwell hasn't sold 100 million novels for no good reason (Independent on Sunday )
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Cornwell brings all her expertise to creating a breath-taking plot, with an astounding solution, which will have you hanging, literally, on every word Ballarat Courier I hold Patricia Cornwell solely responsible for my love of the crime thriller genre ... Just when you think you have it all figured out she throws a curveball that blows your mind. Her language brings the characters to life, you feel their pain, joy and are right with them as they struggle through the evidence Toowoomba Chronicle
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57 of 59 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
I've been reading Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta books for years. The first 8 or 9 novels in the series are some of the finest forensic crime fiction ever written and many writers before and since have yet to beat the high quality of these books - Cornwell included. The last couple of years her books have gone rapidly downhill in regard to quality.
I very rarely give up on reading a book before the end (I've only done this perhaps 5 times in the past 10 years) but Red Mist is so incredibly boring that I got to the 50% mark and then deleted it from my Kindle in frustration of my wasted time. The content in that 50% (roughly 250 pages) consists of just 2 (yes, you read that correctly) long conversations and not a lot else. As well as treading over the same subject again and again (and again) in these conversations, boring me to tears, the story itself is very uninteresting anyway. Scarpetta is more arrogant and unlikeable than ever (which is saying something!) and her opinions of Marino and Lucy (how could Jamie possibly not love her!?) are sickeningly getting worse in each book.
It's fair to say I didn't like this book. And as a fan of the series generally - especially the earlier books - I am genuinely disappointed with Cornwell and her deteriorating and (now) unlikeable writing style. When her next book comes out I am going to wait to see if it has mainly favourable reviews before I buy it and if it doesn't then Cornwell has lost a longtime fan.
I very rarely give up on reading a book before the end (I've only done this perhaps 5 times in the past 10 years) but Red Mist is so incredibly boring that I got to the 50% mark and then deleted it from my Kindle in frustration of my wasted time. The content in that 50% (roughly 250 pages) consists of just 2 (yes, you read that correctly) long conversations and not a lot else. As well as treading over the same subject again and again (and again) in these conversations, boring me to tears, the story itself is very uninteresting anyway. Scarpetta is more arrogant and unlikeable than ever (which is saying something!) and her opinions of Marino and Lucy (how could Jamie possibly not love her!?) are sickeningly getting worse in each book.
It's fair to say I didn't like this book. And as a fan of the series generally - especially the earlier books - I am genuinely disappointed with Cornwell and her deteriorating and (now) unlikeable writing style. When her next book comes out I am going to wait to see if it has mainly favourable reviews before I buy it and if it doesn't then Cornwell has lost a longtime fan.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I have read all her books but lately very disappointed. This book is awful, it was a chore to finish it. I may not bother to read any new titles!
48 of 50 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
Red Mist
I'll never learn. I swore I wouldn't buy any more Patricia Cornwell after the last few disappointments, but I keep living in hope that she will return to the brilliance of her first efforts. Alas, this one has not restored my faith. It is a ponderous and stodgy tale and I didn't like anyone or anything in it. I did finish it, but it took me a long time as I found myself dropping off to sleep after a few pages. She has definitely lost the plot big time, and has become mediocre. Very sad, but I will not be buying any more Patricia Cornwell. RIP
I'll never learn. I swore I wouldn't buy any more Patricia Cornwell after the last few disappointments, but I keep living in hope that she will return to the brilliance of her first efforts. Alas, this one has not restored my faith. It is a ponderous and stodgy tale and I didn't like anyone or anything in it. I did finish it, but it took me a long time as I found myself dropping off to sleep after a few pages. She has definitely lost the plot big time, and has become mediocre. Very sad, but I will not be buying any more Patricia Cornwell. RIP
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Will I never learn?!
Another awful Kay Scarpetta book! I promised myself a few books ago that I will NEVER read another Patricia Cornwell book, why did I not listen to myself?! Read more
Published 3 days ago by Mrs. A. Bloor
Not for me
I rarely give up on a novel, mainly because I have spent money on it so will keep going, just in case..... I tried to keep going with this one, but I realised I was simply bored! Read more
Published 4 days ago by Jackie
Better than last one
I found this one better than the last one although she is still not up to her earlier standard. For me the plot was a bit more interesting, and this time I managed to finish the... Read more
Published 4 days ago by Diana A-N
Too much informatiion!
This is a typical Cornwell novel, quite entertaining, - it kept me interested most of the time and I was engaged with the plot. Read more
Published 8 days ago by James I. Wilson
Lovely
Bought as a gift for my mum who is a big fan of crime mysteries this was a great christmas present and she really loved it
Published 13 days ago by Beth
Steer clear
What a load of tosh! I had already given up on Cornwell many books ago. I decided to try again I wish I had not bothered, it was like revisiting a bad restaurant. Read more
Published 13 days ago by Stevejay
smug and self satisfied
I really rated the Scarpetta books when they first came out. it seemed like a series destined for longevity. Read more
Published 15 days ago by margot51
Red Mist
Another excellent story line from Patricia Cornwell, keeping up her standard from all her previous books. Looking forward to her next one.
Published 15 days ago by Mrs Kindle
Love it!
I am a big fan of Patricia Cornwell, I have been reading her books since the very first ones. A very interesting book, as usual
Published 21 days ago by Nanni Cinzia
The best forensic novel I've read for a long time.
I don't know why so many of the reviewers of Patricia Cornwells novel "Red Mist" don't rate it as the best thing "sinced sliced bread" . Read more
Published 22 days ago by DaveA
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