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Scarpetta (Hardcover)

by Patricia Cornwell (Author)
2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
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  • Hardcover: 512 pages
  • Publisher: Little, Brown; First edition First Impression edition (24 Nov 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0316733148
  • ISBN-13: 978-0316733144
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16 x 4.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 18,068 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Cornwell still does it better than anyone else' Daily Mail 'Cornwell's books run on high octane fuel, a cocktail of adrenalin and fear' The Times


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Leaving behind her forensic pathology practice in South Carolina, Kay Scarpetta takes up an assignment in New York City, where the NYPD has asked her to examine an injured patient in a psychiatric ward. The handcuffed and chained patient, Oscar Bane, has specifically asked for her, and when she literally has her gloved hands on him, he begins to talk ? and the story he has to tell turns out to be one of the most bizarre she has ever heard. He says his injuries were sustained in the course of a murder ...that he did not commit. Is Bane a criminally insane stalker who has fixed on Scarpetta? Or is his paranoid tale true, and it is he who is being spied on, followed and stalked by the actual killer? The only thing Scarpetta knows for certain is that a woman has been tortured and murdered ? and that more violent deaths will follow...
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Huge disappointment, 20 Jun 2009
This review is from: Scarpetta (Paperback)
Used to be a Patricia Cornwell and Kay Scarpetta fan but not any more. It was a huge effort going through the first 50 pages and I just gave up. And this is the first time ever I did not complete a book I had started. Enough said.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Scarpetta no longer cuts it!, 28 Jun 2009
By S. Hart "Sam" (Derbyshire, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Scarpetta (Paperback)
Sorry Patricia but this latest offering has no guts, the story is laboured and dull I thought I'd give you one more chance (haven't rated your last two books) but I'm disappointed again and won't be back for more!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Almost Unreadable, 30 Aug 2009
This review is from: Scarpetta (Paperback)
So basically Patricia Cornwell has decided that her female characters (Scarpetta and Lucy) are the most sought-after, beautiful, intelligent, witty, clever, fit, sexy and fascinating women in the whole entire world. How do I know this, you may ask? Because all of the characters in teh book keep repeating it over and over and all of the men and/or women are simultaneously in love with both of them at the same time. That is the only reason I know, since not a single one of these characteristics were evident to me at any point in this woeful, glacial-paced, confusing, pointless novel that appeared to me to have no discernible plot.

It's a pity. Because the actual "mystery / crime" part of the book is interesting. But this book is not a "mystery / crime" book, it is about how wonderful Lucy and Scarpetta are. There is so little by way of "mystery / crime" elements in the book that when on the very rare occasion that a crime storyline pops its head out of the pages, it is startling, confusing and impossible to follow.

It took me a very long time to finish this book, and I only persevered past page 10 because it was a present from my husband and I didn't want to hurt his feelings. After I finished it I gave it to him to read. He could not get past page 10.

If you like crime, go for Kathy Reichs or Karin Slaughter instead.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Excruciating
I have been a Cornwell fan from the first book she wrote but I this I found so difficult to read that I indeed have my doubts as to whether Cornwell did in fact write it. Read more
Published 13 days ago by Jane Grabow

2.0 out of 5 stars going down - a change for the worse
I have enjoyed nearly all her previous books - Predator was a bit off centre and I didn't enjoy Hornets Nest etc - but this one is different. Read more
Published 14 days ago by Grahame Underwood

5.0 out of 5 stars scarpetta at its best
Patricia Cornwell's Scarpetta is as good as any of the books. The reader is kept on the edge of the seat till the last page. Read more
Published 16 days ago by Pauline Horner

1.0 out of 5 stars Skip the first 300 pages!
If you're after any action in this book, skip the firt 300 pages. There's nothing happening up to that part of the book. Simple as that. Read more
Published 1 month ago by P. Mendonca

2.0 out of 5 stars Not one of her best
The last couple of Scarpetta's outings have been less than exciting and this one is even worse. It doesn't get going until the last quarter of the book, the murderer is obvious... Read more
Published 1 month ago by G. Beech

3.0 out of 5 stars Kept my attention to the end but...
I had the good fortune to start reading Cornwell's Scarpetta novels from the first book onwards. They were exciting, thrilling books. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Miss Jelly

5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING
I am only part the way through this book but I know that it is going to be spectacular. It already has me not wanting to put the book down but unfortunately for me I have work... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Ms. C. Shone

1.0 out of 5 stars Boring
My husband tried this book before me and said it was awfull! I decided to give it a try After about 60 pages I gave up! Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mrs. Sj Temple

1.0 out of 5 stars Wading through waffle
I too have read every Patricia Cornwell book, her early Scarpetta stuff is fantastic, usually read in 2 sittings leaving me waiting eagerly for the next one to come out!! Read more
Published 2 months ago by Karen Williams

1.0 out of 5 stars Boring, go for Kathy Reichs instead
As a avid fan of Kathy Reichs, but having read her entire back catalogue, i decided to pick this up in a charity shop as always see Cornwell books there, and thought i'd try one... Read more
Published 2 months ago by S. Hammerton

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