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For AT RISK: 'In her latest thriller, At Risk, [Cornwell] has returned to what she does best ...' Independent ** 'Few ... can compare to Patricia Cornwell' Sunday Business Post ** 'This is Cornwell writing at the top of her form ... a rich little feast of a book' Irish Times ** 'Brilliant ... this book is just as exciting as any one of the author's Scarpetta mysteries and is thrilling from start to finish' The Lady ** 'An intriguing read' Asda magazine
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The second novel featuring Winston Garano.
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I wish I had read the other reviews before i purchased my copy. This was possibly the worst book Cornwell has written. I was disappointed with her previous book but decided to risk this one. The plot was sketchy, if there was a plot at all and it skipped from character to character without fleshing any one of them out. The investigation by Win appeared to be superfluous to the story, and why were all the characters so abusive to each other yet at the same time appeared to convey a sexua overtone.Not one of the characters rung true and i couldn't understand why they would even bother to talk to each other, lete alone get into each others beds'. I would not recommend this book to anyone and wish Cornwell would go back to her best loved characters ie Scarletta, Lucy etc. I will hesitate to read any more Patricia Cornwell books in the future. What a shame.A good author gone bad.
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I have been an avid fan of Patricia Cornwell since book 1 but of late I have been extremely disappointed and this book was no exception. It lacks everything that made her earlier books so gripping and I can't help but think that maybe this was written for the money. The plot is poor, the characters feeble and well, I did read it through to the end but only because I had paid good money for. I think that in future I will be giving her books a wide berth.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
As someone who's always enjoyed Cornwell's novels, her books are always among those I pick up when I see a new title in the book store.
I picked up a copy of "The Front" and having recently completed it, I can say is that it is definitely the worst of Cornwell's titles; in fact I'm not sure how it ever came to print.
We re-join the main characters introduced in "At Risk" and start with the premise of re-opening an old murder case where the victim may have been the first to meet their end at the hands of the Boston Strangler.
So far so good.
However the investigation of the case covers a scant few pages. The remainder of a novel (which is thankfully short to begin with) is fleshed out with poorly developed characters which you never feel any affinity with and a couple of clumsy plot devices that only serve to introduce one-dimensional FBI and Scotland Yard characters who bring nothing to tale.
After reading to the end, I was hoping for some twist, some moment of tension or drama to grab my attention and make it all feel worthwhile.
I haven't included any spoilers; but frankly even if I wanted to I'd struggle - there's no real story to spoil.
In some fictional works a lack of interesting plot and drama is compensated for by engaging character development or witty dialog; but this book is completely bereft of any redeeming features.
It's even more irritating as Cornwell has proved several times that she's a very capable writer.
It certainly feels like a project that's been rushed out to meet a contractual obligation to her publishers - some half-developed story that's been pulled out of the trunk and mailed off on deadline day.
I really don't like being negative about someone's efforts and always try to find something to enjoy in a book. But try as I may, I can't think of one good thing to say about it.
If an unknown Patrica Cornwell had sent this off to publishers for consideration I'm pretty sure the response would be a universal "stick to the day job".
Enormously disappointing.
I picked up a copy of "The Front" and having recently completed it, I can say is that it is definitely the worst of Cornwell's titles; in fact I'm not sure how it ever came to print.
We re-join the main characters introduced in "At Risk" and start with the premise of re-opening an old murder case where the victim may have been the first to meet their end at the hands of the Boston Strangler.
So far so good.
However the investigation of the case covers a scant few pages. The remainder of a novel (which is thankfully short to begin with) is fleshed out with poorly developed characters which you never feel any affinity with and a couple of clumsy plot devices that only serve to introduce one-dimensional FBI and Scotland Yard characters who bring nothing to tale.
After reading to the end, I was hoping for some twist, some moment of tension or drama to grab my attention and make it all feel worthwhile.
I haven't included any spoilers; but frankly even if I wanted to I'd struggle - there's no real story to spoil.
In some fictional works a lack of interesting plot and drama is compensated for by engaging character development or witty dialog; but this book is completely bereft of any redeeming features.
It's even more irritating as Cornwell has proved several times that she's a very capable writer.
It certainly feels like a project that's been rushed out to meet a contractual obligation to her publishers - some half-developed story that's been pulled out of the trunk and mailed off on deadline day.
I really don't like being negative about someone's efforts and always try to find something to enjoy in a book. But try as I may, I can't think of one good thing to say about it.
If an unknown Patrica Cornwell had sent this off to publishers for consideration I'm pretty sure the response would be a universal "stick to the day job".
Enormously disappointing.
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So disappointed!
So, Patricia Cornwell goes the way of many other once-good authors. This book, I feel, is one which had to have been written just to keep the money coming in. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Lesley
Lazy, Lazy Writing
Both the author and publisher should be ashamed - the author for her lazy writing and plot structure and the publisher for publishing such a poor piece of work. Read more
Published 15 months ago by F. C. Dolman
Awful Book
I've bought dozens of Patricia Cornwell's books and she's an author I just buy without reading reviews....not any more. This book is terrible. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Galning
Half way through and I just don't care
This is perhaps the third Pattie Cornwell book I've read, but because they are all so similar I can't be more precise than that. I've been inspired by apathy to write a review. Read more
Published 19 months ago by S Ellis
A load of rubbish
I have never written a review before but I was so angry that my partner wasted his hard earned cash on this 'book'! Read more
Published on 9 Jan 2010 by Thriller
It's an affront
This was the closest I have come to giving up on a book since Satanic Verses. The non-dialogue is truncated in the style of a film script and makes for difficult reading. Read more
Published on 31 Aug 2009 by Build another bookcase
Probably the worst book Cornwell has written
I used to be a huge fan of Cornwell's Scarpettabooks but some years ago found they had become bogged down in unnecessary length and the plots were increasingly convoluted and... Read more
Published on 11 Aug 2009 by ratscat13
Rubbish
What a disappointment this book was. I could not believe that it was written by Patricia Cornwell. This was a waste of a tree and the readers time. Read more
Published on 12 July 2009 by Harvey Bear
A poor effort
`The Front' is the second book in the Win Garano series by Patricia Cornwell, this time Win teams up with another cop nick-named Stump when they must look into a 40 year old... Read more
Published on 5 May 2009 by KM
In a rush Patricia?
I have read most of Patricia Cornwell's books, and thoroughly enjoyed the Scarpetta novels, but this was shockingly poor. Read more
Published on 14 April 2009 by S. Haynes
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