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Another Patricia Cornwell appears, and it's a pretty safe bet that At Risk will storm its way to the top of the best-selling charts. Cornwell has been at the top of the American crime writing tree for so long now that her position is virtually unassailable--even when she produces the odd misfire (which he has been known to do). Fortunately, At Risk can be counted among her successes, though its brevity may disappoint some.

The book is based on a recent story of the same name serialised in The New York Times, but those hoping for the return of Cornwell’s resourceful forensic specialist Dr Kay Scarpetta will have to wait a little longer, as Cornwell introduces a new central character in this book. Having inhabited the mind of a female protagonist for so long, the author has felt the need to move into very different territory with a charismatic male police investigator at the centre of the narrative. The book takes the reader from the cool climes of Cambridge, Massachusetts to the overbearing heat of Knoxville Tennessee. Win Garano is handed a tricky assignment: he is to investigate a murder case that is over two decades old. District Attorney Monique Lamont isn't concerned about the difficulties of the case, though--she simply wants results for personal reasons. Win is convinced that he has been saddled with a very low priority case, but quickly finds that there is much more to this twenty-year-old mystery than he thought. As some very dangerous secrets are uncovered, Win finds himself dealing with both the consequences of his investigation and the remarkable ambitiousness of Monique Lamont as he pursues a political grand prize. In the past, when Cornwell has moved away from the safe territory of the Kay Scarpetta novels, she has slightly alienated her dedicated fan base. But she is absolutely right to take chances like this in order to freshen her literary inspiration, and this fast-moving piece is a laudable effort, even if it comes in at a rather shortish page count. --Barry Forshaw --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Independent, June 9, 2006
`In her latest thriller, At Risk, she has returned to what she
does best . . .' --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   19 of 19 people found the following review helpful: Disappointing, 8 Jul 2006 By  Simpson101 (Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews This review is from: At Risk (Hardcover) Having been a fan of the Dr Kat Scarpeta books for years, I bought this book yesterday at the airport while waiting for my flight, expecting the usual good book from her. Unfortunately, I have been hugely disappointed. I feel that this book had the potential to be a great book - as the basic storyline is not bad, however, all the characters are half baked. You never really get to know any of them and therefore there is no real buy in to the story on the readers part. I got to two thirds of the way through the book and still had no sense of the characters identity, and to the end never having experienced the suspense that the back cover of the book promised. Very disappointing.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   18 of 18 people found the following review helpful: A big dissapointment, 1 Aug 2006 By  J. Braybrooke "Jenny B" (Cambridge, UK) - See all my reviews    This review is from: At Risk (Hardcover) A truly disappointing book - none of Cornwells usual gore and excitement.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   17 of 17 people found the following review helpful: Absolute Rubbish, 21 Jul 2006 By  Linda Ito "Ex Patricia Cornwell Fan" (Spain) - See all my reviews    This review is from: At Risk (Hardcover) I do not believe PC actually wrote this book. It is complete rubbish, the grammar is incorrect, the characters are non-credible, and the story line pathetic. That's it.............I have slowly got more and more disappointed with PC, now I've reached my limit and shall not buy anymore of her books.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) › See all 57 customer reviews...		Most Recent Customer Reviews worst book I have read in a long time having enjoyed cornwells early books, I recently picked this up looking forward to a good read. I was so utterly disapointed after reading this, there is no depth to it, I... Read more Published 2 months ago by booklover total boring rubbish i cannot believe patricia cornwell wrote this pile of rubbish, i was gutted and felt ripped off for paying £9. Read more Published 3 months ago by D. V. Yeates