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From America's #1 bestselling crime writer comes the extraordinary new Dr. Kay Scarpetta novel.The "book …

Review of 'Book of the dead' on 'Goodreads'

1 star

No More Cornwell.

In my opinion this has got to be one of the worst books Cornwell has written.
Ok, I understand that the story have to do with people who have serious psychological problems but it seems that Cornwell decided to make all the characters ……. really mad.
Kay Scarpetta is an unhappy and boring woman. She does not have a life and even the relationship with her fiancée seems to be “strictly” professional. It is a mystery to me why men fall in love with her. She should have some charismas that Cornwell keep very well concealed, otherwise I can’t comprehend it. Lusy….. what she is doing throughout the book is to sneak around, watching everything and everyone, driving SUV and flying her helicopter. That’s it… Oh, there is a hint about her complex sexuality, and –surprise, surprise!!!! everything it’s her mama’s fault.
The men, lets see how I can describe some of the main characters. Benton seems to have lost his intelligence, Marino, although never an angel now has become a complete creep. And the Italian carabiniero look more like a “no brain model” whose only concern is to flirt with Scarpetta.
Boring…… boring…..boring.

I really struggled on through to the end, but it is not that bad if you want to read something easy on the airplane, like me, or in the beach.