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Body of Evidence: Scarpetta 2 (Kay Scarpetta)

Body of Evidence: Scarpetta 2 (Kay Scarpetta)

byPatricia Cornwell
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5.0 out of 5 starsAbsolutely LOVE Patrica Cornwell
Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2016
Absolutely LOVE Patrica Cornwell. Every time I think I have it figured out, she comes along and surprises the heck out of me. The first book was good. This book was better and I have a feeling she's going to keep surprising me the more I read.
I love the characters. Especially Marino. He's hard around the edges but I can tell he's a sweet ol' bear.
Sometimes the forensics speech is a little much but the more I read, the better I am able to decipher. Anytime an author can make me reach beyond my intelligence is good by me.
The writing is solid. The descriptions are impeccable. She really transports you into the thick of it. She is a phenomenal writer. Highly recommend her in general.
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3.0 out of 5 starsI have to say that the first two books of her series read pretty well, however
Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2018
Patricia Cornwell's Scarpetta series: I never read her books when they were first published, so I was excited to try this series now that I have more time to read & based on the reviews that I had read. I have to say that the first two books of her series read pretty well, however, they do show their age. Nothing wrong with this, but clearly, these are dated novels. I only mention this because to me the ebooks are overpriced based on how old they are- Amazon is asking a premium for novels that are decades old. Plus, I see that the Spanish ebk editions are all 6.99, & to me this is about what they are worth in English also. I hate price-gouging!!! I would like to read the series, but it won't be by the ebook version at the $10 a pop listed- outrageous price for books this old!!! Bring the price down so that more people can experience these books! Also, as far as Cornwell's writing goes, some of the passages were choppy & could have been written in a more seamless manner for better clarity. Good book, not spectular, & certainly not worth 9.99 each!!!
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Amber Garabrandt
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1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth the money.
Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2016
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I want my money back. I bought and read Postmortem because my friend was such a fan. I am always looking for new books and try to keep a fairly open mind. I hated it. It was one terrible cliché after another, mediocre story telling at best. I decided, maybe this is a series that simply takes time to find itself; after all, the Dresden series that I adore started a bit shaky and really came into itself. So I bought Body of Evidence. Again, poor story telling at best and god awful clichés. How many times must we see the over-weight foul mouth detective type- and homophobic? How original. Also, more about the trust-no-man doctor with the chip on her shoulder. The best characters in the entire story-verse so far have been killed, or went back home to her mom. How does one make a series out of boring, cookie cutter, unrelatable characters?
Now me, I work in retail. Money is tight and I have a serious book addiction. Thus I belong to any read-for-review sites I can find and shift through dozens of emails weekly looking for good eBook deals. I will splurge on the books I know I will love- Patterson, Unger, Riordan and the like. But book money is scarce and I attempt to wring every bit of enjoyment out of every cent. This book and the last is $16.00 down the drain. Let’s put this into perspective. That is a more than a new release. More than I paid to preorder James Patterson’s new book. God, what a waste
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1.0 out of 5 stars Boring, poorly written
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2016
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I read these Novels years ago. I decided to read them again. Not sure what I first saw in them long ago. Boring, poorly written, No suspense. Mistake on my part!!
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Nan
1.0 out of 5 stars Miserable
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2014
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Patricia Cornwell is one who should learn from Henning Mankell's graceful exit from a series he chose not to continue. As everyone else is saying, these books have gone on too long, become too long, over-loaded with tedious detail to the point it looks like show-off. Characters flat and dull as cardboard. Done with her.
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1.0 out of 5 stars One Star
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2015
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Very boring
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Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2015
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Enash Chiba
1.0 out of 5 stars A very dissappointing read compared to her other novels. ...
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2015
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A very dissappointing read compared to her other novels. Its long and drawn out and not the usual suspense filled story line.
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Busadreamer
1.0 out of 5 stars If you travel a lot this book isn't for you
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2021
The central mechanism put forward for the crime had major fundamental flaws that would be obvious to someone who travels a lot. I was pretty annoyed having read over 400 pages to get to that point.
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Joan
1.0 out of 5 stars Boring.
Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2020
Always enjoyed the technical details that the author provides but struggled to finish this book - in fact did not go to end... First time did not enjoy a book by her... Disappointed, not thrilling at all.
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Jones
1.0 out of 5 stars non receipt of product
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 14, 2013
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I have not yet received this product but cannot contact Amazon to tell them!! Where is it? Please forward to my Kindle so thatI may read it and review it properly !!!
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Sussex suburbian
1.0 out of 5 stars Kept corrupting
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 13, 2013
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I'd like to finish this book but I've had to delete and reload it twice. Not happened with other books so my review is around the electronic delivery rather than the content. Hope I get to finish it one day, but in the meantime I've lost the thread as I've started reading other books.
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