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Book Of The Dead Abridged Compact Disc [Audiobook] (Audio CD)

by Patricia Cornwell (Author)

2.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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Audio CD
Publisher: Penguin Audio USA; Abridged edition (Sep 9 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0143143816
ISBN-13: 978-0143143819
Product Dimensions: 14.7 x 13.2 x 2 cm
Shipping Weight: 295 g

Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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Bestseller Cornwell's 15th novel to feature Dr. Kay Scarpetta (after 2005's Predator) delivers her trademark grisly crime scenes, but lacks the coherence and emotional resonance of earlier books. Soon after relocating to Charleston, S.C., to launch a private forensics lab, Scarpetta is asked to consult on the murder of U.S. tennis star Drew Martin, whose mutilated body was found in Rome. Contradictory evidence leaves Scarpetta, the Italian carabinieri and Scarpetta's lover, forensic psychologist Benton Wesley, stumped. But when she discovers unsettling connections between Martin's murder, the body of an unidentified South Carolina boy and her old nemesis, the maniacal psychiatrist Dr. Marilyn Self, Scarpetta encounters a killer as deadly as any she's ever faced. With her recent switch from first- to third-person narration, Cornwell loses what once made her series so compelling: a window into the mind of a strong, intelligent woman holding her own in a profession dominated by men. Here, the abrupt shifts in point of view slow the momentum, and the reader flounders in excessive forensic minutiae.
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Theres no faulting the messenger in Patricia Cornwells latest thriller. Actress Mary Stuart Masterson renders the latest adventure of forensic pathologist Dr. Kay Scarpetta quite perfectly. What Masterson cant do is save the novel, a pale imitation of a once robust franchise. Masterson breathes life into the colorful cast of characters that inhabit the Scarpetta world, giving each one a distinct personality. Ostensibly the book is about the murder of a 16-year-old tennis star by The Sandman. After a maddening series of subplots, hes captured in a couple sentences. It happens so fast this listener thought hed missed something. Either this is a terrible abridgment, or this series is dead. M.S. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Very apt title, Dec 31 2007

By	Amanda Richards "Modest to the extreme" (Georgetown, Guyana) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Book Of The Dead (Hardcover)

This fifteenth Kay Scarpetta adventure is unfortunately not one of Cornwell's better books. Relocating to South Carolina and going into private practice has a detrimental effect on the main characters, all of whom become more and more unlikeable as the book progresses.

To be fair, it does have three murders, each involving torture in most ingenious ways, but even this barely registers among the flotsam.

You know you have a problem when the murderer is much more interesting than the good guys, but at least somebody's getting the job done while the others fret, moan, get jealous and either go ballistic or melt down. The story seems to go on forever, the book of the title appearing almost as a secondary thought to facilitate a cool title.

To add to the foregoing, after you work your way through the 387 pages of the hardcover version, the story just stops.

No cliffhanger - it just stops!

..and with that, so will I

Amanda Richards

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars NOT ONE OF HER BEST, Dec 12 2007

By	LMS "Book lover" (ONTARIO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Book Of The Dead (Hardcover)

Her latest is not one of her best. Very confusing and choppy. Story jumps all over the place. Left feeling like I needed to read it again.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible, Dec 13 2007

By	Dennis Orr (Vancouver, BC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Book Of The Dead (Hardcover)

Probably not the worst book I've ever read, but surely the worst by a "name" author. Amazingly, on amazon.com over 40% of the people rated this with 5 stars.

I used to love this series. Scarpetta and Marino were characters that I cared about. The last couple of books were disappointing, but this one was close to being unreadable. After wading through 400 pages the "climax" takes less than a paragraph. It doesn't even make much sense, almost like it was thrown in because she knew the book had to end.

Cornwell leaves loose ends involving some of the major characters. I assume she thought this would be the only way to keep her loyal readers interested in this dreck.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Book of the Dead
A well written mystery by a knowledgeable writer can be a great delight. This one is a very good example;

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1.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing
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3.0 out of 5 stars I actually found some things to like in Cornwell's newest Scarpetta novel
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