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Unnatural Exposure

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as always cornwell has not failed her fans!! this excellent book has the trademark descriptions and characters in it.

Loved the book!! I've read most of the Kay Scarpetta series books and have enjoyed each one. This one was unique in it's subject and style. If you love a good mystery, Patricia Cornwell can write them and you won't be disappointed!

This story is a good read, but I'll admit I enjoyed the others better. Still, if you're a Kay Scarpetta fan, you'll want to include this in your reading of the series.

It's funny: at med school a continuing joke is that the worst med students, at the bottom of the class, wind up as pathologists, because at least then they can't kill anyone. Here we're presented with a humorless, unlikable protagonist who is constantly flattered and told how brilliant she is -- I had heard these were bad, but I tried two and these really are the worst crime novels I've ever read. I know my dissenting vote won't affect the true fans, but this is subliterary dreck.

This may not have been my favourite Kay Scarpetta, but I still enjoyed it to the point where I didn't want to put it down. I find that Dr. Kay is getting more and more human with each book, and that's a good thing! In my estimation though, Ms. Cornwell dwells too much on the homosexual angle with each book. This leads me to question Lucy's authenticity since she seems less and less real with each book. I think the books would be improved without her character. Ms. Cornwell tries too hard with her, and it shows. But Kay, Benton and Marino are real characters. In this book we don't see as much of Marino and that's a loss. The story is intense and gripping, and the tension really doesn't ease up. The book deals with biological terrorism, and that is certainly a hot topic right now. For those of us Scarpetta lovers who love a tense and gripping tale with lots of forensics, this book does not disappoint.

Quick Review- Unnatural Exposure

I adore Patricia Cornwell's books; the mystery, the murder, the suspense- and this book doesn't let you down.

In Ireland five dismembered, beheaded bodies have been found and now five more have been found in America. Their murderer has struck all across America and has been named the Butcher.
But the tenth body is different. The victim was already seriously ill, when she was murdered- with an unknown deadly virus.
Soon people are dying from this disease across America, and no one knows what it is or what could possibly stop it- there's no pattern to it. It's like a super Smallpox.
Scarpetta is still struggling along, but seems to be getting tougher- well slightly.
But then along with stories leaking to the press about the virus, the murder is contacting Scarpetta. And the murderer seems to be taking over Scarpetta's identity.
But as if it seems, it can't get any worse- it seems that Scarpetta may have caught the deadly disease . . .

I love the twists and turns of this book- the way you never know what is going to happen next. Patricia Cornwell describes the emotions of the characters and the situations in such a way that you almost feel that it's real- it makes you feel weird about going out at night and who you trust . . .

If you are going to get one book this Christmas- make it be this one, it'll be worth your while.

I have always enjoyed reading the Kay Scarpetta series, and this book didn't let me down either. I enjoyed the story, and more so that it took place in Ireland, but all the clues pointed elsewhere. I enjoy the way Patricia describes every detail of the book. I can't wait until she releases another book!

I have always enjoyed reading the Kay Scarpetta series, and this book didn't let me down either. I enjoyed the story, and more so that it took place in Ireland, but all the clues pointed elsewhere. I enjoy the way Patricia describes every detail of the book. I can't wait until she releases another book!

Patricia Cornwell is one of the best suspense writers i have read in a long time. Her knowledge on her stories makes it all the more better. The characters are very well written. I have read many of her beginning books and i think that some of them get better but some don't. This book was one that didn't get much better from her previous novel. I think that when she writes a book, she really knows how to pull you in and keep you wanting more, but in this one a lot of the situations dragged on. I still enjoyed the book and am looking forward to reading more!

Patricia Cornwall writes a standard novel where the usual murder occurs. It's the type of novel that says muder-comes-someone-finds-out-with-twist. The main problem with Cornwall's style is not the muder or evidence or list of suspects with the final twist, but the main character herself. Kay Scarpetta seema to be a smart forsenics scientist who has a hard a burdenful life. AS you read, her character doesn't really appeal to you. She seems to love her job but hate her life. This is my first Cornwall novle and I have to say I am not impressed. I felt that Scarpetta needed some medication to enlighten her depressing aura. I felt so tired of her problems and langorous lifef that I wasn't even able to finish the entire novel.