| Subcategories | | Condition (condition-type) | | • | New | | • | Used |
|
|
|
|
Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta Mysteries) | 
 enlarge | Author: Patricia Cornwell
Publisher: Pocket Books
Category: Book
List Price: £4.28
Buy Used: £0.01
You Save: £4.27 (100%)
Used (41) Collectible (2) from £0.01
Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 742834
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Edition: Reprint
Pages: 352
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.3 x 1.1
ISBN: 0671023616
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780671023614
ASIN: 0671023616
Publication Date: March 1998
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: Big crease on cover. Creases in spine.
| |
| Also Available In:
|
| Similar Items:
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 15 more reviews...
 disappointing start to a series June 21, 2008
White Rose (Isle of Wight, UK)
I know Patricia Cornwell has her fans, many of them, and it says much about their devotion that despite the bad writing and depressed heroine, the unbelievable coincidences and stereotypical detectives, that she went on to sell a stack of other books. I am hoping they will improve, as the entire series waits to be read ... a gift from a friend! But to return to details, those dangling participles are evident and her editor should have returned the book to the author and asked her to sort them out, so she didn't make the same mistakes in future. As in 'Rubbing a dollop of the lotion onto his hands, Bander pulled on a pair of white cotton gloves.'You can't do both at exactly the same time. The word 'after' needed to be dropped in at the start of that sentence. My current favourite from this book is,'slipping on her jacket' and she didn't hit the floor, either. Very cleverly held her balance. There's a mass of this kind of lazy writing. Then we have the dreadful scene when she says 'if we had blood' and in chrges Marino clutching the blood stained jump suit. I complained of these outrageous coincidences in David Baldacci's Simple Genius. I did not expext to find it it in a book that supposedly won five awards. Makes you wonder what the opposition was like, doesn't it? I did not like the fact that Marino suspected the husband of one of the victims for most of the book and then suddenly he didn't suspect him any more. Why, how, what changed his mind? We weren't told, it just disappeared, when it was convenient for it to do so.
Kay Scarpatti needs to lighten up a bit. Life is not that drear, even if you are a pathologist. I kept wanting to say, you don't like the job, go get another one!
I will read the others, because they are here. I cannot say I will enjoy reading them as much as I have other tighter written, better plotted, less coincidental books. In 'real' life there are coincidences. Fiction needs to be better plotted than real life, it's why we read it.
I would suggest those who run the awards take a long look at Stephen Booth before giving any away. Now he does deserve it.
 A bit disappointing. April 4, 2008
Coma white (Hampshire)
I finally got eound to starting the highly acclaimed Scarpetta series. And I must admit, I was a tad disappointed. The book, overall, I feel is good but I feel it lacks pace at parts and also I didnt find hardly any of the main characters very likeable.
But however as I have said it was an enjoyable book but in my oppinion not as good as it is made out to be. This could be down to the fact that it is now over 10 years old and maybe isnt as enjoyable as more recent efforts by the likes of Tess Gerritsen and Karin Slaughter etc. That said my expectations may have just been to high. However I will certainly continue with the series.
 An excellent crime thriller February 28, 2008
Lance Mitchell (Hampshire, UK, Northern Hemisphere, Planet Earth)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Dr Kay Scarpetta has a difficult job on her hands investigating a series of horrific murders where the victims are all well-heeled young women. All of them are found naked, bound and strangled in the early hours of Saturday morning.
As she unravels the forensic clues with the brash detective, Pete Marino, her task is made even more difficult as it appears that legal officials, who should be on her side, suspect her of compromising evidence and leaking to the press. The case is made even more complex when it appears that her ten-year-old niece, Lucy, has become involved. To cap it all, it looks like the perpetrator could have inside knowledge of the investigation.
The reader is kept guessing almost to the very end of the book. The suspense is never-ending. That's the way that a good crime thriller should be, and this is one believe me!
 Very very creepy! February 3, 2008
SJSmith (UK)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I loved this book. It's the first one with Dr Kay Scarpetta and also the first Cornwell book I've read. On both counts it won't be my last. I loved the characters and felt the plot raced along. I was never wondering how long to the next chapter or how many pages I had left to read. From the first line to the last this was enjoyable.
I Couldn't Put it Down January 7, 2008
Katie Osborne (Portland, Oregon and the sunny Caribbean)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Richmond is terrorized by Mr. Nobody, a serial killer. He leaves hardly any evidence behind, but he hasn't reckoned on the abilities of Chief Medical Examiner, Dr. Kay Scarpetta. However, petty politics and a reporter are getting in her way and that's awfully hard for someone as self-centered as Dr. Kay who backs down when confronted by her superiors and takes her frustration out on those under her. She gets angry, she empathises with the victims, sometimes I like her, sometimes she makes me want to gag. I suppose that's because she's human, maybe too human for a novel.
However, I couldn't put the book down when I first read it, and years later when I read it again, I was up all night again. That is most certainly the mark of a five star novel.
Review submitted by Captain Katie Osborne
|
|
|
www.pcprotech.co.uk | |
