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Summary: Extremely bad writing
Review: It would be disappointing to think that Cornwell is incapable of writing anything other than the Scarpetta series but this book and Hornet's Nest do nothing to convince me otherwise. A complete mess, uneven and devoid of plot, purpose, humor, reason, likeable characters, or much of anything good. Come on, Patricia, we deserve better!
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Summary: A disappointment from Cornwell.
Review: If this were the first book I had read by this author, I would never buy her books again. We have a sick attempt at humor by using character names such as But Fluck and animals talking to and for their owners and managing their lives. I found very little mystery or anything that really had to do with Police work. Count me out on Cornwell in the future.
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Summary: Down Hill All the Way
Review: This was a terrible disappointment. I expected much more from Cornwell. I like the Scarpetta novels, but a change is OK. Hornets Nest was different, was OK but not great. Writing in third party and using local language and misspelling are all right; however, this one had nothing to offer. The characters weren't developed, the plots (plural) seemed to go nowhere. It just wasn't interesting. The book sold on her name, not on value. I think this will make the next book harder to sell.
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Summary: It's BAD!
Review: I like Patricia Cornwall books - I like them very much. BUT this book is BAD! (I suspect/hope that she didn't actually write it!).The plots partially revolves around a computer virus and EVERYTHING that's written about the virus is complete JUNK - it makes me wonder if she did any research for this book, or just made it all up on the spot. And it also makes me worried that the topics that I don't know so much about are also very badly researched! Let's hope that the next Kay Scarpetta book is back to the old Patricia Cornwall - if not, she's lost a fan here!
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Summary: A waste of my time-- and Patricia's!
Review: I made the big mistake of purchasing this book based solely on the author's name. NEVER AGAIN! I will choose carefully next time. In reading all the reviews I was surprised that no one else noticed a major mistake in this story (aside from it ever being written). The cat, "Niles", was referred to as an Abyissinian, having crossed, blue eyes. No Abyissinian has crossed, blue eyes. I think Ms. Cornwell was referring to a Siamese cat. I wonder how many dog lovers would have commented had she described the Boston Terrier as having long, droopy ears and a black and brown spotted coat!
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Summary: very disappointed
Review: I've been an avid Cornwell fan.I will not however purchase another unless Kay Scarpetta is back. The Scarpetta books flow and are almost impossible to put down. Once into Southern Cross it was almost impossible to pick up.
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Summary: Very much a disappointment from her previous books
Review: I have been a fan of Patricia Cornwells for many years. Her "Kay Scarpetta" mysteries have kept me inthralled time and time again. However, I was extremely disappointed in this book. It was very disjointed, she didn't follow through on several angles she started, and the characters were dumber than dumb! I'll have to look at the copyright and see when it was first in print. Hopefully this is a book that she wrote when she just got out of high school. I will have to carefully review any further titles of hers before I buy them. A second disappointment like this one, and she'll be off my list permanently.
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Summary: Glad I only paid a penny!
Review: I got this book through a book club after being an avid fan through all of the Kay Scarpetta books. This book had no plot and the characters were not developed at all. I haven't read Hornet's Nest and won't bother now. Drop these characters and their ridiculous names.
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Summary: 'A Cornwell Disappointment'
Review: I am a dedicated Cornwell fan, but this was her worst yet! At times the story was hard to follow, too many words watsed on irrelevant descriptions and definitely not a page-turner! None of Corwell's usual style and humor comes forth in this book. Corwell should stick to what she does best: the continuing saga of Kay Scarpetta and leave well enough alone!
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Summary: A long, painful road to nothing
Review: This book was horrible! The humor was weak and often forced. What could have been a good message and fun read were lost in the freakshow of Cornwell's very strange characters. But there was no way I wasn't going to read Southern Cross, in spite of its universally bad reviews. How bad could Cornwell be, I asked? VERY. Finishing the book was nearly impossible, and I did so mostly because I couldn't believe it wouldn't get better. And then it got worse.
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