Southern Cross

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Summary: Delightfully funny
Review: I loved it Not often I read a book that makes me laugh out loud several times. My one disappointment was that I wanted to know what happened to Weed and Bubba. Nice to read something that didn't leave me with a "is there any hope" feeling.

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Summary: What was she thinking???
Review: As a veracious reader of Patricia Cornwell novels, I cannot believe that yet another has disappointed me. Growing up in Richmond, VA, it was always a thrill for me to follow Kay Scarpetta and her entourage of crime-fighting buddies through the "mean" streets which are all familiar to me This novel, however, is a sorry waste of words and a waste of my time. It is disjointed at best, and the plot--if indeed there is one--eludes me. It is sad to think that an author of her caliber is more committed to her large book deal by churning out "fluff" than maintaining her journalistic talent and integrity. What was she thinking???

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Summary: Very disappointing, hard to finish
Review: I usually love Patricia Cornwell books, but this one was sooooooo disappointing. I struggled to finish it, almost gave up several times, but just had to suffer through it, I kept hoping it would get better. It didn't.

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Summary: Thank heaven for Amazon reader reviews...
Review: ...or I might have wasted time finishing this book!! Just as I was thinking it had to get better, I decided to see what other readers thought. I sure am glad I checked this one out from the library, and didn't pay good money for it. It's a shame, because Patricia Cornwell had been one of my favorite authors. Not any more - I'll be more cautious about what I buy in the future. It's back to the library for this one, and on to better books!

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Summary: This cast of characters fail
Review: Based on the book this will be the last of P. Cornwells cast of police characters. This book went nowhere . A waste of time and money .

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Summary: Satire, or not, this book is bad
Review: A poor attempt at satire. I considered the reading of this book a waste of my time.

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Summary: An absolute waste of money!! I was very diappointed.
Review: This has got to be one of the worst books that I have ever read. It was disjointed and boring! Just when I thought Cornwell was going to "rescue" me with an interesting story line she would bounce off into another direction. I thought that Hornet's Nest was bad, but Southern Cross was abysmal. Believe me, I will not buy another Cornwell book just based on her name, some one will have to convince me that it is worth the time and/or the money.

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Summary: A major disappointment.
Review: I found this book and story line to be very disappointing. After reading the Kay Scarpetta stories, perhaps I expected something similar from this book. Not only were the character names "off the wall" and ridiculous but the characters themselves seemed to be thrown together in co-existence for lack of better writing material or insight. Too much detail was wasted on mechanical and weapon specifications and to such extent, were unnecessary and boring.

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Summary: This is dreadful
Review: Warning! This is a terrible disappointment of a book. I like Cornwell's work, but frankly found this book irritating in the extreme. Boring plot, boring characters, boring writing. And so twee - who cares what a character's cat thinks? Struggled half way and gave up - a first for me with this author. What a shame.

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Summary: Definitely not her best.
Review: I felt she was writing this kind of tongue in cheek. I had the feeling the foul language she used was there just because she COULD use it. In some few instances it was necessary to develope a character, but most of the time it was needless. It definitely was a book I read because of the author (I truly enjoyed most of her Kay Scarpetta novels.) I certainly would never recommend it because of the plot. I hope she returns to the ME office.