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Summary: Quanity over Quality
Review: Please Ms. Cornwell, quit turning out 1 book a year and refocus on the quality of your stories. Southern Cross is a terrible read. I'd return it to the bookstore if I could - and I have a collection of your hardbacks!
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Summary: Not nearly as good as a Kay Scarpetta!!!
Review: This Cornwell was a real letdown. Even the strong female characters and the great "pet dialogue" couldn't save this one. Ms. Cornwell, go back to Kay Scarpetta and recreate the forensics thriller for which you are so well known. Hammer's a good character. Charlotte's okay. But we don't need any more Southern Police Department escapades.
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Summary: Oh My Gawd! Why Cornwell? Why?
Review: To say that this book is a stinker would be too kind. A true summation would be unfit to print here! I would have thought that after Hornets Nest, Cornwell would have learned her lesson - apparently that would have been asking too much though. Much like HN, this one has no discernable plot, idiotic characters, and basically goes nowhere from start to finish. I can't believe that this book was even published, doing so is unfair to avid fans. Publishing this pure garbage is a money grab by Cornwell, who is obviously riding on her reputation these days. Even her last Scarpetta novel was a rehash of previous ones. She better smarten up, or else she will permanently ruin her reputation. Many fans are probably already fed up with her. I couldn't even finish this one - which is very unusual for me. Your time would be better spent staring at a blank wall for a few hours! I am just glad that I picked this up at the library, because you would be better off burning your money than purchasing this book. Her next book should come with a refund for anyone who bought this one!
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Summary: Cornwell has lost the plot
Review: Cornwell's writing is often unever, some of her novels great, others ordinary but this one is the worst. The plot is convoluted, unnecesarily so, and the characters uninteresting and unpleasant. It's the sort of book which makes you wish you had not bought it and which takes an effort of will to continue reading it.
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Summary: A poor attempt at combining police suspense and satire.
Review: Ms. Cromwell, for fans of earlier work, please refrain from such weak attempts at satire when your own efforts in police suspense are worthy of praise on their own. I will now think twice if not three or four times about your next offering.
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Summary: Still can't finished it!
Review: I love the Scarpetta books, but I can't get into this at all.I want to think it's going to get better so I keep trying to read - one more chapter. The characters seem so unreal. I mean really how can you get into a character whose REAL name is supposed to be "Butt Fluck". PLEASE go back to the morgue. I feel like I blew $20!
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Summary: waste of time to read this one
Review: Even though this was an exceptionally BAD BOOK, I never thought I'd see the day that Cornwell would have to resort to having her pets think!!! Really Lame.
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Summary: I liked this book.
Review: Yes, this is a different style. The characters were terrific, especially Weed. I enjoyed the humor. Hammer and Scarpetta have similar personalities. And since I have never written a book nor dare to think I Could, I would never critize her books so harshly. I will continue to read everything she has written and enjoy the fact that she is trying to change her style.
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Summary: Stupid
Review: I though this book is very badley put togather. Some parts make no sense to many characters and I will never buy another one of these books again. DON'T BUY THIS BOOK!!!
Rating:
Summary: A shame I have to give it at least one star: A stinker
Review: Simply not funny. A slapstick and crude satire with weak, one-dimensional characters. The only character of interest and substance was the psychopath -- all of which suggests that Cornwell should stick to her Scarpetta series, which although faltering is still better than this. A tough read to stick with: poor plot, poor characters, juvenile humor.
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