Chaos (Kay Scarpetta)
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (994 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 144172429X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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Cornwell reigns.” (Mirror (UK)) . “When it comes to the forensic sciences, nobody can touch Cornwell.” (New York Times Book Review)“Scarpetta is one of the most believable characters in crime fiction.” (The Vancouver Sun)“Forget the pretenders
To make matters worse, a venomous media is whipping the public into a frenzy, questioning the seasoned forensics chief's judgment and "a quack cause of death on a par with spontaneous combustion.". Also, Lucy can't explain how this anonymous nemesis could have access to private information. It appears she was struck by lightning--except the weather is perfectly clear with not a cloud in sight. Dr. Kay Scarpetta.In the quiet of twilight, on an early autumn day, twenty-six-year-old Elisa Vandersteel is killed while riding her bicycle along the Charles River. When the tenth poem arrives exactly twenty-four hours after Elisa's death, Scarpetta begins to suspect the harasser is involved, and sounds the alarm to her investigative partner Pete Marino and her husband, FBI analyst Benton Wesley.She also enlists the help of her niece, Lucy. But to Scarpetta's surprise, tracking the slippery Tailend Charlie is nearly impossible, even for someone as brilliant as her niece. Though subsequent lab results support Scarpetta's conclusions, the threatening messages don't stop. #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell returns with the remarkable twenty-fourth thriller in her popular high-stakes series starring medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta, the Cambridge Forensic Center's director and chief, decides at the scene that this is no accidental Act of God.Her investigation becomes complicated
Her character Dr. To date, Cornwell s books have sold more than 100 million copies in thirty-six languages in over 120 countries. When not writing from her home in Boston, Cornwell tirelessly researches cutting-edge forensic technologies to include in her work.Susan Ericksen is an actor and voice-over artist. Patricia Cornwell sold her first novel, Postmortem, while working as a computer analyst at
This one was the last straw for a former fan Feverdreams I am sad to say that while I have been a fan of Patricia Cornwell's for years, this is the last time I will buy one of her books. This has been building up for awhile (probably starting 3-4 books ago). I am not sure what's happened, but it seems like she's gotten stuck on themes and characters in a way that is suffocating her writing. Her main characters are becoming one-dimensional and even unlikable, and her repeated reliance on the 'Carrie Grethe. A Disappointing Kay Scarpetta Book "Chaos", by Patricia Cornwell, is the 2A Disappointing Kay Scarpetta Book Paul C. "Chaos", by Patricia Cornwell, is the 24th book in the Kay Scarpetta series. I believe it's time for Scarpetta to retire. This series has run its' course. "Chaos" was a disappointment. The plot was weak and moved slowly. There were a few twists, but nothing shocking. There was nothing exciting happening to keep me interested in the story. Many books in this series contained a lot of interesting forensic scenes. "Chaos" doesn't contain any. There wer. th book in the Kay Scarpetta series. I believe it's time for Scarpetta to retire. This series has run its' course. "Chaos" was a disappointment. The plot was weak and moved slowly. There were a few twists, but nothing shocking. There was nothing exciting happening to keep me interested in the story. Many books in this series contained a lot of interesting forensic scenes. "Chaos" doesn't contain any. There wer. SM. Pratt said Not the least bit satisfying. I rated this book a "Not the least bit satisfying" according to SM. Pratt. I rated this book a 2 because for me at least it is not the good follow-up to the last book it could have been and that when I finished it I felt like I had wasted my time in reading it. Cornwell's books are generally captivating and advance the bigger story much further than this one did. I kept waiting for this book to start but all it seemed to have was a big beginning, a short ending and nothing much in between.The book is mostly about one day a. because for me at least it is not the good follow-up to the last book it could have been and that when I finished it I felt like I had wasted my time in reading it. Cornwell's books are generally captivating and advance the bigger story much further than this one did. I kept waiting for this book to start but all it seemed to have was a big beginning, a short ending and nothing much in between.The book is mostly about one day a