Title: very disappointing
Product review: For some reason, many detective/police procedural authors at some point get an irresistable urge to be funny (Reginald King's new series), far out (Ruth Rendall's non-Wexford books) or satirical as in the case of Cornwell's Southern Cross. Somehow, I managed to finish it, probably because of Andy Brazil. As a woman, I find it hard to identify with either Hammond or West, and the whole business of their pets wants to be madcap but is just silly and also distracting. Also who wants to read about characters who cant handle a computer and who can't imagine that a southerner could go hunt racoons and not be concerns with racial attacks. Ick. What a contrast to Scarpetta who (even if Cornwell is an any event not the best of writers) was still a compelling and credible character. From now on before buying a Cornwell book I will check to see which to which group it belongs. Unless, she takes a hint from the overwhelming majority of these reviews and drops this bunch.
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