Title: Exceptionally disappointing on the heels of _Blowfly_
Product review: I was excited to hear that Cornwell was pressing >reset< after Blowfly and trying to get back to her original quality of writing. So imagine my disappointment when I began to bog down in _Trace_ and realized that this woman has simply lost the ability to write gripping stories about interesting characters. Everyone in this book, including Kay, is a cardboard cutout, and the perp is a laughably ridiculous caricature with little motive and even less development. If you can get through some of the exchanges with the wacko mother and not scream 'COARSE BULK OATMEAL FILLER,' you are a more patient reader than I. I'm done with Cornwell at this point. On to greener pastures.
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