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Review title: Manipulative and disgusting
Product review: The villains of this piece, the Chandonnes, are as appalling as they are impossible to believe. I guess this shouldn't be a surprise, since the title is taken from a maggot. Cornwell is far more fascinated by the Chandonnes than I ever have been. The manipulative part was far more infuritating. These characters seem to come from a different series. Scarpetta is so remote she seems comatose. Lucy's sexuality slides up and down the continuum -- difficult to accept from such an out and proud lesbian. Marino is his old self, confronting his feelings for Kay (at least internally) with uncommon candor. He's the only one that feels familiar. And THE plot twist (I won't give it away) is so manipulative that I feel as though I've been played like a violin. In all, an unpleasant experience. I agree with the previous reviewer who encourages the talented Ms. Cornwell to just move on, get past the Chandonnes, and give us a credible story we will actually care about.
