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Title: Take a pass....
Review: Take a pass on this one. I've only read one other book by P. Cronwell, "From Potter's Field." "Black Notice" doesn't hold a candle to that one. Cronwell spends two-thirds of the book analyzing Scarpetta and her loss of Benton, and allowing Marino to give everyone a lot of lip. By some very tedious twists and turns, she connects the dots in the last fifty pages. Sending Scarpetta on a trip to Paris was nice, and the INTERPOL idea is pretty good; however, these are used in a quick-and-dirty fashion, sort of thrown into the mix for good measure. An easy read, if you're interested in reading about someone's personal problems. Don't bother if you're interested in reading a murder mystery.
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