Negative Positive
Title: Where Have Cornwell and Scarpetta Gone?
Review: Patricia Cornwell has been one of my favorite authors in recent years, so when a friend praised Black Notice as vintage Cornwell, I bought it immediately. However, I struggled to get through it - not vintage Cornwell at all. The characters we have come to know so well seemed to have no redeeming qualities and that includes Kay! There was an overall negativity about this whole book with heavy focus on Benton's death. The average reader does not want to wade through technical medical terms, gore and very angry and filthy dialogue. A grieving Kay would not jump into bed having known the guy for a day! Lucy just can't be trigger happpy and out for revenge. And Marino just can't have deteriorated to the degree she has painted him. He, however, was the only one with any common sense and foresight. The plot was a stretch - is she running out of content material? So, no more Cornwell for me! I see there's are new one out in July but it won't land on my bookshelf!
Is the review positive or negative? 