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Title: Very lacking in knowledge of arson and fire investigation
Review: Ms. Cornwell should have stayed with the field she knew best...the FBI and forensic pathology. In this book, she has moved her characters over to the ATF National Response Team. No reason is given, and we are supposed to believe that Kay, Marino et al were allowed to this elite team since Lucy joined ATF. In addition, she makes it look like the ATF National Response Team runs to nearly every fatal fire around. This, I can assure you, is not the case. Other faults include having ATF agents baffled by how a fire started, even when a piece of magnesium is found at the scene. Come on...Give the ATF some credit for having some brains.She also showed her lack of knowledge of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in almost every area where PA was involved.In total, the book was a fair read, but was so off the mark with factual items, it made it hard to believe anything.
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