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Title: Irritating. . . frustrating. . . barely tolerable
Review: Indeed the weakest of the Kay Scarpetta novels -- when did Kay become such a whiner? Predictable story line -- I've figured out the plot by chapter two of each of the last four books; where's the plot twist? the red herring? the surprise? the thrill? I threw the book across the room when I read "she was stealing their beauty" in aggrevation. Cornwell's writing used to be edgy and gritty. Now it seems she is more concerned with churning out a book a year rather than being a writer with a good story to tell. Her editor also fails to rise to ocassion -- it's "ensure" not "insure." As usual, the ending is rushed. The best writing is the goodbye to Benton scene. I want the "Postmortem" and "All That Remains" caliber back. . . PLEASE!
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