phonte's review against another edition
1.0
I dont even know what I just read. Top tier garbage. There are a million characters who serve no purpose other than being fluff for a couple pages. Also, why did she feel the need to have talking animals. None of it made sense. A "cop" series with a seemingly supernatural villain in this book. A governor who cant see and calls his stomach a "submarine". The governors wife wants to sleep with everyone. None of it made sense.
mrsimboden's review against another edition
1.0
Of all the books I've ever read in my life, this one comes put on top of the Worst Book Ever list. How bad is it? I did manage ti finish it but I now use it as punishment/"what not to write" with my students at school. Whatever Cornwell claims as her excise for this book (satire, humor, breaking-away-from-the-Scarpetta-syndrome, fatigue, whatever) I'm not buying it. Talking seafood? A dog who cam send email? No. Just no. Your cheese has slipped off your cracker here, Patricia.
bibliobethreads's review against another edition
This is an "ok" story but I don't like this series of books, supposedly comedy as much as her Kay Scarpetta series. (although I was pleased to see her pop up in this one!!) I would have liked the story to focus more on the characters of Possum and Unique who were more interesting and seemed to have a better story to tell.
andrewspink's review against another edition
1.0
I tried hard to enjoy this book, but the humour just wasn't my type. I could see what was meant to be funny, but it just didn't appeal to me. Maybe if you live in the Southern States of the US (and 15 years ago) it might be more amusing, but I guess I'm just not the intended audience.
jimbowen0306's review against another edition
1.0
I don’t know if you’ve ever read a book that feels like the author is just too damn impressed with their own wit and brilliance. If you haven’t, and want know what it’s like, this is the book for you.
This Richmond VA based book doesn’t follow Kay Scarpetta, but Andy Brazil, a newspaper reporter, turned cop, as he launches a blog, and investigates why someone would chop a woman up, and leave it on his porch, while at the same time, land pirates are stealing things a la The Fast and the Furious
The book is supposed to be a comedy. There are characters that Ian Fleming would have thought twice about naming (Windi Breeze) and all round hilarity ensues. Because of course it does. Self-proclaimed "possessed serial killers" is a good example of thing we shouldn’t joke about, and yet, here she is, in this book.
To make matters, the book is mean spirited, and condescending, the poor, and African-Americans, with mean spirited commonest throughout the book.
So all in all, not her best work.
This Richmond VA based book doesn’t follow Kay Scarpetta, but Andy Brazil, a newspaper reporter, turned cop, as he launches a blog, and investigates why someone would chop a woman up, and leave it on his porch, while at the same time, land pirates are stealing things a la The Fast and the Furious
The book is supposed to be a comedy. There are characters that Ian Fleming would have thought twice about naming (Windi Breeze) and all round hilarity ensues. Because of course it does. Self-proclaimed "possessed serial killers" is a good example of thing we shouldn’t joke about, and yet, here she is, in this book.
To make matters, the book is mean spirited, and condescending, the poor, and African-Americans, with mean spirited commonest throughout the book.
So all in all, not her best work.
tricky's review against another edition
1.0
This will not be a long review because the book was really disappointing. When I finished the book and that was a feat in itself, I honestly did wonder if Patricia Cornwell was the author. I mean how could some one who wrote the Scarpetta novels churn this out. Surely they had put the wrong name on the cover, it could not be Cornwell's writing.
If you want to read please do, it was just not for me.
If you want to read please do, it was just not for me.
cheekimonkey's review against another edition
I can't. I wanted to, but I just can't. When it comes to Patricia Cornwell, Kay Scarpetta is where it's at. And it's not because I started with book 3... with Kay Scarpetta I started at From Pottersfield and fell in love. This series is just not as good.
cheekimonkey's review against another edition
1.0
I can't. I wanted to, but I just can't. When it comes to Patricia Cornwell, Kay Scarpetta is where it's at. And it's not because I started with book 3... with Kay Scarpetta I started at From Pottersfield and fell in love. This series is just not as good.