A review by thegeekyblogger
Book of the Dead by Patricia Cornwell

2.0

Review: I really don't want to review this book. I used to love Patricia Cornwell-Kay Scarpetta books. I mean, I would devour them the second they were released and find myself counting down to the next one. They held very interesting cases and the characters were intriguing. The last few book and this one included have gotten less about the cases and more about the melodramatic life of Kay Scarpetta. I did enjoy the case parts of the story but even those were bogged down with 15 conversations about how rich Lucy is or how insecure Kay is with the men in her life. Marino and Bentley are just shells of the characters they used to be. In fact, the only character I find recognizable and/or likable anymore is Rose. It is almost like the characters have become characterizations of themselves to the point where they are totally unrecognizable (and unlikable) to me. Patricia is a wonderful writer but I just think somewhere back around book 8/9 she somehow got put on auto-drive while writing Kay. I keep hoping the next one is better so I will keep that hope alive.

Author Website: http://www.patriciacornwell.com/