A review by arthur_pendrgn
Red Mist by Patricia Cornwell
3.0
I guess my main concerns with this book are 1) the overwhelming number of words when brevity would have been easier; 2) why Scarpetta is the central target of either Berger or Price.
Based on reviews, many fans of the series disliked Cornwell's shift from first person to third person omniscient. However, Wesley's return, Marino's rape (in Trace), and Marino's attempted rape of Kay needed us inside their heads for any of it to make sense. I would have liked to have once again heard Marino and Wesley's thoughts in this one has well. Some of their inexplicable behavior would be more palatable if I knew what they were thinking.
Is Wesley once again working for the FBI? Scarpetta speculated as much in Port Mortuary and Marino seems to state this in one of his overblown rants, but is this really true or Marino just being Marino?
In the end, the book drags because of needless wordage and the inexplicable fact that these characters--who have been together for years--base their relationships on distrust.
Based on reviews, many fans of the series disliked Cornwell's shift from first person to third person omniscient. However, Wesley's return, Marino's rape (in Trace), and Marino's attempted rape of Kay needed us inside their heads for any of it to make sense. I would have liked to have once again heard Marino and Wesley's thoughts in this one has well. Some of their inexplicable behavior would be more palatable if I knew what they were thinking.
Is Wesley once again working for the FBI? Scarpetta speculated as much in Port Mortuary and Marino seems to state this in one of his overblown rants, but is this really true or Marino just being Marino?
In the end, the book drags because of needless wordage and the inexplicable fact that these characters--who have been together for years--base their relationships on distrust.