Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Search - Red Mist (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 19)

Red Mist (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 19)
Red Mist - Kay Scarpetta, Bk 19
Author: Patricia Cornwell
Determined to find out what happened to her former deputy chief, Jack Fielding, murdered six months earlier, Kay Scarpetta travels to the Georgia Prison for Women, where an inmate has information not only on Fielding, but also on a string of grisly killings. The murder of an Atlanta family years ago, a young woman on death row, and the inexplica...  more »
Info icon
ISBN-13: 9780399158025
ISBN-10: 0399158022
Publication Date: 12/6/2011
Pages: 498
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 86

3.8 stars, based on 86 ratings
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Reviews: Member | Amazon | Write a Review

Top Member Book Reviews

reviewed Red Mist (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 19) on + 65 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Cornwell has lost her touch--her last two novels don't measure up. I'm adding here to my do not read list right after James Patterson, the short story writer masquerading as a novelist.
barbsis avatar reviewed Red Mist (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 19) on + 1076 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This book took way too long to get to the point...almost 200 pages to get to any kind of action. Kay Scarpetta is tricked into traveling to Savannah Georgia to visit Kathleen Lawler (Dawn Kincaid's mother) in prison. Kay is incredibly paranoid and everyone she meets is suspicious, a possible person of interest. She suspects people are following her, people are going to attack her, etc. It gets really irritating. There is a lot going on and all of it seems unconnected and irrelevant so it's hard to get interested. There are various female prisoners including Dawn, Kathleen, Lola and three dead prisoners who might or might not have anything to do with what is going on (and what is that exactly? I have no idea.) Half the story is just a rambling stream of consciousness from Kay which is disturbing and so un-Kay-like. The story eventually weaves itself together though the ending was way too quick and convenient. I liked this one better than Port Mortuary but it's still nowhere near the beginning of the series which was 5 star all the way.
reviewed Red Mist (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 19) on + 27 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I really enjoyed this book. Storyline of prison life and how easy people can tamper with others (even behind bars) is very true to life-like. The corruption like in today's world is very scarey and real. It shows how fragile life truly is and how something can change with a blink of an eye.
rxtheresa avatar reviewed Red Mist (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 19) on + 27 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Actually I liked this book better than the last several. She went back to including some actual pathology, discussed an autopsy and even did some cooking. The things I think people liked about her original books. Of course it helped that it was set in GA too. What I don't like about the last several books, including this one, is Kay's developing insecurity and self deprecating mannerisms.
Read All 10 Book Reviews of "Red Mist Kay Scarpetta Bk 19"

Please Log in to Rate these Book Reviews

reviewed Red Mist (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 19) on + 15 more book reviews
The book started out fast-paced and kept me interested. But about 2/3 of the way through it slowed down too much and the writing became redundant. I find Cornwell continually stating the obvious. This book could have used another edit, not her best work. But it's a good continuation of the Scarpetta story, if you plan to read the whole series.
reviewed Red Mist (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 19) on
The Scarpetta series keeps me intrigued each time I pick it up to read.
jerjer avatar reviewed Red Mist (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 19) on + 54 more book reviews
Different than most of her books...Good...


Genres: