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Trace - Kay Scarpetta, Bk 13
Author: Patricia Cornwell
Dr. Kay Scarpetta, now freelancing from south Florida, returns to the city that turned its back on her five years ago. — Scarpetta travels to Richmond, Virginia, at the odd behest of the recently appointed Chief Medical Examiner, who claims that he needs her help to solve a perplexing crime. When she arrives, however, Scarpetta finds that nothing...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780425204207
ISBN-10: 0425204200
Publication Date: 6/28/2005
Pages: 401
Rating:
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 769 ratings
Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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reviewed Trace (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 13) on + 46 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Not as good as previous Scarpetta books, but interesting for sure.
reviewed Trace (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 13) on + 101 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
The plot is great. some of the interpersonal relationships were wearysome. otherwise a super Scarpetta novel.
reviewed Trace (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 13) on + 64 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
A muder mystery case with Dr. Scarpetta. This was really a good plot and kept you guessing.
pegva avatar reviewed Trace (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 13) on + 29 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
To be honest, I was disappointed. This book did not compare to other Scarpetta series books. It seemed to be all background with no climax. There was never any sense of suspense or danger. Pretty boring for a Cornwell novel.
reviewed Trace (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 13) on + 7 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
great book i love her books
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Readnmachine avatar reviewed Trace (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 13) on + 1435 more book reviews
Kay Scarpetta series. After a houseguest of Scarpetta's neice is attacked, the hunt is on to determine not only who the assailant is, buy why he has targeted Lucy, and whether the strange death of a young girl in Virginia is connected to the case.
nix avatar reviewed Trace (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 13) on + 7 more book reviews
Absolutely LUV the Scarpetta series! Very accurate forensics & as always, a gripping plot! Great for reading or on audio.
jessicadeaton avatar reviewed Trace (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 13) on + 34 more book reviews
All of the Patricia Cornwell books are great. This one has action, adventure, & murder.
Kay Scarpetta is a great character. Any of you that like Forensic Files will love these books.
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Love all of Patricia Cornwell's books. This one did not disappoint!
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I loved it!
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Kay Scarpetta books are always a good read. . However this one moves a little slow. Not one of her best.
ceboni avatar reviewed Trace (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 13) on + 18 more book reviews
Best Scarpetta Yet
reviewed Trace (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 13) on + 61 more book reviews
Good book by Cornwell.
reviewed Trace (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 13) on + 40 more book reviews
Large Print
Kmarie avatar reviewed Trace (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 13) on + 529 more book reviews
LARGE PRINT!
Now freelancing from south Florida, Dr. Kay Scarpetta returns to Richmond, Virginia, the city that turned its back on her five years ago. Investigating the death of a young girl, she must follow the twisting leads and track the strange details in order to make the dead speak-and to reveal the sad truth that may be more than even she can bear.
reviewed Trace (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 13) on + 5 more book reviews
An intriguing cast of characters, with Dr.Kay Scarpetta at the forefront. I really had a hard time putting this one down. A good book for people who enjoy forensic/crime novels.
Eurocat avatar reviewed Trace (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 13) on + 9 more book reviews
Great tale. Very suspenseful.
reviewed Trace (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 13) on + 80 more book reviews
One of the best Scarpetta books yet!
queenofeverything avatar reviewed Trace (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 13) on + 33 more book reviews
This was one of the best Kay Scarpetta books I felt. I thought the author went into Kay's charachter in a lot more detail than in her previous books. I also liked the way Moreno was portrayed as i had also listened to a later book in which they kept on referring to him but I felt I had a better sense of him in this book(warts and all)
maggieminnich avatar reviewed Trace (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 13) on + 400 more book reviews
Back in the day, I used to read all of Patricia Cornwell's books until she started to get off track of the actual murder mystery and more into the romance, etc., and then I stopped reading her. After many years, I thought I'd try her again to see if she's gotten any better. Sad to say, I think she's gotten worse, if that's possible. For instance, there is a scene where she's back in Virginia, in the morgue where there are bodies being autopsied. One is a very old man and another is an obese woman. Cornell goes on and on using derogatory and disrespectful terms to describe the obese woman, even during times when it's obviously NOT necessary; yet she doesn't give the same negative or insulting comments about the old man, whereas she certainly could have...very easily. Cornwell's prejudice against large/overweight people really screams out in this book. Whereas I'm an average-sized person, I know and love a variety-of-sized and aged people, so this really ticks me off.

Alas, I finished listening to this book on CD, which, even though it is NOT abridged, had plenty of...skipped...areas that didn't make sense or follow the logical path. I found myself backing up on the CD and listening to certain parts again, asking myself, "What did I miss?" and yet it was never there. It leaves the reader wondering how in the world did we jump from one scene to the next.

What COULD have been a good story and thriller turned into plain old crap with Cornwell's biases and bad writing, not to mention the poor editing job. I will never try Patricia Cornwell again, which is too bad, as years and years ago when she first started out, she was quite good. Perhaps the fame and fortune attacked her ego? Oh well, there are so many other, better authors out there to explore!
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Had stopped reading Cornwell books for a while ... thought they were becoming stale. However, this one is classic Cornwell! All the characters were back and involved. Loved Marino's part in it.

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