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Book Description:
The heart-stopping new Dr. Kay Scarpetta thriller from America's #1-bestselling crime writer.
Dr. Kay Scarpetta, now freelancing from south Florida, returns to the city that turned its back on her five years ago.
In Trace, 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 is as she expected: her former lab is in the final stages of demolition; the inept chief isn't the one who requested her after all; her old assistant chief has developed personal problems that he won't reveal; and a glamorous FBI agent, whom Marino dislikes instantly, meddles with the case.
Deprived of assistance from colleagues Benton and Lucy, who are embroiled in what first appears to be an unrelated attempted rape by a stalker, Scarpetta is faced with investigating the death of a fourteen-year-old girl, working with the smallest pieces of evidence-traces that only the most thorough hunters can identify. 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.
Dr. Kay Scarpetta, now freelancing from south Florida, returns to the city that turned its back on her five years ago.
In Trace, 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 is as she expected: her former lab is in the final stages of demolition; the inept chief isn't the one who requested her after all; her old assistant chief has developed personal problems that he won't reveal; and a glamorous FBI agent, whom Marino dislikes instantly, meddles with the case.
Deprived of assistance from colleagues Benton and Lucy, who are embroiled in what first appears to be an unrelated attempted rape by a stalker, Scarpetta is faced with investigating the death of a fourteen-year-old girl, working with the smallest pieces of evidence-traces that only the most thorough hunters can identify. 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.
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2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Not as good as previous Scarpetta books, but interesting for sure.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Excellent read.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
The plot is great. some of the interpersonal relationships were wearysome. otherwise a super Scarpetta novel.
Evelyn F. from HAVERHILL, MA wrote on 2/9/2007...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Great read. Page turner !
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I love this book! Suspensefull all the way through!
LINDA H. from EDINBORO, PA wrote on 11/18/2006...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
EXCITING AND SUSPENSEFUL
Barbara F. from RUSHVILLE, NY wrote on 11/18/2006...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Very Good Kay Scarpetta book.
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Sandra W. wrote on 4/27/2008...I always read Patricia Cornwell's books as soon as they are released, but I found this one not as good as some of her older books. The addition of Lucy and her personal problems into her stories has taken away from the actual mystery/thriller facet of her books that I love the most. I adore Marino and I'm glad he's still with her, but after her departure from Richmond, I've never liked her books as well. This one kept me reading, as they all do, but not like her first books in this series. I just could hardly put those down.
I have to honest, I never read the book yet, was in a book club and just had too many books.
Curtis K. from FRUITLAND, ID wrote on 10/19/2006...Kay is a great author.
Scarpetta is faced with solving the death of a 14 year old girl despite the smallest piece of evidence---traces that only the most thorough hunters can identify. It's up to Scarpetta to follow the twisting leads and track the strange details in order to make the dead speak---and reveal the sad truth that may be more than she can bear.
Patricia Cornwell always writes interesting and intriguing novels.
Trace is the heart-stopping new Dr. Kay Scarpetta thrillerfrom America's nimber one bestselling crime writer.Now freelancing from South Florida, Scarpetta returns to the city that turned its back on her five years ago. She travels to Richmond, Virginia, at the odd behest of the recently appointed Cheif Medical Examiner, who claims that he needs her help. When she arrives, however, she finds that nothing is as she expected.
Not one of her best. It seem she wrote in her sleep almost. You knew who the killer was from almost the start, which is not a typical Cornwall book. Also there was this really strange thing going where Scarpetta and Marino are in Richmond and having personal problems, Lucy is in Florida and having personal Problems and Benton is Aspen with a "freind" of Lucy and having personal problems and the book spends more time going back and forth between the personal problems of these 4 and the crime and the killer Scarpetta and Marino were called in to solve and catch just seem a minor roll.
If you a Scarpetta fan read the book to keep up with the soap opera, if you want to pick up a book to see what the fuss is about, I would not recomend this book at all. Black Notice, Body Farm, All that Remains are better books to read.
Patricia W. from SCOTTSDALE, AZ wrote on 7/23/2006...This Kay Scarpetta books picks up after she has left her long time post as chief medical examiner in Virginia. She has returned to her roots in Florida and begins consulting work.
Fantastic. This is one of my favorite authors.