Search - Cruel and Unusual (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 4)

Dana (daedelys) reviewed 1/21/2009...
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I really liked this book, but sometimes, it makes me glad that I'm not an M.E. in Scarpetta's position. It sure seems like a lot of people have a vendetta against them whether it be personal or political. (Well, this one anyway.)

Some of the narrative in this book did drive me a bit nuts because it felt sloppy. Characters would comment on something out of the blue, or something would happen, and I'd have to look back to see if I missed something because I was tired while I was reading. Turned out, it wasn't me, just lack of description in certain situations. One such was when Mark's death was mentioned. I know it was meant to be shocking, but it was stuck within a chapter in such a nonchalant place that it didn't give it the importance it deserved. It would have been better to have mentioned it at the end of a chapter. Especially since Scarpetta frequently thinks about him during the course of the story.

Overall, though, this has been my favorite book in the series, as it was the most interesting so far. I'm looking forward to the next one!

Peter E. (pensign) reviewed 1/5/2006...
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The best Kay Scarpetta yet! Kept me guessing even when I thought I had it figured out.

Melissa P. (Lissa) reviewed 3/6/2006...
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good book - very suspenseful

Carol P. reviewed 3/6/2006...
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This is a first rate thriller from the best selling author. It recounts a suspenseful case built around the character Dr Kay Scaretta who is a medical examiner for the state of Virginia. When she finds the fingerprints of a man who has been executed on another new crime scene the next victim may be someone she knows.