A. J. C. (Bibliocrates) reviewed on 10/10/2007 + 252 more book reviews

I liked this book, although it wasn't at all what I expected. I guess I expected the main character to be more of a crime scene investigator, or a detective, or something along those lines. It was a good page-turner, but I didn't understand why Kay Scarpetta, being a forensic pathologist, was investigating crimes as if she were a detective. Since when does a coroner go around questioning people? That didn't work for me. This book was well-written, however, so I'll overlook that for now. I liked that the author included some of the technical elements of forensic pathology without getting too technical. It added realism to the story. I'm looking forward to reading 'Postmortem' soon since I hear that it is one of Patricia Cornwell's best.

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