Scarpetta - Patricia Cornwell

Another fantastic crime thriller, from one the best female crime writers I have ever read. Cornwell is the expert at writing physcological and emotional thrillers. Her writing is pacey and her characters have depth. The main character is Dr Kay Scarpetta, an Italian American forensic pathologist or medical examiner. This novel sees the continuation and development of Kay's marriage to Wesley (fomer FBI profilier), and long time friend and colleague former police chief Marino. In the previous novel Kay was sexually attacked by Marino, who has carried a candle for a long time. The novel deals with the attack with real sensitivity and details the struggle Kay has in ...  Read the complete review

Kay Scarpetta is involved in a murder case and the main suspect is a dwarfed man called Oscar who claims he is being watched all the time. You feel the man is suffering from mental health illness. He admits himself into a a physciatric hospital- the Bellevue. Is he the murderer of his girlfriend who is the murder victim? he thinks Scarpetta is the only one that can help him . Meanwhile an internet gossip site starts to bleed personal stuff about scarpetta and the one that runs this site has hidden the identity and they pay a young lady to sit in editing this site. This lady lives across the road The way that the author tries to portray scarpetta ...  Read the complete review

Kay Scarpetta, Medical Examiner, finds herself drawn into another bizarre murder case. Oscar Bane is the main suspect, but has willingly admitted himself into a New York physciatric hospital- the Bellevue, which just happens to be run by Benton Wesley, Scarpettas husband. So I suppose it comes as no surprise (at least to the reader) when he has asks to be examined solely by Scarpetta. Why? The murder victim is his girlfriend, he strongly protests his innocence, in fact claims to have fought with the unknown assailant and believes Scarpetta is the only person who can help him. But is Oscar just completely nuts? With his claim that his every move has been watched and ...  Read the complete review