BOOK REVIEW: POST MORTEM (PATRICIA CORNWELL)
June 27th, 2007 Posted in BooksThis is the first ever Patricia Cornwell book I have read. I will be reading more.
A killer strikes early on a Saturday morning, killing a woman by strangulation. And then strikes again early on another Saturday morning, killing another woman by strangulation. There is a strange residue left on the bodies of the victims but there doesn’t seem to be a pattern, except for the time and day of the killings. A third and a fourth victim is killed and Friday nights suddenly become a fearful time of the week for everyone in the city of Richmond, Virginia.
But Dr Kay Scarpetta is on the case, although those close to her believe her colleagues are trying to ruin her career and reputation before she gets the chance to shine in her new job. Scarpetta also lives alone.
An intriguing plot that keeps you guessing, there is no pattern to these killings so how are the police going to catch the killer? There must be something that connects them all? An ex-boyfriend? A delivered pizza? A door-to-door salesman?
As Scarpetta and Detective Marino get closer to the killer, they use journalist Abby Turnbull to plant findings in the newspapers, to scare the killer. But there is always the risk that they will scare the killer into action.
A great read and thoroughly recommended.
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