Blow Fly, Patricia Cornwell
Blow Fly, Patricia Cornwell
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Blow Fly

Author: Patricia Cornwell

Narrator: Kate Reading

Unabridged: 12 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 03/17/2015

Synopsis

The Twelfth Dr Kay Scarpetta Novel.Dr Kay Scarpetta has left Virginia in quest of peace but instead finds herself drawn into baffling, horrific murders in Florida, where she becomes entangled in an international conspiracy that confronts her with the shock of her life.

About Patricia Cornwell

Patricia Cornwell is a Miami born, contemporary crime novelist. Her books usually feature the heroine Dr. Kay Scarpetta, who is a medical examiner. After a way sad childhood, Cornwall graduated from Davidson College with a degree in English. She wrote a biography of a family friend entitled, “A Time for Remembering”, then renamed “Ruth, A Portrait: The Story of Ruth Bell Graham” in 1983. After working in a Virginia medical examiners for six years, she wrote the first installment of her “Scarpetta” series entitled “Postmortem”. Her six year job was valuable in including a lot of forensic science details in her “Scarpetta” series. Her novels are considered to have influenced the creation of the TV series on forensics such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Cold Case. In the same vein Cornwell made a brief appearance on the Criminal Minds episode “True Genius”, as herself.

Reviews

Goodreads review by James on April 29, 2023

Book Review 3 out of 5 stars to Blow Fly, the 12th book in the "Kay Scarpetta" thriller and mystery series, written in 2003 by Patricia Cornwell. In this book, Cornwell changes the point of view to third person, which is different from previous books. It was awkward at first, but I am usu......more

Goodreads review by J.C. on September 15, 2016

Reading through many of the reviews of this book on goodreads it's impossible to ignore the negative feedback Cornwell received after publishing this 12th installment of her Kay Scarpetta series. I will be honest...this review comes after having read this book a second time. I was a devoted Scarpett......more

Goodreads review by John on November 23, 2021

WTF. SPOILER ALERT I used to enjoy reading the Scarpetta stories. The early ones were excellent with great cliffhangers. This one was truly awful. The Wolfman apparently blinded in the last book, is on death row in Texas a few days from execution. He escapes in the most unbelievable way. Then drives......more

Goodreads review by Karla on March 17, 2024

Re Reading march 2024 Story 3.75 stars**⬆️ Audio 3.5 stars** Narrator Kate Reading......more

Goodreads review by Jen on December 26, 2007

This was one of the few Scarpetta books that I hadn't read yet, and I must say that it doesn't live up to the expectations that Cornwell set with the earlier Scarpetta books. Not much mention through the entire book of the actual forensic work or investigation. I am a huge Cornwell fan and this one......more

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