Book Review: Blow Fly

Reviewed By: NH Storm

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Patricia Cornwell
Class/Genre:   Mystery   Police Procedural   Thriller   Woman Main Character
Series: Kay Scarpetta # 12
G.P. Putnam and Sons;2003; 465 pages

"Please don't go there. The past is past." states District Attorney, Jaime Berger. What wonderful advise..don't waste your time on this book. Blow Fly is mainly a rehash of her previous books esp. Last Precinct with the characters obsessing with the past. I probably wouldn't have bought this book but it was a gift from a friend. I had a strong suspicion that Benson was not dead and this book confirmed it. The characters that Ms. Crowmwell introduced in her last book and returned in this one nor the new character, Nic, were well developed at all. At one point, I believed that Nic had been abducted and kept waiting for confirmation that came many chapters later. She (Kay) needs fresh, new characters and I hope to see her develop Nic into a series.

I thought this book was pretty depressing i.e. using cute, helpless animals as alligator bait. I realize that most serial killers get their start tormenting animals and continue to sharpen their skills.

The ending was an after-thought tying up loose ends which some remained untied. It seemed as if the author had a pressing appointment and needed to make her deadline.

NH Storm

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