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The Last Precinct

By Patricia Cornwell

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| Hardcover | 9780399146251

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A profoundly original book from America’s premier crime novelist! Follow international bestselling author Patricia Cornwell’s latest addition to the Kay Scarpetta series with The Last Precinct. This engrossing piece of fiction is woven through with the extraordinary forensic detail you’ve come to Continue

A profoundly original book from America’s premier crime novelist! Follow international bestselling author Patricia Cornwell’s latest addition to the Kay Scarpetta series with The Last Precinct. This engrossing piece of fiction is woven through with the extraordinary forensic detail you’ve come to expect from Cornwell, with a palpable sense of fear that keeps readers looking back—into the past for clues, and over their shoulders for the next enigmatic act of violence.

The Last Precinct finds Virginia’s Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta in the middle of a nightmare that began with Black Notice, and continues as she discovers the so-called Werewolf murders may have extended to New York City and into the darkest corners of her past. Scarpetta must struggle to make what she knows to be the truth prevail against mounting evidence to the contrary. By the end of the novel, it is clear that Scarpetta’s life can never be the same.

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  • The Last Precinct by Patricia Cornwell

    Black Notice, the tenth book in Cornwell’s insanely popular Kay Scarpetta series, happened to be the first book I ever reviewed for The Mystery Reader. My main concern with that book was that it ended too abruptly, and was in desperate need of an epi ... (read full critics)

    themysteryreader published on Fri, 17 Sep 2010

  • The Last Precinct By Patricia Cornwell

    For the serious mystery junky (among whose numbers I count myself), it is a major event when a new installment by an old friend hits the stands. We comb the reviews, searching for advance news of the latest Dave Robicheaux, Elvis Cole, or Kinsey Mill ... (read full critics)

    bookpage published on Thu, 16 Sep 2010

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    In this novel, one becomes unusually worried about Kay Scarpetta as she ridiculously became a suspect of killing Diane Bray. One is sucked into chasing the story as a result. Reading towards the end, I wondered how this could end suddenly. But it's a bit disappointing how it ended and obviously, it ... (continue)

    In this novel, one becomes unusually worried about Kay Scarpetta as she ridiculously became a suspect of killing Diane Bray. One is sucked into chasing the story as a result. Reading towards the end, I wondered how this could end suddenly. But it's a bit disappointing how it ended and obviously, it paved for the next sequel. So, this is how Scarpetta was finally leaving her job as the Virginia Chief Medical Examiner.

    Because of Marino's presence, it's difficult to determine whether it's a typo or just Marino's English ?! You can be more sure that it's a typo when he's not around. For example, p.109: 2nd last line: "This a stage cue..." should probably be "This is a stage cue...". p. 311: 3rd last line: "She eat out..." should probably be "She ate out...". p.445: 7th last line "It my mission..." should be "It is my mission...".

    All in all, it's an entertaining read !

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