Don't bother with the abridged version. It's very short, lacks the depth and development you would expect in a novel like this. I didn't feel emotiona..Show More »lly invested, didn't care about any of the characters and found myself checking the audio to confirm that it was actually the end. It was rushed. I was expecting some twists or suspense but it never happened. It felt like the ending was pulled out of a hat with little build up to it, and it left me feeling disappointed.
Im sure the unabridged version would be good but defiantly don't bother with the abridges version.

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Roberta Maxwell did a good job reading this book with the Southern and New York accents. I have read most of Cornwell's series but had been looking f..Show More »or this one for a number of years. Was pleased to find it on Audible. I like Lucy and enjoy the books she is featured in. Her role has grown over the years. Was great to meet Burger in this book as she plays a big role in the newest book out last year.

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Having read each book in the Scarpetta series, I found this one to be a disappointment. The plot seemed contrived with surprising twists worthy of a ..Show More »TV soap opera. I am hoping this was just a glitch in the series and Cornwell will bounce back to her true form for her next book.

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Please don't let this novel prevent you from trying others in the Kay Scarpetta series. I admit, this was a disappointing novel. Very little suspens..Show More »e, no real climax, a flat ending. However, the earlier Scarpetta novels were great, and I can highly recommend them. From Potter's Field, Black Notice, The Body Farm, and others were excellent reads. Note: I have not cared for Patricia Cornwell's non-Scarpetta efforts (Southern Cross, and Isle of Dogs come to mind), and this particular Scarpetta novel seems more of that ilk.

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I don't know the answer because Audible doesn't have the unabridged version. But this is lousy. You can tell where bits of the book are gone because ..Show More »suspenseful music takes it's place. GAG! What a disappointment. Maybe Cornwell only had a few good books in her. This is disjointed, airy-fairy, and jumpy. Don't know if that's due to the abridging, but bottom line is don't bother with this one :-(

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This is classic Scarpetta,,,,, can't wait for the next one!!!!

After the last book that was a total waste, I thought the old Cornwell would come back. This has got to be the worst waste of time and money.
P..Show More »lease Kathy Reichs write more

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Well after disappointing her fans for so long. Cornwell is back better than ever, maybe she's been listening to her fans who like myself that were dis..Show More »appointed in the books Cornwell was putting out. I had heard some people had given up on her but I kept trying and finally my wait was rewarded with the latest Scarpetta books, this one and Scarpetta are back to the kind of quality that we had gotten used to in her earlier books. Port Mortuary is different, the story stats at the real Port Mortuary at Dover AFB where where Scarpetta is assisting in developing techniques for virtual autopsies, then shifts back to her recently adopted home at Boston's Cambridge Forensic Center (CFC). A young man's mysterious death becomes even stranger after full-body scans reveal destruction so extensive it's as if a bomb went off inside his body. Scarpetta and husband Benton Wesley-along with her niece, Lucy Farinelli, and ex-cop turned CFC investigator Pete Marino-discover links not only to a government project with the ability to cause mass casualties but also to another grisly case currently under investigation.. Told from a first person For the first time in a while, Cornwell seems genuinely interested in Scarpetta again, giving the novel that spark of life that has made the series so enjoyable for its many fans. The book is still a long way from the glory days of Postmortem (1991) and From Potter’s Field (1995), but it’s definitely a step in the right direction.

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