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Port Mortuary

Cornwell, Patricia Daniels (Paperback - - 2011, c2010)
Average Rating: 1.5 stars out of 5.
Port Mortuary


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When Scarpetta examines a young man's body, she discovers stunning indications that he may have been alive when he was zipped inside a pouch and locked inside the cooler of her new Cambridge Forensic Center in Massachusetts. Various 3-D radiology scans reveal more shocking details about internal injuries

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When Scarpetta examines a young man's body, she discovers stunning indications that he may have been alive when he was zipped inside a pouch and locked inside the cooler of her new Cambridge Forensic Center in Massachusetts. Various 3-D radiology scans reveal more shocking details about internal injuries unlike any Scarpetta has ever seen. These suggest the possibility of a conspiracy to cause mass casualties, and she races against time to discover who and why before more people die.

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Authors: Cornwell, Patricia Daniels
Statement of Responsibility: Patricia Cornwell
Title: Port mortuary
Publisher: New York :, Berkley Books,, 2011, c2010
Edition: Berkley Premium ed
Characteristics: 494 p. ;,19 cm.
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I gave up after chapter 2. It had been a while since I'd read one of her books - couldn't finish the last one either. Thought that she - through her protagonist - was rather self-absorbed. Didn't know if it was me misinterpreting the author, so I waited some time (a couple of years) before picking up Port Mortuary. Judging by some of the comments of her books here, it doesn't appear I was wrong. "Narcissistic" seems to be the best word to describe the main character. A reflection of the author's character?

Sigh...i really miss the early books. I find the last few books to be really depressing. Everyone is unhappy and angry and there seems to be no end in sight!

Dec 01, 2011
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  • Leosrme rated this: 2 stars out of 5.

Oh my what a laborious book this was. In this novel, the author takes pages and pages to get to the point. The conversations between characters are long and drawn out and one feels the need to skip some pages just to get to what is really happening in the story. I have read all of the Kay Scarpetta novels. This one I just found a real bore. In this novel, there seem to be so many suppositions on the part of the characters as to what is happening, what is the truth, what is a lie and Dr. Scarpetta seems to be constantly at odds with everyone, including herself. She seems very unhappy with life, and generally in this book at least, a really miserable individual. She is constantly worrying about being betrayed, lied to and kept in the dark about things by Marino, Benton and Lucy and just about anyyone else who she has any dealings with. This just gets frustrating after a while and doesn't really make the reader warm to the character. Not sure whether I will bother to read another Kay Scarpetta novel.

Sep 29, 2011
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  • deBerry116 rated this: 1 stars out of 5.

Far too detailed and complicated for me.

Jul 29, 2011
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  • GMorry rated this: 4 stars out of 5.

I don't know how many Scarpetta stories there are (I have read them all), but I never tire of them, which is a rarity and a definite plus. Always clever and entertaining.

May 16, 2011
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  • ltrout rated this: 4 stars out of 5.

A great Scarpetta book; perhaps the best one. I love surprises, and this book had several.

Mar 22, 2011
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  • KARINLITWIN rated this: 1 stars out of 5.

Really disappointed in this one. Hard to understand -- and there wasn't even a real interesting crime!

Feb 14, 2011
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  • lizmacc rated this: 3 stars out of 5.

better than her last few have been. More about Kay Scarpetta and less about Lucy and marino. But (spoiler alert) there is some disturbing info about Fielding.

Feb 08, 2011
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  • paisley6 rated this: 1 stars out of 5.

Shes now off my favourites list, too long and much to much detail. Do not waste your time,

Feb 07, 2011
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  • COURIER3 rated this: 5 stars out of 5.

VERY GOOD AUTHOR GOOD READ

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