![]() ![]() ![]() And Marino\’s bullish incompetence stretches credulity. I cannot believe a competent editor would pass on it. The first one-third of this book is so repetitive, with Scarpetta commenting (to herself or the reader) that Marino is not aware of what is going on. As authors become more established, their editors must back off. And I grew so weary of the petty feud between Marino and Machado that I finally just gave up. When I began reading Flesh and Blood, I could only think of how very elitist, arrogant and egotistical Scarpetta has become.And how Lucy and Benton have both grown so very elusive and taciturn. ![]() ![]() When I pick up a new Louise Penny book, I feel like I am greeting old friends. Most books that are written as a series are interesting because of character development: the Three Pines series by Louise Penny is a good example. And I do enjoy reading books that are published in a series. Like many others, I suppose, I was first drawn to the Scarpetta series because of the fascinating mysteries that were being solved by forensics. At my age, there is no point in spending time reading a book that has absolutely nothing to offer. I gave up on Cornwell\’s latest effort at less than halfway through. ![]()
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