Book of the Dead by Patricia Cornwell (2007, Hardcover)

I have purchased and read all of Cornwell's books and was anxious to read the latest one. I finished in a weekend, as usual to get to the end and see if the bad guys are all caught. This book didn't have what I normally consider a good detailed closure. While the guilty parties are mentioned, nothing is said about what happens to one of them, and lose ends are left about the final outcome of several others. Also, one of the scenerios was left open to obviously go into another book, which is fine. I didn't think this was one of her greatest or near the top for that matter. NOt only for what I previously mentioned as to the ending, but because I have become used to several cases going on at a time, and they were very limited in this book, and there was great, too much even, detail on the forensics end. I love reading about the current technologies and abilities of some agencies to obtain some of the most unobtainable information and details from a crime scene, however, in this book, I felt that alot of the details were too too much, and the usual extra probing, looking for clues, and putting two and two together just wasn't there. I do like to see some of the Scarpetta's personal life involved in these stories, and some more of that was added here, and looks like it will continue on in future books.

I am an avid reader of her work and she's a great author. She has a way of drawing you into her books so that you can picture it in your head. She's not overly descriptive like Dean Koontz.She has 2 new books coming out that I look forward to purchasing in the future.
Th seller of this book did a great job of maintaining its great condition and was a pleasure doing buisness with him. Will do again.