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Loading... From Potter's Field (1995)by Patricia Cornwell
None.  EmScape | Jul 16, 2012 |  Despite a somewhat abrupt and rushed ending after three novels of drawn out suspense, Cornwell does not let up in 'From Potter's Field.' Excellently told and paced well, Cornwell's 6th book in the Scarpetta series is a rollercoaster adventure which follows Scarpetta, Marino and Wesley as they try to catch the serial killer Temple Gault, who is haunting the country. Only 9 stars because of the ending, but also because the depiction of Gault at times is contradictory, meaning that the reader is left feeling slightly confused about him. Despite being the calculated criminal mastermind we are led to believe he is, moving around the country with ease: leaving no trace evidence, hacking into the FBI's computer system and speaking fluent Italian; we are led to believe he is also hooked on crack and desperate for money, meaning that he is reckless, against premeditative. You'd think after three novels following him, he'd be an easy character to grasp, but I found myself feeling like I was reading about 2 serial killers, with very different personalities. (  ) kezumi | Feb 22, 2012 | Le quotidien du médecin légiste Kay Scarpetta, déjà bien encombré de violence et de mort, va basculer dans l'horreur. Une jeune femme inconnue, retrouvée nue dans la neige, adossée à une fontaine de Central Park, porte de toute évidence les signes du rituel morbide de Temple Gault. Voici que resurgit le meurtrier psychopathe qui a échappé à toutes les polices en laissant dans la mémoire de Kay une blessure à vif. L'enquête menée avec ses collègues policiers Marino et Wesley lui fait très vite comprendre que le tueur a un compte personnel à régler avec elle, que tous les moyens sont bons pour la terroriser, y compris le harcèlement de son adorable nièce, la reine de l'informatique. Célèbre par Post Mortem, qui reçut l'Edgar Award et le prix du Roman d'aventures en 1992, le trio d'enquêteurs affronte à nouveau, dans une formidable course poursuite, un ennemi de l'ombre, véritable caméléon qui se terre dans le labyrinthe du métro new-yorkais. Claude Mesplède PierreYvesMERCIER | Feb 19, 2012 | Perhaps _From Potter's Field_ was not the best Patricia Cornwall book for me to start with. I always hear the hype about the Kay Scarpetta books, but the quality of the writing and the author's knowledge of her subject seems, well, weak. I had always assumed Cornwall was or had been a medical examiner. Halfway through _From Potter's Field_ I found myself looking for her bio and was not at all surprised that she actually had been a crime reporter and worked as tech writer and a computer analyst in the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of Virginia. Maybe that is why I feel the medical details in the novel ring false. Or maybe I have just been spoiled by Kathy Reichs, who has a wonderful flair for sharing the more technical aspects of her profession with clarity, while not dumbing-down the information. I will, of course, give Cornwall another shot - this is the sixth book in the Scarpetta series - perhaps I simply selected a novel Cornwall phoned in. After all, _Postmortem_ (1991) has the distinction of making Cornwall the only author ever to win the Edgar Award, John Creasey Memorial Award, Anthony Award, and Macavity Award all in the same year. (  ) hopkinshj | Aug 25, 2011 | Serial killer Temple Brooks Gault's rampage compels the reader. Kay Scarpetta, Pete Marino, Wesley Benton, and scores of FBI and police frantically search for Gault before he strikes again. The people protecting justice have no holidays or vacations. Christmas rings in the air, and Gault strikes in New York City. The story quickly moves among New York, Richmond, and South Carolina. The woman killed in New York appears to be a homeless Jane Doe, but she has extensive gold fillings that would have cost thousands to install. Plus the nameless victim seems to have been a musician. Why did Gault select her? Other issues invade the story. Gault has invaded the FBI computer and sends messages listing himself as CAIN, as the Cain in the Bible. This story forces the reader to continue, as normal routine tasks remain undone. The ending is poetic justice as to who will be buried in Potter's Field. (  ) delphimo | Aug 20, 2011 | no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0425204693, Mass Market Paperback)Upon examining a dead woman found in snowbound Central Park, Kay Scarpetta immediately recognizes the grisly work of Temple Gault, a bold and brilliant killer from her past. Now she must hunt down a psychopath whose string of horrible murders is leading inexorably to his ultimate prey: Scarpetta herself. Even with the help of the FBI, Scarpetta knows the endgame is hers alone to play -- and it will be played on Gault's home turf, the subway tunnels beneath New York City.(retrieved from Amazon Wed, 02 Jan 2013 14:00:58 -0500) In New York, Dr. Kay Scarpetta, chief medical examiner, matches wits with a sadistic killer who operates in the subway tunnels. After killing a transit policeman he infiltrates the FBI's computers and sends her taunting messages while continuing to kill.… (more) |
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I expected the final confrontation with Gault to be climactic, and it was, but there was little denouement or resolution to the tale; Gault's reasons, motivations, most of his history are not explored. Although the chase of him was pretty suspenseful and detailed, I don't feel very satisfied with the case as a whole. Hopefully, though, now that he's been caught, we can get back to the basics of Kay's expertise and finding killers because of clues a Medical Examiner would find on the body. (