It was a intelligently written narrative about some gruesome killers. The Chandonne brothers were bad dudes but Kay Scarpetta come out on top.

Series centers around putting down the French mafia family the Chandonnes with Scarpetta, Benton, Lucy and Marino converging from different parts of the country (and even the world) to end up finally in Baton Rouge. A couple of new characters surface, but the book drags on and on only to literally wrap in the last 2 pages. ( )

great Kay Scarpetta story ( )

The book was a good read- keeping me captivated through much of it. And then...it just ended. I must say I was disappointed in the way the story tied up. There was a lot of buildup for a very lacking finale. ( )

Great, let's totally skip 6 years time with no substantial fill in--what happened for Pete's sake? If you don't want to continue the character, then kill the series. I would imagine that readers are walking, no wait running, away from the next installment. And what's with the Patterson chapter length??? ( )