Maureen's review
Trace
by Patricia Cornwell
Maureen's review
Trace by Patricia Cornwell
Maureen's review
rating:
bookshelves:
mystery
recommended for: people who have read rest of the series only
As this series has gone on, the scenarios in these novels have grown progressively bleak. I did not enjoy this book very much, because it seemed to me that Cornwell was straining to come up with something more shocking than ever before. It takes a lot to shock people nowadays, and extremes are not as shocking as they once were. I saw too much effort in the writing: if Cornwell took a step back into examining life and death through the perceptions of these very interesting people she has introduced us to, she would regain her footing as one of the reigning queens of mystery.
