Blow Fly by Patricia Cornwell

This was my first Patricia Cornwell novel, and I was underwhelmed. My mom and some of my friends have raved about her. And of course she's always on bestseller lists. Perhaps I didn't start with the right book? Maybe I should have started earlier in Scarpetta's career? This one was done in 2003.

I could tell from listening to this book that a lot has already happened in Scarpetta's series - her relationship with Benton (and his subsequent...well you know if you've read the books and if you haven't I won't spoil it), Lucy's life changes, Scarpetta's own scandals - all of this was mentioned in the book. Cornwell has to do this for people like me who will pick up her series halfway through. She did a good enough job, but I did feel like I started with the wrong book.

The story was good enough that I finished listening to it (despite the last disc skipping during the climactic scene - darned library copy!). But I didn't adore this book. I listened to it while commuting, but not every day - there were some days I actually chose to listent to the radio over listening to this book. That's a sure sign for me that the book wasn't compelling enough.

Overall I would give this book a "good enough" rating.

-Angela

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