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Trace (Kay Scarpetta Mysteries)
by Patricia Cornwell
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Putnam Adult (2004-09-02)
ISBN: 0399152199
EAN: 9780399152191
Dewy Decimal #: 813.54
Hardcover: 448 pages
Release Date: 2004-09-07
SKU: MOZ126226
Condition: Very Good
Comments: 0399152199 Book free of markings. Jacket shows light wear. Interior & spine evidence only gentle use; overall, a very serviceable copy. Your book will be carefully protected for transit in sturdy, weather-resistant packaging. We are prompt, efficient, communicative.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
The heart-stopping new Dr. Kay Scarpetta thriller from America's #1-bestselling crime writer.
Dr. Kay Scarpetta, now freelancing from south Florida, returns to the city that turned its back on her five years ago.
In Trace, Scarpetta travels to Richmond, Virginia, at the odd behest of the recently appointed Chief Medical Examiner, who claims that he needs her help to solve a perplexing crime. When she arrives, however, Scarpetta finds that nothing is as she expected: her former lab is in the final stages of demolition; the inept chief isn't the one who requested her after all; her old assistant chief has developed personal problems that he won't reveal; and a glamorous FBI agent, whom Marino dislikes instantly, meddles with the case.
Deprived of assistance from colleagues Benton and Lucy, who are embroiled in what first appears to be an unrelated attempted rape by a stalker, Scarpetta is faced with investigating the death of a fourteen-year-old girl, working with the smallest pieces of evidence-traces that only the most thorough hunters can identify. She must follow the twisting leads and track the strange details in order to make the dead speak-and to reveal the sad truth that may be more than even she can bear.
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Customer Reviews
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Trace.....of what?
Rating  (1)
Date: 2008-10-20
I am not sure what has happened to this truly amazing writer's books---- this work plus those that followed have lowered the bar of excellence to the ground.
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Who Knows
Rating (1)
Date: 2008-09-26
0 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
Since I have a Kindle that worked 4 times I am unable to read or review this book. Of course I did pay for it.
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A Mere Trace of Evidence
Rating  (2)
Date: 2008-09-20
Dr. Scarpetta is on the trail of a killer again. This time, a mere trace of evidence, a trace so small, most would never find it, is the key to solving the mystery killer of a young girl. Politics, red tape, and uncooperative assistants make finding this trace nearly impossible. The characters are well-developed and intriguing. Sadly, the mystery involved in solving the crime is not very challenging to the reader, and leaves some readers feeling dissatisfied. Because of this, I don't plan to give the other Scarpetta mysteries a try.
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Written in the present tense
Rating (2)
Date: 2008-09-07
Why, oh why did Patricia Cornwell write this book in the present tense? This strange affectation makes the story harder to follow and much less enjoyable than anything of Cornwell's that I have read before.
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My first Patricia Cornwell
Rating  (3)
Date: 2008-08-28
I'd never read a Patricia Cornwell before, but someone had recently recommended her books. So when I saw TRACE for sale, I bought it and read it.
The story was quite good. But there were so many holes, like "uh, did I miss something" where I guess that's her style that you're just supposed to figure things out.
I really hated the character Lucy and wished the murderer would kill her too. Oh well. Maybe these are characters that loyal readers have come to care for, but I wanted to push Lucy off a cliff, Benton & Henrietta too for that matter. How does a smart woman like Kay Scarpetta get all these losers in her life?
Very good plot, satisfying murder mystery, interesting characters. I'd read another of Cornwell's books, but I think I'll start at the beginning.
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