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Avg. Rating: 3.82
*Excellent*
Although "Postmortem" and "Body of Evidence" are among the best Cornwell books I have read, I must say that "The Body Farm" may rival them for my favorite in the Kay Scarpetta series. This book contained all of the thrilling ingredients I have come to expect as a Cornwell fan. Unlike one of my contemporary reviewers who guessed the murderer early on, I was in shock when the actual perpetrator was revealed. I love how Cornwell lead the reader in a direction that was completely opposite of what happened. Inadvertently, I enjoyed getting a glimpse into the personal lives of Marino, Benton Wesley, and Dr. Kay herself. These characters already seem so realistic, and reading about them only reinforced the images of them that I had from other books. It seemed like Cornwell was trying to make Dr. Kay more three-dimensional through this book, showing that beyond her work ethic and tough, quick thinking exterior, she is a genuine human being who thinks, loves, and makes decisions for herself, and encounters the same problems faced by people outside of the fictional world. Conclusively, this was a great book. Bravo, Cornwell!
loved the audio book
I was going on the road for a six hour round trip and in search of the 2nd installment from Stephen King's Dark Tower series on audio book from my local library. I had just finished Patricia Cornwell's Post Mortem in paper back and was starting to become a fast friend of Dr Kay Scarpetta. So when I couldn't get Stephen King, I tried The Body Farm audio book and .... WOW I was hooked. The narrator's voice was very compelling...the story was riveting...and I found myself driving around the block in my car to finish a chapter. I am now trying to catch up with the other Patricia Cornwell books...and I will list this one at the top of my recommended reading list. For me, who frequents the library so that I won't go broke buying the two to three books I read a week.. I WILL buy this book for my personal collection. Patricia Cornwell has a great style, great details, characters that you will love to read about, and careful details of the people and places in the geographical areas she writes about. I am from Tennessee..and the Southern references ring true to me.
Horrible...
After hearing the hype about Cornwell and then reading Death's Acre, I was excited to try out my first Cornwell book. I found the story line long, drawn out and boring and SO boring in fact, I could not even finish the book. If this story is any indication of Ms. Cornwell's other works, I am not interested in the least.
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