Port Mortuary

Eighteenth Book in The Kay Scarpetta Series. Fascinating and Entertaining Book, one of my all time favorite in The Scarpetta Series. While completing her military service in The Dover Port Mortuary Kay Scarpetta is called back to The Massachusetts Medical Examiner's Office, where she is the Chief Medical Examiner when a man who was pronounced dead at the scene has been inexplicably bleeding while locked in the cooler and is at first feared to have been put in there alive. When she arrives back at her regular office she is surprised at the havoc her second in command, Dr. Jack Fielding has caused while she was working in Dover. When the guy who was feared to have been put in the freezer alive is found with a block 9mm that traces back to Fielding, to have had parts of a super advanced fly bot that traces back to his employer and had a greyhound named Sock with him when he was murdered it makes everyone investigating realize that Jack Fielding is involved and they go to his house where they find him dead, either by suicide or murder and they find evidence from several recent murders. Kay Scarpetta has known Jack Fielding since she helped train him in forensic pathology in Virginia and he has a complicated history. He was sexually abused as a young teenager by a counselor at a therapeutic camp that he attended resulting in her becoming pregnant and having to give up the baby that was born. That woman is now serving time in Georgia for a DUI manslaughter and was the inmate who trained the retired greyhound that the last victim had with him when he was murdered and the owner of record was her (and Fielding's) daughter, Dawn Kincaid

To begin with, I greatly enjoyed the change of pace of returning to first person, Kay's point of view. I would say it does take a "re reading" of the book...but that's my opinion based on myself adjusting to Kay's voice again. I think it was necessary to show her mental and emotional state as she dealt with events. I know some reviews I've read have stated they didn't like it, that it seemed like Kay's thoughts (and the writing) was all over the place. I enjoyed it, because it gave a true sense to Kay's emotions...she really was all over the place and worried every moment. I did miss the ability to better jump into what other character's were doing (for instance how cool would it have been to be in on the conversation between Benton and Briggs that we assume had to have happened). I didn't have a great sense of what was truly going on with Benton, and Marino...but I suspect this is because of the change of voice of the book...and I suspect if the author continues writing in this style it will get better (remember the books haven't been written from this perspective in years). Overall, the plot and characters are great. Being written from Kay's point of view has its advantages and disadvantages....I think if the author writes in Kay's point of view on the next book I'll be better used to it. I'd almost say it's a good idea to read some of the earlier books if you're a long time fan where it was written from Kay's perspective to readjust to it. If the last book Scarpetta Factor dealt with some of Kay's lingering issues over losing and regaining Benton, this book does a good job (even in Kay's voice) I believe of dealing with perhaps Benton's paranoia over affairs and trust. Good to see Marino still keeping himself together and staying decent. Some reviews I had read were concerned about Kay and Benton's marriage by the end of the book, but to me all seemed well and like they like any marriage had worked through some things. On other notes, the price given for the Kindle I found fair considering the price of a hardback book.

If you enjoy the Scarpetta books told in the first person, you will love this book. As usual, the storyline is great, the characters are interesting, and unlike the work of some other authors who heros and villains are so obvious from the beginning of the story, Patricia keeps you guessing. I think what I like best about this series is that there is no one person who is perfect; all of the main characters have flaws, and on any given day I can see myself in them. I listened to the audio version, which was very well done. Not as good as some previous readings, the voice of Lucy and Marino just weren't as good as in the past, but it was such a small thing compared to the overall quality of the actress that I can deal. Good entertainment, and not preachy, I enjoy whatever Patricia writes. And this one is no exception.

Same old Same old. The characters are starting to lose their 'realness' and the author is just a little too obsessed with the medical side of the book. I used to love this series but this will be the last book I buy. Boring, too technical and an unimaginative, overly convoluted, improbable plot.

I guess reading the books in order means I’m quite addicted to and used to the characters which makes them much more readable than with huge gaps in between. I throughly enjoyed this read! It’s another fantastic read I didn’t want to put down! Looking forward to the next one! I can’t believe I only have 4 left! Please write more haha

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confusing book with an unconvincing ending. The author mix to many stories at the same time and in the end did not go well.

Very intriguing story...loved it