Yes, let's read it again. Straightforward narrative, pages of honest and concrete thriller, with a nice suspense. There are no striking twists and turns, but in my opinion the strength of this novel from is keeping a grip on reality, without flights of fancy that are scarcely digestible if carried out too far to improbable situations. Sometimes the imaginative final revelations typical of modern thrillers badly astonish me.
In any case, Patricia Cornwell has the virtue of starting the forensic medicine genre. Inizia sotto la pioggia il primo caso di Kay Scarpetta , il medico legale che ha fatto la fortuna dell'americana Patricia Cornwell. Il medico legale Kay Scarpetta , che ha analizzato i corpi delle donne uccise, attende impotente la prossima vittima.
Qualche settimana fa ho pescato dalla mia libreria una vecchia copia di questo romanzo, che lessi nel avevo segnato a matita in seconda di copertina la data in cui lo lessi. Trama lineare, pagine di thriller onesto, concreto e con buona suspense. A volte lo "spiegone" finale che eccede in fantasia tipico dei moderni thriller mi lascia basito. In ogni caso, la Cornwell ha il pregio di lanciare il filone del giallo medico-forense. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem?
Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — Post Mortem by Patricia Cornwell. Published May 12th by Hoffmann und Campe first published January 9th To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Post Mortem , please sign up. Guys, what happens if I start reading the book Predator first instead of the first book? Will I miss details that can alter this book for me to understand? Sarah IMHO it does not make any difference which order to read them in.
I read the books as I am able to obtain them. Read Postmortem after reading about …more IMHO it does not make any difference which order to read them in. Read Postmortem after reading about five other Scarpetta books. Thoroughly enjoyed the book and it was fun to see how Scarpetta's relationship with Marino develops after knowing where it ends up.
Quick question for you guys I started reading the Kay Scarpetta series years ago but can't remember which book in that series I read last.
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Should I start over or pick one of the others? What do you guys think? Chelsea Hellen I have read the series out of order and I don't feel like it matters. See all 9 questions about Post Mortem…. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Patricia Cornwell 's Postmortem was my first foray into the forensic science crime novel. While I am fully capable of reading detailed descriptions of gore and autopsies without getting sick, I was a tad worried that it would get too technical where I'd lose some of the understanding of the medical aspects.
While it happens on occasion, the editors and author have done a great job at finding the perfect level of language to keep the words flowing properly most of the time. Scarpetta is a true hero Patricia Cornwell 's Postmortem was my first foray into the forensic science crime novel. Scarpetta is a true hero -- someone to admire, someone to fear. She will always solve the case even in the most intricate complex ones out there. The style is strong, the descriptions and setting vivid. You feel like you are in the story along side the protagonist. About Me For those new to me or my reviews I read A LOT.
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The political intrigue and incertainties as well as the characterisation make up for the cliched 'killer chase'. I can see why it became such a huge series. In introducing the reader to Dr. Kay Scarpetta, Cornwell does a masterful job of developing both the character and a back story, while also forging ahead with a novel-based mystery. While the genre is supersaturated with these types of stories nowadays, Cornwell writes in such a way as to rise above the rest putting aside that the novel came out before the aforementioned overkill. When a string of women are left strangled and murdered, Dr.
Scarpett must piece things together and determine whet In introducing the reader to Dr. Scarpett must piece things together and determine whether this is a serial killer or simply horrific coincidences. The latest victim's death points fingers at someone close to her, leaving Scarpetta to use her forensic knowledge to decipher who it might be.
Cornwell hints at numerous suspects throughout, leaving the reader to wonder 'whodunit' from beginning to end. Cornwell uses great research to bring the book to life as well, from detailed forensics, police jargon, and computer-speak. This being before the wonders of GOOGLE, she took a great amount of time to thoroughly present things in a believable way.
I cannot attest as to whether it was truthful, but it sounded as such. Anyone like me looking for a great series that many people have lauded, should surely begin with this novel and continue on the great journey Cornwell lays out for Dr. Kudos, Madam Cornwell on a highly entertaining and thoroughly enjoyable novel. I look forward to seeing what the rest of the series has to offer. View all 3 comments. Makes it no less relevant nor does it get in the way of a good story. While the 1st half was pretty dull the second is a roller-coaster ride. The supporting characters are wonderful, Pete Marino the grubby tough cop who lumps all perps i Warning: No problem reading them out of sequence.
It's the living that I fear. View all 7 comments. Having read all her newer stuff, I saw this in a bookshop and decided to go back to the beginning where it all began. Somehow I had missed this one, the very first in the Kay Scarpetta series. Maybe because it was initially published in I definitely enjoyed it more than some of her later books.
Her writing style was more descriptive and the plot easier to follow. In the special edition I picked up which commemorates 20 years of Kay Scarpetta, I was fascinated to read the extra chapter at th Having read all her newer stuff, I saw this in a bookshop and decided to go back to the beginning where it all began. In the special edition I picked up which commemorates 20 years of Kay Scarpetta, I was fascinated to read the extra chapter at the end where Patricia Cornwell explains how she got started, found her plot and characters, etc etc.
I always thought that like Kathy Reichs, she was a forensic pathologist herself, and it was quite illuminating to discover that she's actually a journalist and not a medical professional. For research purposes she worked in a morgue as a computer programmer.
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Anyway, back to the story. I enjoyed the way she introduced Kay Scarpetta, and Lucy as a ten year old brat. Pete Marino she portrayed as a balding fifty-year something cop who wasn't so grammatically correct with his spoken English. It's interesting how through the series Lucy's character developed as she got older, but Pete Marino stayed the same age over twenty years. Because if he started at say 54 years old then by the last book he should be 74 years and I don't think he would still be out there as a cop solving murders.
If you have been a Patricia Cornwell fan, it is worth the visit down memory lane to read the book that started a whole new trend in crime fiction. The first book in Cornwell's mega-selling Kay Scarpetta series, Postmortem is a brilliant debut novel that still puts all its CSI clones to shame. Cornwell writes with grit, which is rare in a female author, and has the technical know-how to maintain an aura of complete scientific authority throughout.
Cornwell does surprisingly good dialog, and her male characters act totally authentic, never serving as props for some cutesy romantic subplot.
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Of course, this is an old book, and the technology i The first book in Cornwell's mega-selling Kay Scarpetta series, Postmortem is a brilliant debut novel that still puts all its CSI clones to shame. Of course, this is an old book, and the technology is very dated, so some readers might not enjoy returning to a world of cassette tapes, electric typewriters, and computer modems, but the science seems more-or-less current enough in matters where it counts, namely the forensic science stuff. The book stumbles in a couple places: Still, you'd be hard pressed to find a more entertaining--or important--entry in the forensic science mystery genre.
This book was quite a thrilling detective story.
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John Eisenmenger, a forme 4. John Eisenmenger, a former forensic pathologist and I was searching for detective books where the main character would be a pathologist and I am glad I found it. Now, about the book itself. A few times I thought I know exactly who the killer is, but the best part - I was wrong every single time.
Well, I guessed it sooner anyway, but much later than I usually do. It was interesting, like really kept me reading it without breaks, It made you doubt everything and everyone well, almost everyone and I really appreciate it in those type of books. I like the way characters were build, they were very "human" and it was easy to connect with their feelings. My only "concern" was a niece of the main character Kay. I understand the situation with her mother, I understand that she is different, genius and all It got me thinking how psychologically unstable this child is. I wasn't really on the same page with the Kay's reaction on her behavior.
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I also do not have kids and I also have a niece that is a bit "older" for her age and I do relate to this situation for many other reasons and that's why I was conflicted by those parts sometimes. I am not saying it is a bad thing, just a bit disturbing for me. I do not talk much in my reviews usually, so I am gonna stop here and go and find myself a second book from this series. My heart was drilling through my ribs.
We got us one at Berkley Avenue. Kay Scarpetta in the wee hours of the morning, as she is called to the fourth grisly crime scene of an unidentified serial killer we soon realise has taken a dangerous interest in her.
This debut Kay Scarpetta novel was published twenty years ago, won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel and kicked off what has become one of the most successful contemporary crime series ever published. Decades after reading it for the first time, this novel had me hooked once again. What do you think of the casting of Angelina Jolie as Dr. The clock is ticking. Doctor Kay Scarpetta, Chief Medical Examiner for Virginia, knows the serial killer strikes between the hours of Friday night and Saturday morning, She does not want to do another autopsy on another strangled woman.
The torture and the method of strangulation are incredibly cruel. This has become personal. Lucy, Kay's ten-year-old niece, is visiting. While Kay loves Lucy, she is distressed that her sister Dorothy once again has taken off without much notice, deserting her da The clock is ticking. While Kay loves Lucy, she is distressed that her sister Dorothy once again has taken off without much notice, deserting her daughter. It is becoming clear Dorothy is a somewhat irresponsible, if not neglectful. Scarpetta tries to hide the police files she is studying at home for clues from Lucy, along with any explanations of her job, but Lucy has a high IQ.
Unbeknownst to Scarpetta, Lucy is a hacker. While Scarpetta is gone, looking at bodies with unpleasant police detective Pete Marino, Lucy has been checking out the doctor's home PC. At work, Kay has been accused by Dr.
Alvin Amburgey, commissioner, of leaking information about the strangulation cases to reporter Abby Turnbull, who has been printing inside information about the murders. This is a serious issue, and Amburgey does not like Kay. He has been looking for leverage to fire Scarpetta, and this might be it, if he can prove she has been careless with her files or speaking off-the-record.
She has to find whoever is breaking into her office computer network. Could it be someone on her staff? Kay's picture was in the newspaper, taken at one of the murder locations, identifying her. Now, a car is occasionally pulling up to her house at night, then leaving. Is it someone noting her comings and goings, and if she is alone? Read more Read less. German Similar books to Post Mortem: Kindle Cloud Reader Read instantly in your browser. Product details File Size: Goldmann Verlag October 2, Publication Date: October 9, Language: Related Video Shorts 0 Upload your video.
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